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Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Matt Lauer is Neutral . CLOSE After his sudden firing for alleged sexual misbehavior in the workplace   Matt Lauer  responded in a written statement read by  his  former co-anchor Savannah Guthrie on 'Today.' USA TODAY
NBC fired Matt Lauer  longtime anchor of the Today show  on Nov. 28th following allegations of sexual misconduct with a colleague. Following the dismissal more allegations have surfaced.  Lauer  has admitted that there's enough truth in the allegations to make  him  feel embarrassed and ashamed.  He  expressed sorrow for the hurt  he 's caused.  Lauer  had been a part of the Today team since 1994. (Photo: Zach Pagano  NBC)
Many are still reeling two days after NBC News fired long-time morning host  Matt Lauer  Wednesday for inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace.
 Lauer  released a statement Thursday  saying some "of what is being said about me is untrue or mischaracterized  but there is enough truth in these stories to make me feel embarrassed and ashamed. I regret that my shame is now shared by the people I cherish dearly."
Today shows first photos of  Lauer  after firing
At the top of the Today show Friday  Hoda Kotb reported that the first image of  Lauer  had emerged  taken at his home on Long Island.
WATCH: First photo of  Matt Lauer  surfaces after firing as NBC and former executives deny prior knowledge of compaints pic.twitter.com/ymQgFuMzec â TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 1  2017
On Thursday  NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reported on Megyn Kelly Today there may be as many as eight women who have come forward since  Lauer  was fired to accuse  him  of misconduct  though that number was lower in Friday's report.
More: After  Matt Lauer  firing  NBC chief Andy Lack faces more questions about a network in crisis
More:  Matt Lauer  scandal: There may be as many as 8 victims   Lauer  breaks  his  silence
 Lauer 's ex-wife speaks out
Writer and producer Nancy Alspaugh  who was married to  Lauer  from 1981 to 1988  told Entertainment Tonight that she was shocked by his firing in an interview published Thursday.

Answer: yes


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kylie Jenner Kylie is Negative . Kara Alaimo  an assistant professor of public relations at Hofstra University  is the author of " Pitch  Tweet  or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication ."  She  was spokeswoman for international affairs in the Treasury Department during the Obama administration. Follow  her  on Twitter @karaalaimo . The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
"sooo does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me... ugh this is so sad  " Kylie Jenner  tweeted the day before.
Earlier this month   Jenner 's picture of  her  baby Stormi got more likes than any photo ever before on Instagram. And celebs don't just capture the attention of America on social media. They also profoundly influence behavior. A 2014 study by Defy Media found that 63% of millennials would take a YouTube celebrity's advice to check out a company or product.
And while celebs sometimes talk about social issues on the Internet  regrettably  it isn't their usual focus. Wouldn't it be better if our conversations on social media focused on things like what our country should do about health care  immigration and the opioid epidemic  rather than what brands celebs like  Jenner  are wearing?
Social media companies should also pay more attention to users themselves. Well before  Jenner 's tweet   more than 1.2 million people signed a Change.org petition letting Snapchat know they didn't like its new layout. If Snapchat had responded to these people faster  the company wouldn't be facing the losses it just experienced.
On Thursday  Snapchat became a victim of the undue influence  Jenner  wields in America. But companies like Snapchat are also part of the solution. They and all of us need to start paying less attention to celebrities and more attention to the people in our society who really matter.

Answer: no


Question: Verify if the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Bill Akins is Negative . For years   Bill Akins  fought to capitalize on  his  idea - with the U.S. government   his  former business partner and a rival competitor - but found  himself  stymied at every turn.
The 63-year-old Marine veteran and Elvis impersonator voiced  his  sorrow at the tragedy in Las Vegas  where authorities said Stephen Paddock had bump stocks installed on 12 of his rifles. The device allows semi-automatic weapons to fire almost as rapidly as machine guns  which are largely outlawed.
“I would like to express my dismay and sincere condolences to the victims  families and anyone affected by the recent Las Vegas mass shooting ”  Akins  said during a telephone interview from  his  home about 45 minutes north of Tampa  Florida.
But  he  also defended the devices as protected under the U.S. Constitution’s right to bear arms.
“People need to recognize that we either have a constitution  or we don‘t ”  he  said.
 Akins  first came up with  his  idea while watching a documentary about World War Two in 1996 that showed twin anti-aircraft guns firing at Japanese warplanes from a U.S. Navy ship.
 He  saw the barrels sliding back and forth with each concussive recoil and wondered if  he  could design a device that would mimic that action  turning a semi-automatic rifle that fires once per trigger pull into a weapon capable of shooting hundreds of rounds per minute.
The result  which  he  eventually termed the “Akins Accelerator ” seemed promising enough. Akins teamed up with a firearms industry businessman  secured two letters from the Bureau of Alcohol  Tobacco  Firearms and Explosives (ATF) affirming the mechanism behind the device was legal  and poured his savings into the project.
Another company  Slide Fire Solutions  began making its own version of the bump stock that was approved by the ATF  in large part because it lacked a recoil spring that  Akins  had included.
 Akins  transferred  his  patent to an outdoor sporting goods company  FosTecH Outdoors  and the two rival manufacturers engaged in a legal battle over patent infringement before settling the case in 2012.
 Akins  is limited in what  he  can say about the litigation  saying only that  he  is “legally prevented” from discussing certain aspects of the bump stock industry. But  he  made clear  his  ire at the ATF.
“They just destroyed our business ”  he  said.
 Akins  put up  his  own property as collateral for a loan to launch the business.  He  estimated  he  sold several hundred devices  priced at more than $1 000 each  before  he  was shut down - not enough to cover  his  startup costs.
 He  filed two unsuccessful federal lawsuits against the ATF  leaving  him  with a workshop full of unused Akins Accelerators.
“Boy  did I get an education ”  he  said. “I‘m not a person who’d ever done business before with a corporation  never worked in the firearm industry before  just a tinkerer that came up with an idea.”

Answer:
no