{"id": "nw_RC0bf407184ccba5f8150e8fd84e88a72571505c01413a647ea959446b", "text": "The files posted over the weekend include two sets of files . The hackers have made one set available for free . The other remains encrypted and is the subject of an online auction , payable in bitcoin , the cryptocurrency . That set includes , according to the so - called Shadow Brokers , “ the best files . ” If they receive at least 1 million bitcoin — the equivalent of at least $ 550 million — they will post more documents and make them available for free . The set of files available for free contains a series of tools for penetrating network gear made by Cisco , Juniper , and other major firms .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "bitcoin , the cryptocurrency", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0c74423ba94ffd936eba9e3ab3d5a1f5afec6649d819af20d352b9e0", "text": "“ I really do believe that , and I believe that most health plans are in it for the long haul , ” he added . Large premium increases were also common before ObamaCare . Back then , people could be denied coverage due to preexisting conditions , meaning some people could not obtain coverage for any price . ObamaCare premiums came in about 15 percent below expectations in the first year of the new coverage , in 2014 . About 15 percent of ObamaCare enrollees do not receive a tax credit , so they would bear the full burden of price hikes , though they , like other enrollees , can shop around for the best deal .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "obtain", "arguments": [{"argument": "some people", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC11230b9aacaeffaf6cdd2ad4030fab40218dd2bca16b3bc867c1603f", "text": "In recent years , they never seemed to touch each other or exchange intimate remarks in public . They had become less like man and wife and more like two ambassadors from different countries , each with a separate agenda . The Trumps had bought Mar - a - Lago only a few months earlier , but already they had become Palm Beach curiosities . Across the road was the Bath and Tennis Club , “ the B and T , ” as the locals called it , and it was said that the Trumps had yet to be invited to join . “ Utter bullshit !", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "bought", "arguments": [{"argument": "Trumps", "role": "giver"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC162f1d9b51a329f847363a523d48b919a45953e08cb3d53416747f44", "text": "\" It has no legitimate use today , \" said Weber at the Arms Control Association conference . \" We do n’t need nuclear weapons in the megaton plus range of yield . \" Senators McCain and Corker disagree with this assessment , calling for a flood of new taxpayer dollars to acquire more nuclear weapons with greater yield . A recent poll shows John McCain losing his reelection bid for a sixth term in the US Senate to upstart Democratic Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick by two points , signaling that Arizona voters no longer care for the war hawk ’s apocalyptic foreign policy agenda .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "acquire", "arguments": [{"argument": "Senators McCain and Corker", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "taxpayer dollars", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "taxpayer dollars", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "the Arms Control Association", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC228c727e2128974b31c59d96acbeb6197a489b817b20860d32b395af", "text": "Moreover , at least one of dozens of companies set up in Malta by Azerbaijani billionaire Mubariz Mansimov – which over the last year sold oil tankers to Bilal Erdogan , the son of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – is also at the centre of the accusations . Russia ’s allegations of Turkish involvement in ISIS ’ oil trade have focused primarily on the Turkish president ’s son , Bilal Erdogan . The 34-year - old is one of three equal partners in the BMZ group , a major Turkish oil and marine shipping company , which both the Russian and Syrian governments have accused of purchasing oil from ISIS . Russian and Syrian officials and media reports from those countries suggest that Bilal Erdogan has been directly involved in the oil trade with ISIS , and that Turkey downed a Russian jet on 24 November specifically to protect his oil smuggling business . Regional politics , propaganda and the Russia - Turkey sabre - rattling aside , the crux of the matter as far as Malta is concerned is that the fleet of five tankers owned by Erdogan ’s son , which are being linked to the illegal trade , are all registered in Malta .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "purchasing", "arguments": [{"argument": "the Russian and Syrian governments", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "ISIS", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC2a20c872b5a8e89ae8fdc020c22030691990764d7c808fc2e9d68e62", "text": "In Trump ’s eyes , that may be a good thing . The story is familiar by now : Trump , a self - described real estate mogul , found his calling in reality TV . He cut his teeth in the ‘ 90s by purchasing and producing the Miss Universe pageant , then made his onscreen debut in 2004 as the host of NBC ’s The Apprentice , where he honed the craft of spinning publicity out of nothing and marketed his own pointed bluster as a cornerstone of his burgeoning new career . There ’s no doubt that Trump leveraged his media savvy — by keeping the spotlight on himself and making his opponents look foolish — to level up from a candidate few people took seriously to the official Republican nominee . But in the past couple weeks , it ’s become abundantly clear that Trump has no interest in actually leading the country .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "purchasing", "arguments": [{"argument": "He", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Miss Universe pageant", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "He", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC3640a6adfa9a1965026d7e15392dce95a283eebbf08f76086c87c0a2", "text": "From that point , it became a funnel for tax - deductible contributions from other charities as well as from business associates , some of whom appear to have given the foundation money that they owed Trump himself for expenses like rent and TV appearances . At the same time , Trump has exploited the foundation for self - dealing . In 2014 , he drew on it to pay $ 10,000 for a painted portrait of you - know - who at a charity auction at Mar - a - Lago , his Florida resort and residence . The foundation also spent $ 20,000 for Melania Trump to purchase a 6-foot Donald portrait ; $ 12,000 to buy a Tim Tebow helmet at a charity auction ; and $ 258,000 to settle legal disputes and unpaid fines involving Trump ’s businesses . In 2013 , the Trump Foundation contributed $ 25,000 to an organization supporting Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi , after Bondi announced she was considering whether to join New York Attorney General Schneiderman ’s investigation of fraud at Trump University .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "$ 10,000", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Mar - a - Lago", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC3d43e58efa7e40ae2388c4a8a63ef3a85cd40d3cb38a230d8a86215a", "text": "Maybe Ng figured all that stateside fuss about the Clintons was forgotten when he made a series of brief trips to New York with suitcases of cash on a total of 10 occasions between July 12 , 2013 , and July 5 of this year . The amounts ranged from $ 200,000 to $ 900,000 , for a total in excess of $ 4.5 million . Ng may also have assumed that the feds could not prove otherwise when he told them the money was variously intended for gambling , acquiring real estate , and purchasing art and antiques . The FBI set to work . “ In truth and in fact the more than $ 4.5 million in cash was not principally used for or intended to be used for these purposes , ” the FBI concluded in the resulting criminal complaint filed last month .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "purchasing", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the money", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "New York", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC5df5d3ecfc94dd651443912f60a56f8f886962fdccbfe663632227cb", "text": "You wo n’t need to spend Olympic gold to see the Games in person this summer . Demand for tickets to the Rio Olympics has been low in the months leading up to the events , which will run from Aug. 5 to Aug. 21 . Ticket sales have been so slow that Rio organizers will now allow buyers from outside Brazil to purchase tickets at the same reduced prices as citizens , according to a report from the Associated Press . Previously , tickets were available through the authorized ticket resale site CoSport at an exchange rate of 2.35 real to the U.S. dollar with a possible 20 % service fee added . Under the new local pricing , anyone can buy tickets from the official Rio website at the current exchange rate of 3.25 real to the dollar and no service fee .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "purchase", "arguments": [{"argument": "buyers from outside Brazil", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the same reduced prices as citizens", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "authorized ticket resale site CoSport", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC630838c5401283ee86f7538aaf9d2267048042526d968b54acb28103", "text": "According to this report , the Bank for International Settlements is the world ’s oldest international financial organization and acts as a prime counterparty for central banks in their financial transactions ; the Qatar Central Bank is the bank of that Gulf State nations government and their “ bank of banks ” ; JP Morgan Chase & Company is the United States largest “ megabank ” ; and the Clinton Foundation is an international criminal money laundering organization whose clients include the Russian mafia . With Hillary Clinton ’s US presidential campaign Chairman John Podesta having longstanding ties to the Russian mafia and money laundering , this report continues , the Foreign Intelligence Service ( SVR ) maintains “ complete / all times / all ways ” surveillance of him and his criminal associates — including both Hillary Clinton and her husband , and former US President , Bill Clinton , and who are collectively designated as the “ Clinton Crime Family ” . On Saturday 15 October ( 2016 ) , this report notes , the SVR reported to the MoF that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta met with JP Morgan Chase & Company CEO Jamie Dimon at Clinton ’s Chappaqua Compound outside of New York City — and who , in 2009 , both President Obama and Hillary Clinton allowed to break US laws by his , Dimon ’s , being able to buy millions - of - dollars of his company ’s stocks prior to the public being told his JP Morgan bank was receiving a Federal Reserve $ 80 billion credit line — and that caused JP Morgan ’s stocks to soar and that have had an astonishing 920 % dividend growth since 2010 . Within 12 hours of the Hillary Clinton - John Podesta - Jamie Dimon meeting at the Chappaqua Compound , this report continues , the BIS registered the transfer of $ 1.8 billion from the Clinton Foundation to the Qatar Central Bank . To why the Clinton Foundation transferred this enormous sum of money to Qatar , this report explains , is due to the longstanding ties between this Islamic neo - patrimonial absolute monarchy and then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who “ oversaw / managed ” the “ massive bribery scheme ” that allowed this Gulf State nation to secure the 2022 World Cup — and that the Qataris were so appreciative of they donated millions to the Clinton Foundation , and incredibly , in 2011 , gave former US President Bill Clinton $ 1 million for a birthday present — bringing Hillary Clinton ’s total “ cash grab ” from these Persian Gulf sheiks of $ 100 million — all occurring as recently released secret emails revealed Hillary Clinton ’s knowledge that both Qatar and Saudi Arabia were , and still are , funding ISIS .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "buy", "arguments": [{"argument": "Dimon", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "millions", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC6864778adc363e9904976931b6003908419c695e1be8ef26524db765", "text": "However , those with loosing bids “ Lose Lose , ” it said , because they would not receive their money back . And should the total sum of the bids , in bitcoins , reach the equivalent of half a billion dollars , the group would make the whole lot public . While the “ auction ” seemed tongue in cheek , more like hacktivists than Russian high command , the sample documents were almost certainly real . The draft of a top - secret NSA manual for implanting offensive malware , released by Edward Snowden , contains code for a program codenamed SECONDDATE . That same 16-character string of numbers and characters is in the code released by the Shadow Brokers .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "they", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "half a billion dollars", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "the group", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "half a billion dollars", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCae8320f7a63d437b3147f46f239c287f27f56ddb2735b838afb7539b", "text": "We must act affirmatively to protect the Internet and the amazing engine for economic growth and opportunity the Internet has become , and I urge my colleagues to support this legislation . ” The Texas Republican has been among the most vocal voices in Congress with regards to preventing the NTIA ’s Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ( IANA ) functions from expiring , and urged the Government Accountability Office last September “ to determine whether the agency has the legal authority to conduct such a transfer to a nongovernmental entity without congressional approval . ” “ The likes of Russian President Vladimir Putin , Iran ’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Chinese President Xi Jinping should not dictate what can be read , written , distributed , bought and sold on the Internet , ” Mr. Cruz warned in a 2014 op - ed . “ Countries that do not give their own people the right to speak freely deserve no say in what Americans can say and do on the Internet . ” As the NTIA ’s oversight role nears expiration , however , the former presidential hopeful ’s latest push is being punctuated by fellow Republican members of Congress and conservative groups alike .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "bought", "arguments": [{"argument": "Vladimir Putin , Iran ’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Chinese President Xi Jinping", "role": "giver"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCe04077a2bd3f025dd035627fffa57540524b931a66c40b16e79fc41e", "text": "Should the accusations continue to grow in this respect , Transport Malta would eventually be called in to investigate since the ships fly the Maltese maritime flag . Last September , the BMZ Group purchased two oil tankers from the Malta - based Oil Transportation & Shipping Services Co Ltd , which is owned by Azerbaijani billionaire Mubariz Mansimov and which is reported to be an affiliate of the BMZ Group . Another three oil tankers purchased by BMZ were acquired from Palmali Shipping and Transportation Agency , which is also owned by Mansimov and which shares the same Istanbul address , according to the International Maritime Organization registry , with Oil Transportation & Shipping Services Co Ltd , which is owned by Mansimov ’s Palmali Group , along with dozens of other companies set up in Malta . These include a number of the group ’s holding companies , shipping companies , and offshore services companies . The Palmali Group is based in Istanbul but the lion ’s share of its holdings and businesses appear to be registered in Malta through dozens of offshore companies .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "acquired", "arguments": [{"argument": "BMZ", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Palmali Shipping and Transportation Agency", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Istanbul", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCe183038ddfb8598faf27507e84c5fb419791b7c9f0655078daeb3772", "text": "A mysterious online group calling itself “ The Shadow Brokers ” is claiming to have penetrated the National Security Agency , stolen some of its malware , and is auctioning off the files to the highest bidder . The authenticity of the files can not be confirmed but appear to be legitimate , according to security researchers who have studied their content . Their release comes on the heels of a series of disclosures of emails and documents belonging mostly to Democratic officials , but also to Republicans .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing with money", "event_trigger": "auctioning", "arguments": [{"argument": "The Shadow Brokers", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0905090f67c04d4cbad24d2387825232853d1da409519b7377f2ef88", "text": "According to investigators , police seized a sum of some $ 120 million and € 2 million ( $ 2.2 million ) . “ The final amount is unknown . [ Police ] confiscated a cache only in [ Zakharchenko ’s ] house ; it is not yet known how many more assets [ he has ] , but we are working in this direction , ” a source told RIA Novosti . TASS quoted police sources who said the money was found in a bag . Read more", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "confiscated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Police", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "a cache", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Police", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Zakharchenko ’s ] house", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC1250dd7bd95642377a9f3b2f6b198d512d44745170d4ad6ee7b2e241", "text": "The U.S. military destroyed Iraq and disbanded without disarming its military . Then it divided Iraq along sectrarian lines and brutalized people for years in prison camps where they were able to organize and plot vengeance . The U.S. armed Iraq , and al Qaeda / ISIS seized those weapons . The U.S. overthrew the government of Libya , and its weapons spread all over the region . And the U.S. armed and trained fighters for Syria , playing into Saudi Arabia 's desire for overthrow and now its newfound desire to fight more wars , as well as Turkey 's desire to attack Kurds .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "seized", "arguments": [{"argument": "weapons", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "al Qaeda / ISIS", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Iraq", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC1745605dcbb36ad10e0f76e8bcfed32381bd3f00f5e4339e65f660b5", "text": "The AP visited its published address in Beijing and found a beauty parlor . The problem with carfentanil is not limited to the United States . In late June , Canadian authorities seized a kilogram of carfentanil shipped from China in a box labelled printer accessories . The powder contained 50 million lethal doses , according to the Canada Border Services Agency — more than enough to wipe out the entire population of the country . It was hidden inside bright blue cartridges labeled as ink for HP LaserJet printers .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "seized", "arguments": [{"argument": "Canadian authorities", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "a kilogram of carfentanil", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC268b05c252f0ce8c34b4ca649a93ce898c9da431ce5506a0c2318585", "text": "However , hundreds of pages of court records , including reports from police and FBI agents , reviewed by FoxNews.com , show Epstein was under law enforcement scrutiny for more than a year . Police in Palm Beach , Fla. , launched a year - long investigation in 2005 into Epstein after parents of a 14-year - old girl said their daughter was sexually abused by him . Police interviewed dozens of witnesses , confiscated his trash , performed surveillance and searched his Palm Beach mansion , ultimately identifying 20 girls between the ages of 14 and 17 who they said were sexually abused by Epstein . In 2006 , at the request of Palm Beach Police , the FBI launched a federal probe into allegations that Epstein and his personal assistants had “ used facilities of interstate commerce to induce girls between the ages of 14 and 17 to engage in illegal sexual activities . ” According to court documents , police investigators found a “ clear indication that Epstein ’s staff was frequently working to schedule multiple young girls between the ages of 12 and 16 years old literally every day , often two or three times per day . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "confiscated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Epstein", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "trash", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Police", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Palm Beach mansion", "role": "territoryorfacility"}, {"argument": "Palm Beach mansion", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC42595b0e4ef71a06ea90048db1a3aa2ef0ebb5a1b7fa357516a81471", "text": "Paying for legal and PR expenses — if it happened — suggests the possibility that Clinton sought to control her aides and others involved in the email scandal during interviews with Congress and law enforcement . In October , a website called Complete Colorado published an invoice from Platte River Networks , the Denver - based company that Clinton hired after leaving office to manage her server . The company maintained the server at a New Jersey data center until the FBI seized it last summer . The invoice indicated that Platte River Networks was billing Clinton for legal and public relations services related to its work during the email scandal fallout . Andy Boian , the CEO of dovetail solutions , the company that handles PR for Platte River , has declined comment to TheDC .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "seized", "arguments": [{"argument": "FBI", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "it", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "a New Jersey data center", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC49f49f26d3638ae3e0d90e5b39f4dfe615300bc0cf2f2f44211538dd", "text": "agents seized several electronic devices from Mr. Weiner : a laptop , his iPhone and an iPad that was in large measure used by his 4-year - old son to watch cartoons , a person with knowledge of the matter said . Days later , F.B.I. agents also confiscated a Wi - Fi router that could identify any other devices that had been used , the person said . While searching the laptop , the agents discovered the existence of tens of thousands of emails , some of them sent between Ms. Abedin and other Clinton aides , according to senior law enforcement officials . It is not clear if Ms. Abedin downloaded the emails to the laptop or if they were automatically backed up there .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "confiscated", "arguments": [{"argument": "agents", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "a Wi - Fi router", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC6465201a1e82222919f867469ba4b6d6b6951015bedcef0b1d4c5c9f", "text": "NATO member Turkey shares a 1,200 km ( 750-mile ) border with Syria and Iraq and faces threats from Islamic State militants in both . But it is concerned that international efforts to destroy radical Islamists will leave new dangers in their wake . The Turkish army , its senior ranks purged following a failed military attempt to overthrow Erdogan in July , launched an incursion into Syria in August to push back Islamic State and prevent U.S .- backed Kurdish militia fighters from seizing territory . Ankara is wary of Washington 's support for what it sees as a hostile Syrian Kurdish force . Erdogan suggested Turkey could take a similar attitude in Iraq , where expectations are growing of an assault to drive Islamic State out of the northern city of Mosul .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "seizing", "arguments": [{"argument": "The Turkish army", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Erdogan", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Kurdish", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC87a73555c6f54f1e8a4d767c75f8469c6f3eb03b6948ae32e8a49383", "text": "They are backed up by a \" Spearhead Force \" -- officially the \" Very High Readiness Joint Task Force \" -- which numbers about 5,000 troops ready to move within a couple of days . - ' Feeling of intimidation ' - NATO has been working to prevent a repeat of Russia 's Ukraine intervention and annexation of Crimea in 2014 , with former Soviet - bloc members anxious they could be vulnerable should Moscow attempt additional land grabs . The alliance has mounted a series of exercises , especially in the eastern member states , to test readiness levels and reassure nervous allies , and it has also deployed extra aircraft to boost air policing , especially over the Baltic states . Further south , NATO is increasingly focusing on alliance members Romania and Bulgaria as they cast a wary eye across the Black Sea , where the Russians are building up their military presence .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "land grabs", "arguments": [{"argument": "bloc members", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Moscow", "role": "territoryorfacility"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCad36a376567bbacc27a29bc6cde441d0e8c7ddffcc36e88fe3f39eef", "text": "However , while the mainstream media pounced on this story , the same media sources have been largely silent about the many documents WikiLeaks released the same day that reflect badly on Hillary Clinton . As The New American reported last week , WikiLeaks ' Julian Assange promised to release a new batch of leaked documents each week for 10 weeks , descibing the troves of documents as “ significant material on war , arms , oil , Google , the election and mass surveillance ” that show “ interesting features of U.S. power factions and how they operate . ” The documents released Friday comprised the first batch of this material . That first installment includes the Podesta e - mails — 2,060 e - mails involving , among other things , evidence that Hillary Clinton , as secretary of state , approved her part of the deal to transfer control of a company called “ Uranium One ” to Russian interests — along with giving Russia “ effective control of one - fifth of all uranium production capacity in the United States . ” Meanwhile , the Clinton Foundation received millions of dollars in “ donations ” from “ individuals directly connected to the deal including the Chairman of Uranium One , Ian Telfer . ” Furthermore , though Secretary Clinton was required to disclose all donors to the Clinton Foundation , the “ donations ” from Tefler were not disclosed . And , just to top it off , when the New York Times reported on this scandal last year , Clinton Campaign spokesman Brian Fallon denied the allegations in an e - mail to the Times , saying :", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "transfer control", "arguments": [{"argument": "Hillary Clinton", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Uranium One", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCdb866348eb6a83d2fe0c1df2706907c69a252c126661b7d0f123b05c", "text": "Forms of fentanyl are suspected in at least one known assassination attempt , and were used by Russian forces against Chechen separatists who took hundreds of hostages at a Moscow theater in 2002 . The chemicals are banned from the battlefield under the Chemical Weapons Convention . In fiscal year 2014 , U.S. authorities seized just 3.7 kilograms ( 8.1 pounds ) of fentanyl . This fiscal year , through just mid - July , they have seized 134.1 kilograms ( 295 pounds ) , according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data obtained by the AP . Fentanyl is the most frequently seized synthetic opioid , U.S. Customs reports .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "seized", "arguments": [{"argument": "U.S. authorities", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "3.7 kilograms ( 8.1 pounds ) of fentanyl", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "U.S.", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCfd93ad1a39786e1ae0d2cb8c31fe66026e411f286736e823aae04905", "text": "Since November 2013 , the Mejlis has been led by Refat Chubarov . Dzhemilev and Chubarov , both Ukrainian lawmakers , have been barred from entering Crimea for five years by Crimea 's pro - Moscow leadership . The Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe 's ( OSCE ) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights and the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities issued a report in September saying that since Russia 's land grab , fundamental freedoms had \" deteriorated radically \" for many in Crimea , especially for pro - Ukrainian activists , journalists , and the Crimean Tatar community . Crimean Tatars have been reported abducted , and in some cases later found dead , while others have been arrested and charged with extremism since the annexation . Crimean Tatars are native to the Black Sea peninsula but were deported to Central Asia by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in 1944 .", "event": [{"event_type": "Transferring control of assets or entities", "event_trigger": "land grab", "arguments": [{"argument": "Russia", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Crimea", "role": "territoryorfacility"}, {"argument": "Crimea", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC70b39f9c0fd6b27acc763af7b03b769a54ac288fe1adafd73f2cddc8", "text": "In 2008 , Trump ’s son , Donald Trump Jr , told a New York Russian real estate investors conference that a “ lot of money [ is ] pouring in from Russia ” . “ Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross - section of a lot of our assets , ” he added . A lot of the money was destined for the 46-storey Trump Soho hotel and condos project on Spring Street in New York City , which was partly funded by group of Russian and ex - Soviet state billionaires . After allegations of fraud by buyers , the project was embroiled in an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney . Trump and his partners settled out of court .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid with money", "event_trigger": "funded", "arguments": [{"argument": "Russian and ex - Soviet state billionaires", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Trump", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Trump", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "New York City", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC79b14d70a12ccac8bfb21ada4a7fe801b25195952c55e3a7d45a43be", "text": "Led by AFP , it has canvassers on the ground year - round in nearly three - dozen states , knocking on the doors of carefully targeted households . Those targets are dictated by a massive data operation built up in recent years under the aegis of Freedom Partners , the main funnel for money from Koch charities and affiliated donors to advocacy groups such as AFP . In 2014 , the most recent year for which reports are available , the 501(c)6 nonprofit group made $ 88 million in grants to the group , its sister organizations and other Koch allies , such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce , the National Rifle Association Institute and the anti - tax Club for Growth . In 2015 , the network created its Grassroots Leadership Academy , a boot camp on activism and Koch governing philosophy , run by another AFP affiliate , the Americans for Prosperity Foundation . In Florida , home to one of AFP ’s largest chapters , the group now counts 14 field offices , nearly double what it had in 2014 , and more than 200,000 volunteers ( although an AFP representative says that includes everything from door knockers to people who ’ve signed a petition on its website ) .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid with money", "event_trigger": "grants", "arguments": [{"argument": "the 501(c)6 nonprofit group", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "$ 88 million", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "the group , its sister organizations and other Koch allies", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "$ 88 million", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC8391cd266912e4d953311f6103cd1fc80b7dac08e3f32976c914c1b2", "text": "The Democratic nominee made roughly $ 3 million off her books — the latest of which is 2014 ’s Hard Choices — and more than $ 1.4 million in speaking fees . Her husband made money in a similar fashion : about $ 29,000 from his books , about $ 5.25 million from speaking engagements , and more than $ 1.5 million in consulting fees . Together , the Clintons donated a little over $ 1 million to charity , the bulk of which went to their family ’s Clinton Foundation . Her running mate , Tim Kaine , and his wife , Anne Holton , reported over $ 300,000 in income . The way the Clintons made their money last year translates to their high tax rate , Gale said : They are “ paying a much higher rate than , say , Mitt Romney did in 2012 or Warren Buffett does , because those people ’s income is all in the form of capital gains . ” Capital gains are generally taxed at a lower rate .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid with money", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Clintons", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "$ 1 million", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "$ 1 million", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCbc1f9964bcbe61eecc9aec8f5fcd0de634b81dab863c1c1bb7ffdab1", "text": "The biggest ever donation made by Donald Trump ’s charitable foundation was a $ 264,631 gift paid for the refurbishment of a New York fountain outside one of the billionaire businessman 's own hotels , it has been reported . The claims come amid allegations he has n't donated any money to the charity since 2008 . The fee , which is thought to be the largest ever paid by the Donald J. Trump Foundation in its 29-year history , was used to renovate the monument outside the Plaza Hotel on the edge of Central Park , New York , according to the Washington Post . The donation was made in 1989 to restore the Pulitzer Fountain , which stands outside the front doors of one of Mr Trump ’s flagship hotels – meaning such a ‘ charitable donation ' would likely have benefited his own business , it has been suggested .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid with money", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "money", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCd765e83b8ec85e4bab8a3b1762b09d8230b6a7bc8848f6e99f7bfeeb", "text": "Sen. Bernie Sanders ( I - VT ) and Hillary Clinton will debate tonight in Wisconsin as both try to court minority voters who will dominate the caucuses and primaries ahead . The debate will take place hours after a Washington Post revealed that the State Department subpoenaed the Clinton Foundation . PBS ’s Judy Woodruff , who will moderate the debate with Gwen Ifill , donated to the Clinton Foundation . So it will be interesting to see if Clinton is grilled on today ’s report . advertisement", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid with money", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Judy Woodruff", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the Clinton Foundation", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC4ed61cfb865a2734ce8b5f80766c41b0250913d6159ba20059922ffb", "text": "> > > > “ It ’d be a shame for anything to happen to the Plaza , ” said Sumner A. Baye , a veteran hotel consultant who happened to be sitting at a table in the hotel ’s mahogany - paneled Rose Room overlooking the lobby on Monday . “ It ’s one of the great five - star hotels . It ’s New York all the way . ” > > > > The sultan had indeed expressed interest in the hotel package , analysts said , but was dealing with other issues : His Beverly Hills and Bel - Air hotels in Los Angeles had become the subject of boycotts after he instituted laws in Brunei that permitted the stoning of gay people and adulterers . This week , the Human Rights Campaign threatened to extend the boycotts to the Plaza if the sultan were to acquire the property . > > > > There had been whispers of other potential international buyers taking a look at the Plaza and the other hotels in Mr. Roy ’s portfolio .", "event": [{"event_type": "Implementing an embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "boycotts", "arguments": [{"argument": "Human Rights Campaign", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Beverly Hills and Bel - Air hotels", "role": "artifactmoney"}, {"argument": "Los Angeles", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC676a1a6aca84687229663edee9478462a4fd091f1204d04e745140c0", "text": "The price of oil has rallied recently after oil ministers from Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed to keep production at January 's levels on Tuesday . But that deal will only take effect if other major producers do the same . Many analysts are skeptical about Iran 's willingness to freeze production just as sanctions are expiring and the country is eager to ramp up output and reclaim its share of the world 's oil market . The impact of U.S. oil production on world market has taken away what used to be OPEC 's strangle hold on the price of oil , Barton said . \" It used to be the 11 or 12 oil ministers could have a conference call and set the market .", "event": [{"event_type": "Implementing an embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "Iran", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "oil", "role": "artifactmoney"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC7c17893532a7a72a9e90d1f68717febffb4e20115f4131c804a2ee65", "text": "We are not saying China is wrong in the claims . We are simply saying , ‘ Resolve it peacefully ; resolve it in the rules - based order . ’ ” Relaxing an “ out of the ordinary ” arms embargo was neither out of order nor inflammatory , Kerry insisted . “ I hope China will read this correctly . ” Experts in China said they expected that U.S. warships would sooner or later be granted access to Cam Ranh Bay , a deep - water port that served as the key U.S. naval base during the Vietnam War .", "event": [{"event_type": "Implementing an embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "U.S.", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "China", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "arms", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "China", "role": "artifactmoney"}, {"argument": "Cam Ranh Bay", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC93e94179a1726ec4bed671f1d89060158fef229ea699546ff119d9b5", "text": "Ambassador Samantha Power told reporters : \" We will ensure that the Security Council imposes serious consequences . DPRK 's ( North Korea ) latest transgressions require our response to be even firmer . \" The United States and China began discussing a U.N. sanctions resolution after Pyongyang 's Jan. 6 atomic test . North Korea had initially given a Feb. 8 - 25 time frame for the launch but on Saturday changed that to Feb. 7 - 14 , apparently taking advantage of clear weather on Sunday . North Korea 's National Aerospace Development Administration called the launch \" an epochal event in developing the country 's science , technology , economy and defense capability by legitimately exercising the right to use space for independent and peaceful purposes \" .", "event": [{"event_type": "Implementing an embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "U.N.", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Pyongyang", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "North Korea", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCcf96f6ccd515d5fd19743c7af8e4a000e3b454c372dc5a3ef83cfbef", "text": "“ They are in a way daring the authorities to arrest them . And with the publicity that the site has received , the pictures of these women are all over the world . ” On Wednesday , Alinejad co - authored an opinion piece for The Washington Post about Paikidze 's \" morally courageous move , \" writing that the chess champion \" should not have to boycott the tournament . ... Instead , Iran should respect her choice , make the headscarf optional and lift its ban on women who choose not to cover their hair . \"", "event": [{"event_type": "Implementing an embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "boycott", "arguments": [{"argument": "Alinejad", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "giver"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC36d1125e6e5588253a45740508e55cf07372aaac9374f4e2e0a9d958", "text": "“ It ’s one of the great five - star hotels . It ’s New York all the way . ” > > > > The sultan had indeed expressed interest in the hotel package , analysts said , but was dealing with other issues : His Beverly Hills and Bel - Air hotels in Los Angeles had become the subject of boycotts after he instituted laws in Brunei that permitted the stoning of gay people and adulterers . This week , the Human Rights Campaign threatened to extend the boycotts to the Plaza if the sultan were to acquire the property . > > > > There had been whispers of other potential international buyers taking a look at the Plaza and the other hotels in Mr. Roy ’s portfolio . Prince Al - Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia — a billionaire investor who already owns a slice of the Plaza as well as stakes in the Ritz Carlton and Fairmont chains — was supposedly among those who were interested .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "boycotts", "arguments": [{"argument": "the Human Rights Campaign", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "the sultan", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the property", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "the sultan", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Los Angeles", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC64f97739292adc4cca65fe869ecbea250b446d18146963b53519f298", "text": "A critical time But in the past 30 years , Blackwill and Harris argue the U.S. has largely stopped using geoeconomics , preferring military force instead . The one exception is sanctions like those against Iran . It 's a particularly critical time to change that approach , they say , as markets become more global ( i.e. , what happens with Brexit impacts the world ) , and countries are reconsidering which economic tie is more important to them : the U.S. or China ? These ideas are n't Republican or Democrat , the authors argue .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "U.S.", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCb2ee570eb2aee34887e8929f6ce1ed32749eba74df2cb9d91108728f", "text": "A model of a fighter jet is displayed at the Vietnam People ’s Air Force Museum in Hanoi . President Obama announced the United States is lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam . ( Linh Pham / Getty Images ) China warned President Obama on Tuesday not to spark a fire in Asia after he announced the lifting of a long - standing embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "United States", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "United States", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Vietnam", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "lethal weapons", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Vietnam", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCc2e640468e553ced64983286e7ae1b8e0c90ce300a973907ae34e199", "text": "U.S. officials estimate about $ 100 billion ( 69 billion pound ) of Iranian assets were frozen abroad , around half of which Tehran could access as a result of sanctions relief . It is not clear how much of those funds are oil dues that Iran would want back in euros . India owes Tehran about $ 6 billion for oil delivered during the sanctions years . Last month , NIOC 's director general for international affairs told Reuters that Iran \" would prefer to receive ( oil money owed ) in some foreign currency , which for the time being is going to be euro . \" Indian government sources confirmed Iran is looking to be paid in euros .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "India", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Tehran", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "$ 6 billion", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCcb82e9c9fee7b64e14b678f40228cdaf40201c8ce6135b799217922b", "text": "He can not raise capital in the West or hire Western sub - contractors to help his firm complete the project . Officials linked to the bridge 's construction say they have all the skills , equipment and supplies required to build it without Western help . \" The sanctions will not affect the construction of the bridge , \" Crimea Bridge infocentre , the organization responsible for communications about the project , said in a statement on Thursday . \" The contractor has all the resources necessary for the timely completion of the project . \" Rotenberg and his brother Boris have denied getting help from the Russian leader for their businesses .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "Western", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Western", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Crimea", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Crimea", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCd2fca28815e7501c2a28332f7ddf484804a4faa83d10737205a5d24b", "text": "Plight of the Palestinians Beyond the nuclear deal with Iran , Netanyahu has exacerbated tensions with the US and the European Union with his handling of the Palestinian question . A burgeoning campaign known as BDS , for link:18506073 : Boycott , Divestment and Sanctions has taken root , and nowhere more so than in Europe # - which remains Israel 's largest export destination . But Netanyahu was incensed when new EU guidelines came out late last year calling for labeling goods grown or manufactured in the occupied West Bank . Watch video 03:55 Share West Bank heritage site highlights tensions Send Facebook Google+ Whatsapp Tumblr linkedin stumble Digg reddit Newsvine Permalink http://p.dw.com/p/1Ioug West Bank heritage site highlights tensions", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "Boycott", "arguments": [{"argument": "Israel", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Israel", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCdaf91fc623d63b5f821b6a5fbe10859486a5676dc6a529f38eab04e0", "text": "So , we have had a major hand in the chaos of Syria and , indeed , the major hand instigating the chaos in the Middle East . So , being the wealthiest country in the world , it ’s very important that we do our share in caring for the Syrian refugees . But , let me say , it ’s also really important that we go back to this crisis in Syria and in the Middle East , and instead of continuing to pour gasoline on this fire , we need to take a stand on behalf of a weapons embargo to all parties , since our weapons are getting into the hands of all parties . We need to impose a freeze on the bank accounts of our allies that are continuing to fund terrorist enterprises , and to work with the Turks , who are our ally — in name , at least — to close down their border to the flow of terrorist militias across their border . That is the contribution that we need to make .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "we", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "all parties", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "weapons", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Syria and in the Middle East", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCdf15393cd24b8a120b9e5f762f030e83e62eda7601b14a8711ffe0d3", "text": "The rest is “ analysis ” by various “ experts , ” claiming that the whole thing is a diversion – oddly , the same line peddled by Ambassador Pyatt – to which are added the author ’s own description of Putin ’s reaction as “ menacing . ” The BBC helpfully adds that , while Panov may have been a “ volunteer ” fighter , he was “ more recently ” associated with “ a charitable organization . ” Since when do members of “ charitable ” organizations wear camouflage while sneaking over heavily - guarded borders in the dead of night ? So there ’s an effective embargo on reliable news from this dark corner of the battlefield between East and West . Yet it ’s possible , if we glean facts from disparate sources , to outline how the incident unfolded . CNN , after shilly - shallying for four or five paragraphs – reporting Poroshenko ’s denials and Ukrainian military measures to counteract a long - touted and entirely mythical Russian “ invasion ” – finally coughs up some facts , citing Tass :", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "reliable news", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "dark corner of the battlefield", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf4362e54aaf9c429c5997bfc8eed709937ee111278063391c20e337d", "text": "President Obama announced the United States is lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam . ( Linh Pham / Getty Images ) China warned President Obama on Tuesday not to spark a fire in Asia after he announced the lifting of a long - standing embargo on lethal arms sales to Vietnam . Obama unveiled the historic step on Monday during his first visit to Vietnam , insisting the move was “ not based on China ” while simultaneously acknowledging that Washington and Hanoi share a common concern about China ’s actions in the South China Sea . Beijing , not surprisingly , was unimpressed .", "event": [{"event_type": "Financial embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "President Obama", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Vietnam", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "lethal arms", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Asia", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Vietnam", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC1a6063ba4e210b574e1d2191b96a2cd218d5ab570257744f53492d91", "text": "It ’s not all bad . Kaine was n’t arrested for protesting like Sanders , but he fought for civil rights through legal channels . He achieved a multi - million dollar settlement from big insurance for discriminatory practices , and after he fell under criticism for using $ 6000 in public funds as Mayor of Richmond to support bussing for the Million Mom March , he raised the funds privately and reimbursed the city . Kaine left Harvard law school for a year to teach carpentry and welding — his father ’s trade — to impoverished Hondurans as a missionary . Kaine signed an executive order to ban smoking in Virginia federal buildings and cars , in stark contrast to cigarette truther Mike Pence Mike ( Michael ) Richard PenceDems threaten to gum up Senate over ' secret ' ObamaCare bill This week : Senate plots path on healthcare Pence family adopts new kitten , puppy MORE .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "reimbursed", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "funds", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Million Mom March", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "funds", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "the city", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC200394326b2c7123c941d017c8d3eef478172f1e85c6aea0800a1573", "text": "“ For the last 30 or 40 years , every candidate for president has released their tax returns , and I think Donald Trump should as well , ” Senate majority leader and Trump endorser Mitch McConnell says in a clip . It also quotes Trump himself , from a 2012 interview about former candidate Mitt Romney ’s returns : “ If you did n’t see the tax returns , you would think there is almost , like , something wrong . What ’s wrong ? ” The “ something wrong ” with Trump ’s own returns could be anything , his critics allege : that he does n’t make that much money ; that he has n’t donated much to charity , despite his claims of generosity ; that his businesses could link him with unsavory actors , though CNN recently debunked a claim his returns could reveal ties to Russian oligarchs ; or that he has n’t paid very much in taxes at all — something he ’s hinted at in the past . Based on their 2015 returns , the Clintons do n’t have that last problem , which may be partially why they feel comfortable using them as a political weapon . “ They earn a lot of income and they paid a lot of taxes , that ’s the way the system is supposed to work , ” William Gale , a co - director of the Urban - Brookings Tax Policy Center in Washington , D.C. , told me .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "paid", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "very much", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC2a57f5c20813cd96d17d4807524fc89a2376d8992250825441a3eab5", "text": "Enlarge this image toggle caption Taylor Hill / WireImage / Getty Images Taylor Hill / WireImage / Getty Images A newly revealed memo from a former aide to Bill Clinton details substantial overlap between donors to the nonprofit Clinton Foundation and the former president 's personal financial activities , a $ 30 million - plus enterprise described in the memo as \" Bill Clinton , Inc. \" Money managers UBS and Barclays , mining giant BHP , and the for - profit educational company Laureate International Universities each made substantial payments to Bill Clinton for speeches or \" advisory services , \" while also contributing to the Clinton Foundation . Most of these payments were brokered by Doug Band , who served as a personal aide to Bill Clinton during his White House years , and later as a chief fundraiser for the Clinton Foundation . In 2011 , Band formed his own corporate consulting firm , Teneo Strategies , along with another Clinton ally , Declan Kelley .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "payments", "arguments": [{"argument": "UBS and Barclays , mining giant BHP , and the for - profit educational company Laureate International Universities", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Bill Clinton", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Bill Clinton", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC4ba4b4644f7d5b3102c7fa404a53a46bde982cc990ee2170143a7b21", "text": "Early in her career , Clinton cultivated her hawkish reputation on the Senate Armed Services Committee , where she was “ looking to hone hard - power credentials , ” the Times writes . Eventually , she “ become a military wonk . ” One of the biggest influences on Clinton was Jack Keane , a retired four - star general whom the Times describes as “ a well - compensated member of the military - industrial complex ” and “ the resident hawk on Fox News , where he appears regularly to call for the United States to use greater military force in Iraq , Syria and Afghanistan . ” Keane took an immediate liking to Clinton and took her under his wing . He tutored her on Afghanistan , Iraq , Iran and more .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "compensated", "arguments": [{"argument": "military - industrial complex", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "four - star general", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC57c507ac50917551dbf29e7eac9dbf91b1cd06a6ac20d5d77dd6c7ca", "text": "Victoria Widergren , a Republican from Chester Springs , Pennsylvania , agreed . The 46-year - old builder and architect was planning to vote for Trump , but changed her mind after Monday 's debate . Widergren said she was particularly appalled to learn that the billionaire businessman had n't paid contractors who worked for him . But as the 90-minute debate stretched on , she , too , grew frustrated with Trump 's interruptions of Clinton , a view she said was shared by colleagues she 'd spoken to after the debate . \" He just does n't understand when to stop , \" she said .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "paid", "arguments": [{"argument": "billionaire businessman", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "contractors", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "contractors", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC6891e27e924e79a471168585f224efc8ff26a0106fda08ce778008fa", "text": "Her husband made money in a similar fashion : about $ 29,000 from his books , about $ 5.25 million from speaking engagements , and more than $ 1.5 million in consulting fees . Together , the Clintons donated a little over $ 1 million to charity , the bulk of which went to their family ’s Clinton Foundation . Her running mate , Tim Kaine , and his wife , Anne Holton , reported over $ 300,000 in income . The way the Clintons made their money last year translates to their high tax rate , Gale said : They are “ paying a much higher rate than , say , Mitt Romney did in 2012 or Warren Buffett does , because those people ’s income is all in the form of capital gains . ” Capital gains are generally taxed at a lower rate . Romney , the former Republican presidential nominee , took in $ 13.69 million in 2011 and paid $ 1.9 million in taxes , The Washington Post reported in 2012 .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "income", "arguments": [{"argument": "$ 300,000", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Tim Kaine , and his wife , Anne Holton", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC691e8a354cd69cc709f84288577c6f1e98e1148e733b8f887e6396a8", "text": "By the time Putin took power in 2000 , the only vestige of his country ’s superpower status was its nuclear arsenal , which was still the biggest in the world . So he began to use it as a crutch . “ Even in the darkest days of the Russian military , when they were n’t able to afford to pay their soldiers and fly their airplanes , they paid close attention to the readiness and modernization of their nuclear forces , ” says David Ochmanek , who served as a U.S. Air Force officer during the Cold War and , between 2009 and 2014 , was the Pentagon ’s top official for force development . “ Their doctrine reflected this , ” he says . Read More : Putin 's Wily Syria Tactics Pay Off", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "pay", "arguments": [{"argument": "Russian military", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "soldiers", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "soldiers", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC6a815e72da6de167b24ca33d1c8b13e7498a3037150b8aea7f733371", "text": "Finally , let us turn to Bill Blum , who wrote an article entitled , “ American Exceptionalism and the Election Made in Hell ( Or Why I ’d Vote for Trump Over Hillary ) . ” Again there is little doubt about the stance of Blum , who is the author of Killing Hope : U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since World War II , a scholarly compendium , which Noam Chomsky calls “ Far and away the best book on the topic . ” Blum begins his piece : “ If the American presidential election winds up with Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump , and my passport is confiscated , and I ’m somehow FORCED to choose one or the other , or I ’m PAID to do so , paid well … I would vote for Trump . ” “ My main concern is foreign policy . American foreign policy is the greatest threat to world peace , prosperity , and the environment . And when it comes to foreign policy , Hillary Clinton is an unholy disaster .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "paid", "arguments": [{"argument": "I", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "U.S.", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC901b58a4750bc83431cc7831b5a1fbd0ba210042cd1e30f65d90cc5c", "text": "Asked whether he would consider raising the minimum wage , Trump said he is \" looking at that \" and \" open to doing something with it , \" despite claiming months earlier that he opposed raising the minimum wage because the U.S. needs to keep wages low to compete with foreign countries . \" I 'm actually very different from most Republicans \" on the issue , Trump said in the interview Wednesday . Republican lawmakers are overwhelmingly opposed to raising the federal minimum wage , which is currently $ 7.25 per hour , while Democrats have called for raising the wage floor to as high as $ 15 per hour . JUST WATCHED Donald Trump : Then & Now Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Donald Trump : Then & Now 01:48 Trump took fire from conservatives and Republican primary opponents earlier in the campaign when he told Fox News that \" everything is negotiable \" as he responded to a report that he suggested to The New York Times editorial board in an off - the - record meeting that his immigration views are in fact more flexible than the hardline positions he laid out during his primary campaign .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "wage", "arguments": [{"argument": "Republican lawmakers", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "$ 15 per hour", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "the U.S.", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf3e65e8ad6cdada1ec12b8f859d56c4e41f3f49d42af2cf3f223c465", "text": "The burdens of trade have been disproportionately fallen on those people who used to have good unionized jobs in America . And the failure of NAFTA and also the WTO , the World Trade Organization , Chinese ascension into the WTO , all of those Clinton - era programs — the failure was , number one , not to have nearly strong enough and enforceable enough labor and environmental side agreements ; number two , not to have adjustment mechanisms here in the United States for people who lost their jobs to help them get good jobs , that were new jobs , for the jobs they lost . The winners in trade could have compensated the losers and still come out ahead , but they did not . And that is a structural , political problem in this country that we have to address . It is also a problem with regard to technological displacement .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "compensated", "arguments": [{"argument": "winners", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "losers", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCfe7c977411b255052564f103f716c8f685bb33c990843b063cb3f722", "text": "But CNN reports it ’s 30.6 percent without including their self - employment taxes — and that ’s the figure tax experts would typically use . ) Nevertheless : “ The headline here is they paid over 30 percent of their income in [ income ] taxes , ” Gale said . “ There ’s no middle - income family that pays 31 percent of their income in income taxes . ” Trump , for his part , has argued that “ there 's nothing to learn from ” his returns . The returns reveal where the Clintons ’ money came from last year , most of which Hillary Clinton spent on the trail after kicking off her campaign in April 2015 .", "event": [{"event_type": "Paying for a service", "event_trigger": "income", "arguments": [{"argument": "family", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "taxes", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "taxes", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "31 percent of their income", "role": "money"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0b9ef647b05d526f54e5f0e3c596f3d4454c79d1ce4b04ab5436b59c", "text": "After leaving the force in 2008 , he made it his mission to expose corruption within the department . He created PBSOTalk.com and encouraged visitors to air complaints . On the website , Dougan has published documents such as the probable - cause affidavit in a lieutenant 's pain - pill addiction case , purchase orders showing that the sheriff 's office spent more than $ 60,000 on barbecue grills , and a copy of an internal - affairs complaint filed against the sheriff . He says the Palm Beach Sheriff 's Office has been retaliating against him and others who criticize the department . Now a technology consultant who regularly travels to Russia , Dougan says he made friends with hackers there and sold his website to them .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "purchase", "arguments": [{"argument": "sheriff 's office", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "barbecue grills", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC38e9b31c0661e935f26100e764e971d6f1bdc7102fe43e71607c939d", "text": "State - owned Russian energy giant Rosneft is the lead investor in a $ 12.9 billion buyout of India 's Essar Oil that was announced over the weekend . Russian investment group United Capital Partners ( UCP ) has also snapped up a stake . The purchase of the oil refiner gives Russia more muscle in India at a time when its demand for energy is booming . \" Rosneft is entering one of the most promising and fast - growing world markets , \" CEO Igor Sechin said in a statement . India is already the world 's third - largest oil importer , and its demand will jump by more than 300,000 barrels per day this year , according to the International Energy Agency .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "purchase", "arguments": [{"argument": "Russia", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "India", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "oil refiner", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "India", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC44776ac1e501da452ef6cc023697c4fad52d2874cb5be2c5f6caa7d5", "text": "On Oct. 2 , the Times ran a huge front - page spread featuring these tax returns and a detailed analysis of what they meant , how they got them and what the then - Trump accountant , Jack Mitnick , told the Times about their preparation . 9 . Five days later , on Oct. 7 — just two days before the second presidential debate — the \" Access Hollywood \" live microphone tape was revealed by The Washington Post 's David Farenthold , who later said he obtained it around mid - day ; the video then soon appeared all over network news and upended the race . 10 . Trump then began plummeting in the polls , and saw a mass retreat of endorsements and support .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "obtained", "arguments": [{"argument": "he", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "it", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC8cf6b8a42f98e0367dd013678f89850a042c82aac0b61b696976f182", "text": "However , those with loosing bids “ Lose Lose , ” it said , because they would not receive their money back . And should the total sum of the bids , in bitcoins , reach the equivalent of half a billion dollars , the group would make the whole lot public . While the “ auction ” seemed tongue in cheek , more like hacktivists than Russian high command , the sample documents were almost certainly real . The draft of a top - secret NSA manual for implanting offensive malware , released by Edward Snowden , contains code for a program codenamed SECONDDATE . That same 16-character string of numbers and characters is in the code released by the Shadow Brokers .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "the group", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "they", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "the group", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "sample documents", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCa11b55c658ce49cbe7cf59c9212dbe06a867e85b9f6e37b04e152b48", "text": "North Korea had tested a nuclear weapon on Thursday night , prompting an emergency meeting by the United Nations Security Council . “ As a Senator I voted for every sanction that was put before the Senate against Iran , in our effort to try to prevent Iran from moving forward on a nuclear program , ” Clinton said , speaking to reporters after convening a meeting on national security in New York . “ They were able to acquire and put into operation a significant number of centrifuges , so our sanctions , despite our best efforts , were not enough and although we have international sanctions against North Korea ... they are n’t enough either . ” Clinton said one reason that sanctions are not “ enough ” is because China has not recognized the threat that North Korea presents , and she said that working with China would be “ on the top of [ her ] list . ” The meeting , a “ working session ” that took place at the New York Historical Society in Manhattan , focused largely on the threat of the Islamic State , also known as ISIS , and other terrorist groups .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "acquire", "arguments": [{"argument": "Iran", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "centrifuges", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCa7a45f7103ad4d8cb1487c6002e3964e520fcf20e96a53afcec62e54", "text": "A mysterious online group calling itself “ The Shadow Brokers ” is claiming to have penetrated the National Security Agency , stolen some of its malware , and is auctioning off the files to the highest bidder . The authenticity of the files can not be confirmed but appear to be legitimate , according to security researchers who have studied their content . Their release comes on the heels of a series of disclosures of emails and documents belonging mostly to Democratic officials , but also to Republicans .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "auctioning", "arguments": [{"argument": "The Shadow Brokers", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the highest bidder", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "malware", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCd40480189f88d7e9d1dd0e7cb51e0584f21f8863cc18a266678d13f9", "text": "Story Continued Below Some of the concerns raised by the former first daughter echo attacks that have been dogging her mother , Hillary Clinton , during her presidential campaign . Clinton ’s GOP rival Donald Trump and other Republicans allege that the Clintons used their foundation and private business arrangements to enrich themselves by essentially auctioning off access to the powerful family and their associates in government — including during Hillary Clinton ’s tenure as secretary of state . Teneo , in particular , did lucrative work for foundation donors and entities with business before Clinton ’s State Department . And it signed a contract reportedly worth $ 3.5 million with Bill Clinton to serve as an adviser ( though the former president ultimately kept only $ 100,000 of that , according to his tax returns and a source familiar with the arrangement ) .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "auctioning", "arguments": [{"argument": "themselves", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "themselves", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "access to the powerful family and their associates", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf2da7caac520df6fd26504f9d841abdc6714329833e5280d3721974a", "text": "Then Elites run for president . Why run for president when already control country like dictatorship ? ” Then after what they call the “ fun Cyber Weapons Auction ” comes the real message , a serious threat . “ We want make sure Wealthy Elite recognizes the danger [ of ] cyberweapons . Let us spell out for Elites .", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "Auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "Cyber Weapons", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "they", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Cyber Weapons", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "country", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf9353ecad23cae3f5bbe89bbbc93a7f728fd5dbf24476e8ee70e3afd", "text": "“ Then Elites runs for president . Why run for president when already control country like dictatorship ? ” “ We want make sure Wealthy Elite recognizes the danger cyber weapons , this message , our auction , poses to their wealth and control . Let us spell out for Elites , ” the group added . “ Your wealth and control depends on electronic data . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Purchasing to transfer ownership", "event_trigger": "auction", "arguments": [{"argument": "Wealthy Elite", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "cyber weapons", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "their wealth and control", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0f628cd5449852bd31b3031796885647d393e0f36f857c78284a2720", "text": "Oil revenues make up 77 % of the country 's total revenue , and because of the severe drop in oil prices revenue is down by 23 % on the previous year . As a result , for the second time in four months the ratings agency S&P has downgraded Saudi Arabia 's debt rating , which makes it more expensive for Saudi Arabia to borrow money . The country is reportedly also asking banks for a loan of up to $ 10 billion ( £ 6.8 billion ) . Lagging behind on diversifying the economy away from oil In an interview with Al Arabiya news on Monday , Prince Mohammed discussed expanding the country 's Public Investment Fund to $ 2 trillion ( £ 1.3 trillion ) , up from $ 160 billion ( £ 110 billion ) , adding that it would \" become a hub for Saudi investment abroad , partly by raising money through selling shares in Aramco . \"", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "loan", "arguments": [{"argument": "banks", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "country", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "economy", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "$ 10 billion", "role": "money"}, {"argument": "Saudi Arabia", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC1c7611c46a820b237929ee9f76cebb6a5a06a77861f4f738c7b55c1b", "text": "The congressman suspected a conspiracy between the attorneys general and environmental advocates , and he wanted to see all the communications among them . Predictably , his targets included advocacy organizations such as Greenpeace , 350.org , and the Union of Concerned Scientists . They also included Heede , who works on his own aboard a rented houseboat on San Francisco Bay in California . Heede is less well known than his fellow recipients , but his work is no less threatening to the fossil fuel industry . Heede ( pronounced \" Heedie \" ) has compiled a massive database quantifying who has been responsible for taking carbon out of the ground and putting it into the atmosphere .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "rented", "arguments": [{"argument": "Greenpeace , 350.org , and the Union of Concerned Scientists", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Heede", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Heede", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "San Francisco Bay", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC4c953e97f7fea2eac4bae60bd698355b6f1be68131ec6f987a66f29d", "text": "During the hiatus , borrowers would receive help and advice to save money , the preview material provided to education advocates said . Clinton frequently talks of the advantages of loan repayment plans that are tied to income , which would be one of the refinancing options along with help reducing fees and resolving delinquent debts . Clinton also plans to use the moratorium to crack down on for - profit colleges and loan servicers , whom she accuses of often taking advantage of borrowers . ” She will use the setting , Atlantic City , to slam Trump 's business acumen and poor record of running casinos . She 'll also accuse of him \" cheating workers . \" -- In good timing for HRC , USA Today fronts this story -- > “ Trump casino empire dogged by bad bets in Atlantic City , ” by Karen Yi : Records “ shine light on an era marked by battles with regulators who often doubted statements by Trump , yet allowed him to keep operating . ” The paper ’s review “ also found Trump ’s casinos repeatedly broke state rules , leading to more than a million dollars in fines .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "loan", "arguments": [{"argument": "servicers", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "borrowers", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC94550a6a45c8c875fccf5f6b7a32f881efbade96a6137f25ca31d7a2", "text": "The research took 8 years . Money from the original grant ran out , and after the crash of 2008 Heede 's consulting business collapsed . He maxed out his credit card , borrowed against his Colorado house , and scraped by , enlisting graduate students in several countries to photocopy and send him papers , which he checked and double - checked with a watchmaker 's precision . He filled shelves with binders of information and spent thousands of hours entering it into spreadsheets , working alone , often until midnight . \" I take pleasure in that kind of stuff , \" Heede says .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "borrowed", "arguments": [{"argument": "He", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "Colorado", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCda4157b1b700ed655225a92a4efddc4297dc36b1e0d10b759df80ea6", "text": "“ Someone who kills and jails his adversaries , has basically destroyed Russian democracy . ” Clark , who unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004 , said Trump “ does n’t do his homework , ” appears to be “ totally consumed by self - interest ” and , with business connections all over the world , wo n’t release his tax returns , raising questions about conflict of interest . “ I ’d like to know who invests in his properties , who controls his loans , what the business connection is with Russia , ” he said . “ We ca n’t have someone as our commander in chief and president who does n’t understand American values and whose character is n’t suited to the awesome responsibility of that office . ” This year ’s presidential campaign has garnered a lot more political involvement by former military leaders in support of the candidates , drawing criticism from former commander of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey who warned these actions could undermine the political neutrality of the military .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "loans", "arguments": [{"argument": "who", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Trump", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf02db29e18fdc344bcc84be8a7889cfcf2e8b50764acb0d502376ea3", "text": "Why should the wealthiest sector of the economy be the one sector which is not contributing a sales tax to our general revenues ? So , even putting a tiny tax on Wall Street transactions would generate hundreds of billions of dollars , which are critically needed . In addition , as I mentioned , we need a Green New Deal to actually create the jobs directly , government - funded jobs , which create incentives , grants and loans for small businesses , for worker cooperatives and nonprofits , and with government as an employer of last resort to ensure that we have the jobs that we need to transition the economy in the time frame needed to 100 percent clean , renewable energy by 2030 , a healthy and sustainable food system , which is currently the source of many of our fossil fuel emissions , and efficient , renewably powered public transportation , also to restore our ecosystems . And finally , healthcare as a human right needs to be provided as a basic right for everyone through an improved Medicare - for - all system . It does n’t cost any more .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "loans", "arguments": [{"argument": "government", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "small businesses", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf4db3b015be318b6e58563c9d34c3d39ea06f0c6a5b9d82bcf0adc41", "text": "But that is simply not credible . He appears to have inherited about $ 40 million . He also benefited from numerous loans and loan guarantees , as well as his father ’s connections , to make the move into Manhattan . His father set up lucrative trusts to provide steady income . When Trump became overextended in the casino business , his father bailed him out with a shady casino - chip loan — and Trump also borrowed $ 9 million against his future inheritance .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending money", "event_trigger": "loan", "arguments": [{"argument": "He", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC41070dcd039971e23902da167fd39cc9f2f5bd372832cb4b6ddc4a22", "text": "The U.S. Department of the Treasury added dozens of people and companies to the list , first introduced after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and expanded over its support for separatist rebels in the east of the country . As well as multiple subsidiaries of Russian gas giant Gazprom ( GAZP.MM ) and 11 Crimean officials , the Treasury named seven companies directly involved in the construction of the 19 km ( 11.8 miles ) road - and - rail connection across the Kerch Strait , dubbed \" Putin 's bridge \" by some Russians . Chief among those were SGM - Most , a subsidiary of lead contractor Stroygazmontazh which is already under U.S. sanctions , and sub - contractor Mostotrest ( MSTT.MM ) , one of Russia 's biggest bridge builders . \" Treasury stands with our partners in condemning Russia 's violation of international law , and we will continue to sanction those who threaten Ukraine 's peace , security and sovereignty , \" said John Smith , acting director of the Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control , which levies sanctions . The Russian Foreign Ministry was not immediately available for comment , but Moscow has previously said sanctions levied over its actions in Ukraine undermine efforts to resolve the conflict .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "U.S.", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "U.S.", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Stroygazmontazh", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC5c856e2e4798092ea0a85cc0b58ca3b8b015fd13b1c46d944794f1cd", "text": "“ That does n’t mean that they ’re going to take action sooner or later . ” The administration insists it has improved its ability to respond quickly to cyberattacks , and officials increasingly say they support publicly calling out foreign nations that hack the United States . One administration official noted that it took just five weeks for President Barack Obama to impose economic sanctions against North Korea in response to the destructive late-2014 hacking of Sony Pictures . Yet current and former officials acknowledge that constructing a public response is n't an instant task . Merely preparing a declassified explanation of who perpetrated an attack or readying economic sanctions takes weeks .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "President Barack Obama", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "North Korea", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "North Korea", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC7100cffe934c816e77983c527c4962a5b15530d2e7c7753e5692a835", "text": "\" Duterte has made extra effort to sell China as a benevolent partner but it 's a tough sell , \" said Heydarian . Ties with China hit a low in July , when the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague ruled that China 's historical claim to the disputed waters was invalid . China refused to participate in the tribunal 's proceedings and , in the wake of the ruling , Chinese boycotted Philippines - grown dried mango . Instead , said Heydarian , Duterte has chosen to focus on China 's deeper pockets in the hope of lucrative trade deals .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "boycotted", "arguments": [{"argument": "Chinese", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Philippines", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "dried mango", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Chinese", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "China", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC784b34bb16017130a35cb9b761cbb759bb589b6f0b3143bd72c9aa0b", "text": "A European oil embargo on Iran will also end . Already , some 38 million barrels of oil are in Iran 's floating reserves , ready to enter the market , according to the International Energy Agency . Although many in Iran welcomed the deal , not everyone was enthused about the agreement , which limits Iran 's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions . The deal is designed with so - called \" snap - back \" elements that can quickly restore sanctions if Iran is judged to be in violation of its obligations . Tehran newspapers largely welcomed the implementation of the deal .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "European oil embargo", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "oil", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "market", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC8cbe10ec777e463f797c7f4aca1687f624c5802d5d31e776ffc0e5c2", "text": "We are not saying China is wrong in the claims . We are simply saying , ‘ Resolve it peacefully ; resolve it in the rules - based order.’ ” Relaxing an “ out of the ordinary ” arms embargo was neither out of order nor inflammatory , Kerry insisted . “ I hope China will read this correctly . ” Experts in China said they expected that U.S. warships would sooner or later be granted access to Cam Ranh Bay , a deep - water port that served as the key U.S. naval base during the Vietnam War .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "arms", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC9aa12be18c6ab00784157b4bd0cdf2a419652a55c87f655240fff270", "text": "More than 30 billion dollars ( £ 21 billion ) in assets overseas will become immediately available to the Islamic Republic . Official Iranian reports have set the total amount of frozen Iranian assets overseas at 100 billion dollars ( £ 70 billion ) . A European oil embargo on Iran will also end . Already , some 38 million barrels of oil are in Iran 's floating reserves , ready to enter the market , according to the International Energy Agency . Although many in Iran welcomed the deal , not everyone was enthused about the agreement , which limits Iran 's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctions .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "European", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "oil", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "Iran", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCb377857b3cb6b350d7bca04a36a5042724f421e17b0797c3253e3d2f", "text": "Afghan officials have also reported the presence of militants from Tajikistan , Chechnya and Chinese Uighurs , many who relocated to Afghanistan from Pakistan ’s tribal areas . Fighting drug trafficking rings that partially fund the Afghan insurgency had been an area of common interest for the Russians and the Americans , said Yuri V. Krupnov , an adviser to the head of Russia ’s antidrug agency , Viktor P. Ivanov . But that stopped when the United States Treasury Department in 2014 imposed sanctions on Mr. Ivanov , a close associate of Mr. Putin ’s . “ Washington had no dialogue with us , and just asserted its interests and sovereignty , and was uninterested in the views of Russia or anybody else , ” Mr. Krupnov said , adding , “ The Obama administration buried this promising line of cooperation . All room for cooperation is exhausted . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "United States Treasury Department", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Ivanov", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCbb2f68f0411030ab3bf3ee9be4e05103f93eac5458321da1b49d6477", "text": "“ Each and everyone of us have experienced that issue , ” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy BaldwinIn Wisconsin , Trump touts ' earn while you learn ' jobs push Dem senator presses Trump for combat ship funding Congressional Democrats going the wrong way on carried interest tax MORE ( D - Wis . ) . Female senators say it ’s ridiculous that Clinton gets maligned for shouting while Sanders gets a pass . When asked about the perception that Clinton shouts , Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne ShaheenSenate overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions deal Russia sanctions deal clears key Senate hurdle Overnight Cybersecurity : Sessions denies Russia collusion | First agency gets ' A ' grade on IT | Feds out North Korean botnet | Unusual security update for Windows XP MORE ( D - N.H. ) quipped , “ unlike Bernie Sanders who ’s so relaxed . ” “ He shouts the whole time . Give me a break , ” she said .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "Senate", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "artifact"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCbb7ff5769a2ba41afb17a0b966f9e907034e1b09c7be077f456c250d", "text": "So , we have had a major hand in the chaos of Syria and , indeed , the major hand instigating the chaos in the Middle East . So , being the wealthiest country in the world , it ’s very important that we do our share in caring for the Syrian refugees . But , let me say , it ’s also really important that we go back to this crisis in Syria and in the Middle East , and instead of continuing to pour gasoline on this fire , we need to take a stand on behalf of a weapons embargo to all parties , since our weapons are getting into the hands of all parties . We need to impose a freeze on the bank accounts of our allies that are continuing to fund terrorist enterprises , and to work with the Turks , who are our ally — in name , at least — to close down their border to the flow of terrorist militias across their border . That is the contribution that we need to make .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "we", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "we", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "weapons", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "all parties", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "Syria and in the Middle East", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCd392f43825a849c6d0f089b9982933464875e08e5fdb0efc8eb68376", "text": "“ You have Obama there . And frankly , that whole part of the world is a mess under Obama , with all the strength that you ’re talking about and all of the power of NATO and all of this , in the meantime , he ’s going where – he takes – takes Crimea , he ’s sort of – I mean … ” It was a place Trump should not have gone , because Stephanopoulos then asked about a recent suggestion that he would recognize the Crimea as Russian territory and eliminate sanctions imposed after Russia ’s invasion of the Ukrainian territory . “ I ’m going to take a look at it , ” he said . “ But , you know , the people of Crimea , from what I ’ve heard , would rather be with Russia than where they were . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "sanctions", "arguments": [{"argument": "Russia", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf135b6f2c18bb31dfc7a909e89588cc8dbffb9d74168b6c56ac28840", "text": "Both Moscow and the Trump campaign have said those claims were “ absurd ” . Orban ’s government has unnerved some partners with its close ties to Russia . It has secured large business deals with Moscow , such as the construction of a big new nuclear power plant , and criticised the European Union ’s embargo on Russia . “ Hungary ’s foreign policy has borne an eerie resemblance to Russian diplomatic interests in recent years , and indeed has been little short of an extended arm of the Russian government in foreign policy matters , ” the Political Capital analyst Peter Kreko said . “ I do n’t think Putin is behind the budding relationship between Trump and Orban but both are interested in improving Russian ties , so theirs is an alliance of interests . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "embargo", "arguments": [{"argument": "European Union", "role": "preventer"}, {"argument": "Russia", "role": "giver"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf39e6bddb07c352c448f5c67b7c7fa5ac3339fc4ce51ea6db7eb7928", "text": "The petition has been signed by more than 3,000 people . But some disagree with Paikidze ’s stance . Mitra Hejazipour , a woman grandmaster ( WGM ) and the 2015 Asian continental women ’s champion , said a boycott would be a setback for female sport in Iran . “ This is going to be the biggest sporting event women in Iran have ever seen ; we have n’t been able to host any world championship in other sporting fields for women in the past , ” Hejazipour , 23 , told the Guardian . “ It ’s not right to call for a boycott .", "event": [{"event_type": "Ownership embargo or sanction", "event_trigger": "boycott", "arguments": [{"argument": "Iran", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC03b5afa48ec4c73a643a4aaa38fedc85939753f925f11fd33571ae6e", "text": "The overwhelming gravitational force of the American two - party system delivered to Trump an endorsement from a former rival he had once called “ Liddle Marco , ” taking care to spell out the insult to his jeering supporters . ( “ L - I - D - D - L - E. Liddle , Liddle , Liddle Marco . ” ) And it brought the endorsement of another whose wife he labeled ugly and whose father he insinuated may have conspired to assassinate JFK . A party that can contain , on the one hand , a presidential nominee who denounces shadowy global financiers and media elites and , on the other , Sheldon Adelson ( who has donated millions toward his election ) can withstand enormous internal tension . Trump will probably lose . That loss will provide little more than a temporary reprieve .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid in a transaction", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Sheldon Adelson", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "his election", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Trump", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC75dea6b3162bfa9df6837f2f026e2e88e331f852af44d330561dabee", "text": "9:10 : And just like that , PBS takes a break and goes to commercial . 9:07 : “ I ’m running for president to knock down all the barriers that are holding Americans back and rebuild the ladders of opportunity , ” she says . She says she knows that a lot of people are angry about the economy , which Clintons says is “ rigged . ” I wonder if the moderators will ask her if the economy is rigged in favor of those like Clinton and those who donated to the Clinton Foundation . She says we need to get unaccountable money out of the political system . Clinton says she wants to go further to target barriers against African - Americans .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid in a transaction", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "those", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Clinton Foundation", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "those", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC9e07abb03f519f11d71e29c4859ccb2e8e7396c2f44c9ad22814305a", "text": "“ That ’s some of what I think is coming through . It ’s her battle armor that ’s on , ” she added . “ Each and everyone of us have experienced that issue , ” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy BaldwinIn Wisconsin , Trump touts ' earn while you learn ' jobs push Dem senator presses Trump for combat ship funding Congressional Democrats going the wrong way on carried interest tax MORE ( D - Wis . ) . Female senators say it ’s ridiculous that Clinton gets maligned for shouting while Sanders gets a pass . When asked about the perception that Clinton shouts , Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne ShaheenSenate overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions deal Russia sanctions deal clears key Senate hurdle Overnight Cybersecurity : Sessions denies Russia collusion | First agency gets ' A ' grade on IT | Feds out North Korean botnet | Unusual security update for Windows XP MORE ( D - N.H. ) quipped , “ unlike Bernie Sanders who ’s so relaxed . ”", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid in a transaction", "event_trigger": "funding", "arguments": [{"argument": "Trump", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "combat ship", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCe9d3bec06c7875a9e49e35f791509856319ce755c81e73f8804218b1", "text": "The Democratic nominee made roughly $ 3 million off her books — the latest of which is 2014 ’s Hard Choices — and more than $ 1.4 million in speaking fees . Her husband made money in a similar fashion : about $ 29,000 from his books , about $ 5.25 million from speaking engagements , and more than $ 1.5 million in consulting fees . Together , the Clintons donated a little over $ 1 million to charity , the bulk of which went to their family ’s Clinton Foundation . Her running mate , Tim Kaine , and his wife , Anne Holton , reported over $ 300,000 in income . The way the Clintons made their money last year translates to their high tax rate , Gale said : They are “ paying a much higher rate than , say , Mitt Romney did in 2012 or Warren Buffett does , because those people ’s income is all in the form of capital gains . ” Capital gains are generally taxed at a lower rate .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid in a transaction", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Clintons", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "charity", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCee6368eaf433d9d617b87debc0eb96851b71b3feb50bd637fab81643", "text": "Likewise , only Bernie Sanders has a strong movement on social media , but through flooding the internet with fake Clinton support , one can make it harder for the opposition to organize , and distort the impressions of how people actually feel ( which will inevitably end up filtering into the resulting media coverage ) . This well - funded astroturfing campaign is not the only way the realities of social media have been manipulated to create favorable impressions of Clinton ; an entire media narrative sprang up based on false instances in which Bernie Sanders supporters were supposedly engaged in acts of mass , coordinated harassment . But whereas that was done by individual Clinton - supporting journalists , the astroturfing efforts are being funded on a large scale with the approval of the campaign itself . Of course , ordinarily a campaign is n’t technically responsible for the actions of an independent SuperPAC . After all , SuperPACs are limited by rules that prohibit coordinating with the candidates themselves .", "event": [{"event_type": "Giving a gift, grant, or providing aid in a transaction", "event_trigger": "funded", "arguments": [{"argument": "astroturfing efforts", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Clinton", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC336d2e30e978d59a314ba29056a5b292a6203bb19f7f6527e6975885", "text": "African - American — and voting for Trump It 's no secret Trump has a thorny history with African - Americans . The billionaire 's father ’s real - estate company , helmed by The Donald at the time , was sued by the Justice Department in 1973 for allegedly refusing to rent properties to black tenants . In 1989 , he memorably took out full - page ads in New York 's daily newspapers — including this one — demanding that five black and Hispanic teens accused of raping a female jogger in Central Park be given the death penalty , though they later turned out to be innocent . To this day , he routinely tacks on an antiquated definite article ( \" the blacks \" ) when referring to the racial group .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending ownership", "event_trigger": "rent", "arguments": [{"argument": "real - estate company", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "properties", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "black tenants", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC559c94449ad8b528cd21becd04e6bb4d0f445e576bebfba49e01030b", "text": "The age of American Triumphalism has caused more rot in the mainstream media . Not only with the Times but with other major outlets like the Washington Post , the Wall St. Journal and National Public Radio . A striking example occurred when the Times lent its front page to a fabricated and now thoroughly discredited story by Judith Miller and Michael Gordon in September , 2002 claiming that Iraq had WMD . That was just weeks before Congress took a vote to “ authorize ” George W. Bush to launch an invasion of Iraq . I still recall the day I looked at that article and thought it was fact free and source free and that any decent editor would turn it back .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending ownership", "event_trigger": "lent", "arguments": [{"argument": "the Times", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "its front page", "role": "recipient"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCd89a2f8ae6ffe10d7abbbd77e40511aa8602c4c79b70539308a01054", "text": "\" Despite having the most powerful economy on earth , the United States too often reaches for the gun instead of the purse in its international conduct , \" they write . China does n't just use punitive measures to get what it wants . It routinely gives loans and aid to countries like Venezuela that are at odds with the United States . Beijing also wields its massive sovereign wealth fund to invest -- tactically -- in parts of the world where it also wants to build political ties . The Chinese even engage in \" soccer stadium diplomacy \" where they fund and construct brand new stadiums , mostly in African countries with natural resources that China wants .", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending ownership", "event_trigger": "loans", "arguments": [{"argument": "It", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "countries like Venezuela", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "China", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCf73e984e38ca5a44d332f71909b290fa29ec464a0ee34efd4c007fec", "text": "Oil prices have dropped from highs in the triple digits in June 2014 to about $ 40 . Oil revenues make up 77 % of the country 's total revenue , and because of the severe drop in oil prices revenue is down by 23 % on the previous year . As a result , for the second time in four months the ratings agency S&P has downgraded Saudi Arabia 's debt rating , which makes it more expensive for Saudi Arabia to borrow money . The country is reportedly also asking banks for a loan of up to $ 10 billion ( £ 6.8 billion ) . Lagging behind on diversifying the economy away from oil", "event": [{"event_type": "Borrowing or lending ownership", "event_trigger": "borrow", "arguments": [{"argument": "asking", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Saudi Arabia", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "money", "role": "artifact"}, {"argument": "Saudi Arabia", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0242d96f82e0898b5d0d7ac82c8883283db08d041715a28d8a275064", "text": "On Saturday 15 October ( 2016 ) , this report notes , the SVR reported to the MoF that Hillary Clinton and John Podesta met with JP Morgan Chase & Company CEO Jamie Dimon at Clinton ’s Chappaqua Compound outside of New York City — and who , in 2009 , both President Obama and Hillary Clinton allowed to break US laws by his , Dimon ’s , being able to buy millions - of - dollars of his company ’s stocks prior to the public being told his JP Morgan bank was receiving a Federal Reserve $ 80 billion credit line — and that caused JP Morgan ’s stocks to soar and that have had an astonishing 920 % dividend growth since 2010 . Within 12 hours of the Hillary Clinton - John Podesta - Jamie Dimon meeting at the Chappaqua Compound , this report continues , the BIS registered the transfer of $ 1.8 billion from the Clinton Foundation to the Qatar Central Bank . To why the Clinton Foundation transferred this enormous sum of money to Qatar , this report explains , is due to the longstanding ties between this Islamic neo - patrimonial absolute monarchy and then US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who “ oversaw / managed ” the “ massive bribery scheme ” that allowed this Gulf State nation to secure the 2022 World Cup — and that the Qataris were so appreciative of they donated millions to the Clinton Foundation , and incredibly , in 2011 , gave former US President Bill Clinton $ 1 million for a birthday present — bringing Hillary Clinton ’s total “ cash grab ” from these Persian Gulf sheiks of $ 100 million — all occurring as recently released secret emails revealed Hillary Clinton ’s knowledge that both Qatar and Saudi Arabia were , and still are , funding ISIS . To what Jamie Dimon “ related / said to ” Hillary Clinton that caused her to suddenly transfer $ 1.8 billion to Qatar , this report notes , revolves around his JP Morgan bank being told by the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC ) in April ( 2016 ) that this “ megabanks ” master plan to save itself had “ serious deficiencies ” that could “ pose serious adverse effects to the financial stability of the United States ” . Two months after the FDIC ’s warning letter to Jamie Dimon , in June ( 2016 ) , this report says , he cryptically “ sounded a warning ” that the United States sub - prime auto loan bubble was nearing collapse and stated that “ someone is going to get hurt ” .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "the Qataris", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "millions", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "the Clinton Foundation", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC0312a8716236651634f54d4969db6e7dd592ffb4c516e32c1af6a4c9", "text": "“ It ’s a tool for Russia to maintain its influence when it ’s much more difficult to do it via ordinary economic tools , ” Kreko said . The efforts to pull Europe toward Russia go far beyond courting individual political parties , officials and analysts say , although those tools remain important . In Eastern Europe , leaders suspect the Kremlin of funding environmental groups that oppose measures that would make their countries less dependent on Russian energy . Across Europe , Kremlin - backed media outlets Russia Today and Sputnik News have made aggressive expansions into local - language European media markets in the past two years , pushing an aggressively pro - Russian line that sometimes has only a loose relationship to the truth . In January , for example , Russia ’s state - run First Channel reported that a 13-year - old Russian - German girl had been gang - raped by migrants in Berlin .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "funding", "arguments": [{"argument": "Kremlin", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "environmental groups", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC12218f73700aa2dcc9ae7a852f57190cac7773db236bbf6726985df2", "text": "Hillary Clinton ’s Facebook page is being taken over by tens of thousands of people calling her out and up - voting criticisms to the top of her page comments . It appears to be a mix of independents ( or no affiliation ) , green party supporters , libertarians , leftists , Trump supporters , and conservatives in what can only be described as a populist insurrection striking back at all the posts propaganda on her page . No matter what she posts , people are voting up comments wherein she is critiqued on everything from her being funded by financial elites to her desire for a war with Russia . We ’ve screen captured some for you just in case . ( You know , because Hillary has a tendency to delete things . )", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "funded", "arguments": [{"argument": "elites", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "she", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "she", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC31f348eebc31459c6e65bc79d2b4b2ee478aff8b029983aa895614a9", "text": "Likewise , only Bernie Sanders has a strong movement on social media , but through flooding the internet with fake Clinton support , one can make it harder for the opposition to organize , and distort the impressions of how people actually feel ( which will inevitably end up filtering into the resulting media coverage ) . This well - funded astroturfing campaign is not the only way the realities of social media have been manipulated to create favorable impressions of Clinton ; an entire media narrative sprang up based on false instances in which Bernie Sanders supporters were supposedly engaged in acts of mass , coordinated harassment . But whereas that was done by individual Clinton - supporting journalists , the astroturfing efforts are being funded on a large scale with the approval of the campaign itself . Of course , ordinarily a campaign is n’t technically responsible for the actions of an independent SuperPAC . After all , SuperPACs are limited by rules that prohibit coordinating with the candidates themselves .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "funded", "arguments": [{"argument": "independent SuperPAC", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "the campaign", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC3d0a6e58e2ab82d3c28ef1fe31de0f6bee6a8e717685fe0c5a46d00b", "text": "Bernie wants to overhaul our corrupt political system . Representatives and Senators are bought by corporate donors . Bernie wants to repeal the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited donations into campaign - supporting Super PACs and move instead into public funding of campaigns so that anyone can run for office . Bernie wants to regulate corrupt corporations . Corporations often pay no taxes either by qualifying for tax breaks for \" good behavior \" or by moving their profits overseas to tax havens , move jobs overseas to low paying countries and lobby Congress while paying into campaign - supporting Super PACs as a result of Citizens United .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "funding", "arguments": [{"argument": "public", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "campaigns", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC6f4f39b976a0394e4ca5edea341dd9c9675a16414b0e4061be050a2a", "text": "Asked to explain the Algerian oversight , Clinton Foundation officials pointed The Hill to the foundation 's public statement , which acknowledges the mistake . The foundation said that immediately following the Haitian earthquake , the Embassy of Algeria made an “ unsolicited ” donation to the foundation 's relief fund . “ This was a one - time , specific donation to help Haiti and Algeria had not donated to the Clinton Foundation before and has not since , ” the foundation added in its statement . 4 . The Clinton Foundation did n’t disclose $ 2.35 million of donations from a family foundation linked to a company with business before Clinton 's State Department .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "the Embassy of Algeria", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "an “ unsolicited ” donation", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Haiti and Algeria", "role": "beneficiary"}, {"argument": "the Clinton Foundation", "role": "place"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RCa02650f04cd10bb9b968c4951aacf4e26017ec279dc82d44cdc252a6", "text": "\" There is no evidence of ' cash payments ' made to me by any official in Ukraine . \" This is not the first time Manafort has been accused of trying to take advantage of Ukraine 's corrupt political environment for financial gain . Manafort also attempted to set up an offshore real - estate partnership with Dmitry Firtash , a notorious Ukrainian businessman who donated to Yanukovych 's pro - Russia political party , according to documents uncovered in 2014 . Firtash is wanted by the FBI on bribery charges . Manafort has also worked with the Russian oligarch and Putin ally Oleg Deripaska on investment deals in New York and Ukraine , The Guardian reported .", "event": [{"event_type": "Gifting or granting ownership, or providing aid in ownership transfer", "event_trigger": "donated", "arguments": [{"argument": "Ukrainian businessman", "role": "giver"}, {"argument": "Yanukovych 's pro - Russia political party", "role": "recipient"}, {"argument": "Yanukovych 's pro - Russia political party", "role": "beneficiary"}]}]}
{"id": "nw_RC04299b67b717062aced72c38b0794361dd1b0bc130f09b2b4a5ab3b7", "text": "The new study says that since 2008 , 221 to 450 snow leopards have been poached every year , maybe even higher . James Compton , an author of the study , says , We think that what most observations , seizure records and expert opinion shows is that the majority is still happening because of retaliatory killing . He adds , “ One of the major interventions to stop that is better protection for livestock , in some of these very remote areas where you have nomad communities and herds of livestock , because that ’s where the friction takes place . ” More than 90 % of the poaching was recorded in China , Mongolia , India , Pakistan and Tajikistan .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC062a7eed1282ee4f36b0eeddb331c431fcab543818b37cd86e92a583", "text": "The chances of intentional conflict are real , as is the possibility of an unintended clash escalating . At the same time , Syria is not essential to the national security of Russia or the United States . It is not without importance , but a defeat or capitulation there will not change the balance of power between them at all . It would of course affect psychological and political perception , but in the long run , perception ultimately comes down to substantial military and economic power . The United States can afford to back off .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC06f93fc9b12b98ac26b24fc14a957aaec925686625df43896942248e", "text": "In the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing that ripped apart a federal building and killed 168 people , he was dispatched to the city to set up the early stages of the prosecution case , winning plaudits for gathering large amounts of evidence that led to the convictions of both McVeigh and Terry Nichols . He was also central to the prosecution of the Unabomber , Ted Kaczynski . He acquired his passion for being a judge by sitting at the feet of the liberal supreme court justice William Brennan , who was a champion of progressive policies such as opposition to the death penalty and support of abortion rights . Garland has had plenty of opportunity to wield similar progressive influence as chief judge of the DC appeals circuit which , given its location , frequently acts as arbiter in major cases concerning the federal government . Among those were the 2008 judgment from the appeals court , led by Garland , that punched a hole in the Bush administration ’s detention of so - called “ enemy combatants ” in Guantánamo Bay without any oversight from the civilian courts .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC0a9b210c1a61094dc553e9be4194af167d4a0785bc09754ebdd35bec", "text": "In the latest response : Turkey 's Prime Minister Binali Yildirim blamed a \" racist Armenian lobby \" for the resolution Armenia 's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said it was a \" valuable contribution \" to the \" international recognition and condemnation of the Armenian genocide \" German Chancellor Angela Merkel said : \" There is a lot that binds Germany to Turkey and even if we have a difference of opinion on an individual matter , the breadth of our links , our friendship , our strategic ties , is great \" Armenian ' genocide ' vote ignites press", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC1d87ba6454e56a11a32269793522b6c76d5f232492648441d1f6bbd2", "text": "Among the 150 posters up for grabs are three thought never to have made it into production featuring Adolf Hitler , Nazi spin doctor Joseph Goebbels and Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goerring . It is thought the designs were blocked from print because Brits might not have recognised the enemy leaders and might have taken the messages to \" take time off \" literally . Play slideshow PenzanceAuctionHouse / BNPS 1 of 16 A fascinating archive of iconic World War Two recruiting posters , some which have never been seen before has emerged for sale for £ 10,000 . The team can be seen examining bullets , scraps of tents and personal items such as shoes ; many of which appear to be dated and marked with the swastika . In a statement , Evgeny Ermolov , a senior researcher at the Russian Arctic National Park said : “ Before it was only known from written sources , but now we also have real proof . ” All the objects found will now be taken back to the Russian mainland , where the researchers hope they can be archived , studied , and eventually put on display for the public .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC2515478f76f7dc224c8115a155391c2a911cf63f0ac0e49703ecedf7", "text": "But while the Trump Wall ( as he has called it ) is the most provocative proposal of the election season , it is not particularly original . Over the past five millennia , politicians have repeatedly turned to large walls to solve problems . We should look carefully at the track record of this ancient technology before we invest what some estimates suggest could be $ 25 billion in construction costs for a 2,000-mile - long wall , plus millions more in annual maintenance . One of the earliest examples of a large - scale barrier wall was constructed by the rulers of the city of Ur , in what is now southern Iraq , at the end of the third millennium B.C. The kings of Ur faced a considerable challenge along their northwestern border from a semi - nomadic people known as the Amorites .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC56ac8813a5d68219941d67e3cd3a6a5a2ea8ca1a59f43f3c4efbb983", "text": "During the debate on Sunday , he was erratic , failed to land many blows , and humiliated his running mate on the Syria question . As for Clinton , her performance may not go down in the history books as one of the most sparkling debates , but it did n’t need to . She managed to remain above the fray , seeming calm , presidential , and poised as her rival roamed the stage and interrupted . Trump ’s pugilistic performance may serve as a rallying point for his key supporters , but the Republican ’s task right now is to staunch the bleeding and start winning over new voters , since he does n’t currently have enough to win . There ’s practically no prospect he made progress on that goal Sunday night .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC5c31140862fd7a879dace43fa6a47be8f5d8540c5f81840ad3cd0108", "text": "President Obama , Donald Trump , Hillary Clinton , and others of the mainstream interventionist ilk continue to debate whether the terrorist problem that America is facing is due to radical Muslims or regular Muslims . Depending on where they come out on that question , their solutions inevitably encompass more destruction of American liberty and privacy , such as with gun control , immigration controls , or surveillance schemes . There is one big problem with their analysis , however : The terrorism problem America has been facing even before 9/11 is n’t due to Islam , Muslims , or the Koran . Instead , the anti - American terrorism problem is rooted in U.S. interventionism in the Middle East and Afghanistan , specifically the ongoing death and destruction that the U.S. military death machine has been wreaking in those parts of the world on an ongoing basis for the past 25 years .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC71eaf7c51d828f0e36cf9eab2e31b9a7ac7ed94e4a972bfd07f6677c", "text": "But , the perfect is the enemy of the good . It is our goal to throw our weight behind the candidate who has a reasonable chance of actually becoming President of the United States whose views are CLOSEST to libertarianism . Crippled America : How ... Donald J. Trump Best Price : $ 1.15 Buy New $ 6.49 When put in this way , it is clear that The Donald is the most congruent with our perspective . This is true , mainly because of foreign policy . And , of the three , foreign policy , economic policy and person liberties , the former is the most important .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC735b5b17f76a72e2456a8e2b0e88e9343abc000367d3f104e508268e", "text": "The Bureau of Justice Statistics listed Maryland 's imprisoned population at 19,977 in 1992 . By 2002 , that number had jumped to 24,162 , but by 2012 , the number imprisoned had dropped to 22,558 . Maryland 's population , meanwhile , had increased from 4.8 million in 1990 to 5.8 million in 2010 , meaning the raw number imprisoned may have increased overall in that roughly 20-year span , but the rate itself decreased . Verdict : True . Hillary Clinton", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC7425672cff67186d1e189ce4b240b371c11f617f86da4b576b4bbcff", "text": "At the same time , lower down the ranks , at the operations level , one of the American military service personnel said quite frankly that they spent several days preparing this strike . How could they make an error if they were several days in preparation ? ” said Putin . “ This is how our ceasefire agreement ended up broken . Who broke the agreement ? Was it us ?", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC77574168ea635b1c24f66bf89f37ba91c1125fa80c56f270c1e7cbe8", "text": "The leaflets carried several messages to the citizens attempting to reassure them that the advancing army \" would not target civilians , \" but warned them to avoid the known locations of Isis militants . The military operation is the most complex carried out in Iraq since US forces withdrew from the country in 2011 . Last week , the UN said it was bracing itself for the world 's biggest and most complex humanitarian effort following the battle , which it expects will displace up to one million people and see civilians used as human shields .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC7ddf99e6940dc86c96af417612dbf17d2efac3de8b1f220dfc498d4a", "text": "The United States later vaulted past Russia to become the world ’s largest natural gas producer . As a result , prices dropped to record lows , and America began to wean itself from coal , along with oil and gas imports , which lessened its dependence on the Middle East . The surging global gas supply also helped shrink Russia ’s economic clout : profits for Russia ’s state - owned gas company , Gazprom , plummeted by more than 60 % between 2008 and 2009 alone . Clinton , who was sworn in as secretary of state in early 2009 , believed that shale gas could help rewrite global energy politics . “ This is a moment of profound change , ” she later told a crowd at Georgetown University .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC83ecedfedf2351aba86b9489d8fe5021c97ffa26d9d5d00c9d1185f4", "text": "For decades , wages of the middle and working classes have remained stagnant in the United States while the top earners have seen their wages grow exponentially . In the United States since the 2008 recession , nearly 99 percent of all new generated income has gone to the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans . Current trends suggest these enormous disparities in wealth are expanding . Amid calls for reform to redistribute wealth in the United States to the middle and working classes , criticism has mounted , stereotyping such reforms as \" handouts , \" \" free stuff \" or \" socialist . \" What these criticisms of proposed reforms for wealth inequality fail to recognize is that socialism for the wealthy not only exists , but is prevalent throughout our current system of government in the form of corporate socialism .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RC97ebd3bb80eda544109f69e93e0de6ca065e43cb7477c52747896929", "text": "“ With all due respect to Ethiopia , I do n’t know of any contributions that Ethiopia has made to the making of America . ” Story Continued Below President Lyndon Johnson , hoping to tamp down concerns about the immigration act at a time when Congress was engaged in an even more ferocious debate over the voting rights act , sought to downplay the implications of the proposed immigration law : “ This bill that we will sign today is not a revolutionary bill , ” he said upon signing it . The president , like many other of the law ’s supporters , sincerely believed that Europeans were most likely to take advantage of less stringent U.S. immigration policy . He was wrong .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCa84a0ee22abc4bee5942982b99eab0de6b201c53d445592c76724162", "text": "Sanders says he believes that comprehensive immigration reform needs to be passed and we have to move toward a path to citizenship . He agrees with Obama ’s use of executive orders to enact amnesty . Sanders says he wants to “ bring families together , not divide them up ” re : his immigration agenda . Sanders says he will use executive orders to grant a path to citizenship for all of the country ’s illegal immigrants . Clinton says she agrees with Obama ’s executive amnesty .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCbdd2144adf0a3e93953f3a40d6e942376b9ad6c589c066affec6364e", "text": "Then Elites run for president . Why run for president when already control country like dictatorship ? ” Then after what they call the “ fun Cyber Weapons Auction ” comes the real message , a serious threat . “ We want make sure Wealthy Elite recognizes the danger [ of ] cyberweapons . Let us spell out for Elites .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCc4036358190b357f97a526dfc0564b806a01341218e0ac1bc3f5d230", "text": "FBI agents met senior Clinton officials in Brooklyn in March to warn them it was the target of cyber attack . It was weeks before the attack on the Democratic National Committee came to light . Buy Yahoo News ' Michael Isikoff reported Friday that agents asked the campaign to hand over internal computer logs and senior officials ' email addresses . Through lawyers , the campaign refused to give over the information because ' the FBI ’s request for sensitive personal and campaign information data was too broad and intrusive ' , Yahoo News said . The involvement of the Justice Department 's national security division is a sign that the Obama administration has concluded that the hacking was state sponsored , individuals with knowledge of the investigation said .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCc4f1095e77d3b6d931a29cd40a0cafa95cf46b36ae48131f2a1ec07e", "text": "“ We 're not fans of data localization — the last thing the world needs is 193 members of the United Nations demanding that data only be stored within their own borders , ” he said . “ This is really a set of issues where the tech sector tends to be pretty united . ” RECENTLY ON PRO CYBERSECURITY — The Democrats ’ platform formally endorses a encryption commission that includes outside experts … Researchers say ISIL militants are shunning WhatsApp in favor of Telegram for encrypted communications … “ A federal judge ordered a suspect in a sex trafficking case to unlock his iPhone using his fingerprint , but for unknown reasons the process did not work ” … Three men were charged in what the Justice Department called a “ sophisticated ” cell phone hijacking scheme … A court denied Matthew Keys ’ attempt to remain out of prison while he appeals . QUICK BYTES — Russia is worried about Pokemon Go .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCcf3bd64c426aebec0e783381b122f5a0b9d26e9b674d07884d6a0353", "text": "Nearly three quarters of scholars believe that these missiles will somewhat or strongly increase the likelihood of violent confrontation between NATO and Russian forces . Not surprisingly , 27 percent of IR scholars believe that renewed Russian assertiveness is one of the most important foreign policy issues facing the United States today . The rhetoric of U.S. presidential candidates suggests they agree as “ how would you deal with Putin ” has become both a talking point and an internet meme . As we observed in the South Carolina Republican debate , we should not be surprised to see Russian foreign policy used by candidates as a cudgel to attack each other in the race for the U.S. presidency . TRIP Snap Polls are conducted with support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCd02add6b9aaebe46a2f4b869577e948680b76d3d07699ca5de410039", "text": "Oil prices have dropped below $ 30 a barrel in recent months , a fall of 70 percent since 2014 . Al Jazeera 's Bernard Smith , reporting from Doha , said that the challenge would be to get other producing countries , including Iran , to freeze production as well . Iran 's IRNA news agency said on Sunday the country had exported its first crude shipment to Europe since it reached a landmark deal last year with world powers . IRNA quoted Rokneddin Javadi , Iran 's deputy oil minister , as saying the shipment , the first in five years , marked \" a new chapter \" in Iran 's oil industry . Javadi said Iran had already reached an agreement to export oil to France , Russia and Spain .", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCdf6547bbe4531938cc9bcdb5ba45e6bfd7d9d4835415fdb5bf4f4c9c", "text": "All four girls married fighters approved by Isis – including an Australian and a US national – and two became widows within months of arriving in Syria , their families were told . In March last year , the Metropolitan police commissioner , Sir Bernard Hogan - Howe , said the teenagers could return home without fear of being prosecuted for terrorism , as long as no evidence emerged of them being engaged in violence . Akunjee told ITV : “ Leaving Isis is like trying to escape from Alcatraz , with a shoot - to - kill order added in ... Perhaps the only benefit out of this is as a tombstone and a testimony for others of the risks of actually going to a war zone , to dissuade people from ever making that choice . ”", "event": []}
{"id": "nw_RCe3f9c17cb88e1a8bd515e9853e8f37f4aca92677275634afe35a3d24", "text": "The Republicans ’ creation will soon be let loose on the land , leaving to others the job the party failed to carry out . ” Then referring to himself , he added , “ For this former Republican , and perhaps for others , the only choice will be to vote for Hillary Clinton . ” [ See Consortiumnews.com ’s “ Neocon Kagan Endorses Hillary Clinton . ” ] Kagan , whom Clinton appointed to a State Department advisory panel , is married to Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland , a former senior aide to Vice President Dick Cheney who rose under Clinton and helped orchestrate the Ukraine coup which sabotaged Obama ’s behind - the - scenes cooperation with Putin on touchy issues such as Iran and Syria . The Ukraine coup also opened the U.S. military - spending spigot even wider to pay for a new Cold War . [ See Consortiumnews.com ’s “ A Family Business of Perpetual War . ” ] Unpopular Warmongering", "event": []}