Q: The tuxedo shop was used as a front for laundering proceeds from a stolen credit cards .

Ragin and Hayes were accused of using a phony tuxedo rental business as a front for laundering proceeds from stolen credit cards .

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A: yes
Q: Chechen officials working for the Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels and tension is running high ahead of next Sunday 's presidential election in war-torn Chechnya .

Officials in Chechnya 's Moscow-backed government are a frequent target for rebels , and tension is running high ahead of Sunday 's presidential election in the war-ravaged region .

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A: yes
Q: But its most popular comedy , Friends , is going into its last season .

But its most popular comedy , Friends , will sign off after a two-hour finale next May .

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A:
yes