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[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Jared Kushner ? A month ago  Jared Kushner - President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser - made a surprise trip to Riyadh to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman  the fellow son of a world leader who is making waves with crackdowns and modernization efforts.
Kushner  36  flew commercial and the White House only announced the visit once he was already on the ground. There were no news releases touting the specifics of his meetings  which included two days of one-on-one and small private audiences with Salman  32. White House officials said the trip was part of  Kushner 's effort as Trump's adviser to build regional support for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.
Just days after  Kushner  landed back in Washington  Salman launched a purge of allegedly corrupt Saudi officials also seen as rivals to the prince and his father  King Salman.  Kushner  had no knowledge or advance warning of the move  and the topic was not natural for the two to discuss  a White House official close to  him  said. "Jared's portfolio is Israeli-Palestinian peace  and he respects what his lane is " the official said.
The journey revealed  Kushner  as a figure who seems both near the center of power and increasingly marginalized at the same time.  His  once sprawling White House portfolio  which included walk-in privileges to the Oval Office  has been diminished to its original scope under Chief of Staff John Kelly  and he has notably receded from public view.
His still-evolving role in the investigations of Russian election interference and possible obstruction of justice also make him a potential risk to Trump  even as he enjoys the special status of being married to the boss's daughter  Ivanka  and serving as one of the president's senior confidants.  Kushner 's family faces additional pressures over a troubled New York City skyscraper at 666 Fifth Ave.  which he purchased in his role as head of his family's real estate business but which he has divested from since entering the administration.
In a rare interview in his West Wing office earlier this month - a silver bowl of Halloween candy still on the table -  Kushner  offered his own version of the fable of the fox  who knows many things  and the hedgehog  who knows one important thing.
This portrait of  Kushner  comes from interviews with Kushner himself  as well as 12 senior administration officials  aides  outside advisers and confidants  some of them demanding anonymity to offer a more candid assessment.
Allies say  Kushner 's subtle shift into the background of the West Wing reflects  his  natural inclination to work hard and eschew the limelight  while  his  enemies gloat that it stems from a series of avoidable missteps that are the result of  his  political naivete. Following recent reports  which the White House denied  that the president privately blames  Kushner  for Mueller's widening probe  Breitbart  the conservative website  snarkily dubbed him  "Mr. Perfect."
Some aides scoff at the notion that  Kushner  isn't still whispering to the president about official business. But one of Kelly's conditions for taking the job was that everyone  including  Kushner  and  his  wife  had to go through  him  to reach the president  and Kelly has made clear that  Kushner  reports to  him   aides said.
The new hierarchy is part of Kelly's effort to sideline  Kushner   said one Republican in frequent contact with the White House  though others say the order Kelly has imposed has simply liberated  Kushner  to focus on  his  own portfolio - and eased some of the animosity  his  colleagues felt toward  him .
 Kushner  said  he  welcomes the change. "The order allows this place to function "  Kushner  said. "My number one priority is a high functioning White House  because I believe in the president's agenda  and I think it should get executed."
 He  still maintains the broad portfolio  he  took on at the beginning of the administration that made  him  a punchline among aides on Capitol Hill: Peace in the Middle East  as well as Canada  Mexico and China  and overseeing the Office of American Innovation  an in-house group that focuses on tackling longer-term government challenges.
 He  attends meetings of  his  innovation group once a week  often on a Tuesday or Wednesday for an hour-long check-in and progress update. The innovation office launched with great fanfare in March  but some aides recently said they could not pinpoint exactly what it has accomplished.
 Kushner  and  his  allies reject that assessment  saying the office is focused on long-term projects. They say  for example  that the group helped the Department of Veterans Affairs launch their electronic medical records initiative in June  with  Kushner  expediting the process by calling Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and asking him to send over people from his department to help.
 Kushner  is one of the advisers helping on negotiations over the North American Free Trade Agreement  and  he  accompanied Trump on the first half of  his  Asia trip earlier this month.
But the main focus for  Kushner   an Orthodox Jew  is working to bring peace in the Middle East - a task that has bedeviled negotiators far more experienced in the region for generations. What  Kushner  brings to the effort  say several senior White House officials  is personal relationships with players on all sides and a willingness to bet on long shot outcomes.
[EX A]: Neutral

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Kobe Steel ? The logo of  Kobe Steel  is seen at the group's Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo  Japan October 10  2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanâs government sought on Tuesday to contain the fallout from the disclosure by the nationâs third-biggest steel maker  Kobe Steel Ltd (5406.T)  that it had fabricated data on components used in cars  aircraft and space rockets  sending shock waves through the Japanese manufacturing sector.
Faced with the latest in a series of missteps that have undermined Japanâs reputation for high-quality production  the industry ministry instructed  Kobe Steel  to assess the safety impact from the scandal.
 The company  said products used by about 200 companies were certified with falsified data.  They  included Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T)  Central Japan Railway (9022.T)  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (7011.T)  Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) and Subaru Corp (7270.T)  the companies confirmed.
 Kobe Steel  shares closed at the limit low after being untraded for the whole session  diving 22 percent to 1068 yen.
In a statement on Sunday Kobe Steel said some aluminium and copper products shipped from September 2016 to August 2017 were falsely labeled.
 Kobe Steel  said the misconduct involved dozens of staff and possibly stretched back 10 years.  It  apologized and said  it  had appointed lawyers to investigate.
A man walks past the signboard of  Kobe Steel  at the group's Tokyo headquarters in Tokyo  Japan October 10  2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Aluminium castings  forgings and flat-rolled items  along with copper strips and tubes were among the products affected   the company  said in a statement.
âWe want  Kobe Steel  to make the utmost effort to restore trust from societyâ  he said.
The logo of  Kobe Steel  is seen on the group's Tokyo headquarter building in Tokyo  Japan October 10  2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato
MHI said  Kobe Steel  products were used on its Mitsubishi Regional Jet and rockets  including a H-2A rocket launched on Tuesday to put a navigation satellite into orbit. There were no technical problems with the components  MHI said.
Industry ministry officials said  Kobe Steel  materials were used in some defense equipment made by Kawasaki Heavy  MHI  IHI Corp (7013.T) and Subaru and checks were being made for any safety issues.
 Kobe Steel  has said the impact of the data falsification on  its  earnings is still unknown.
 The steelmaker  has reported losses in the last two full financial years but is expecting to return to profit in the current period.
Sales of Kobe Steelâs aluminium and copper division fell 6.4 percent year on year to 323.3 billion yen ($2.87 billion) in the financial year ending March 2017  with recurring profit falling 20.5 percent to 12 billion yen.
[EX A]: Negative

[EX Q]: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Stephen Paddock ? Stephen Paddock ’s missing hard drive has left one more puzzle for investigators to solve as they try to make sense of events surrounding one of the deadliest mass shootings in modern history  The New York Times reported.
Authorities don't know what drove  Paddock  to open fire on a Las Vegas concert  killing 58 people and injuring hundreds more  and now new information has emerged to further complicate the case.
On Wednesday  ABC News reported that  Paddock  is believed to have removed the hard drive from a computer recovered from  his  suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Sources told the network that  Paddock  had removed the hard drive sometime before  he  fatally shot  himself  in the hotel room and it is yet to be recovered.
Additionally  is has been discovered that  Paddock  purchased software designed specifically to erase files from a hard drive  although it cannot be established whether this was used or not without the hard drive to examine.
Investigators are going over all aspects of  Paddock ’s life  from finances to travel patterns  but a motive remains elusive.
It has been established that  Stephen Paddock  was an avid gambler and held the title of "lifetime winner" at MGM Resorts properties  The New York Times noted.
 He  also went to great lengths to collect  his  large cache of guns  traveling extensively to build up  his  armory. All weapons were purchased legally.
In an unrelated turn of events  Stephen Paddock’s estranged 58-year-old brother  Bruce Paddock  was arrested on Wednesday on charges of child pornography.
[EX A]:
Negative