Q: The Syrian government has said nothing in public about the raid .

The Syrian government has had no public reaction to the clash .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: yes
Q: Yucaipa owned Dominick 's before selling the chain to Safeway in 1998 for $ 2.5 billion .

Yucaipa bought Dominick 's in 1995 for $ 693 million and sold it to Safeway for $ 1.8 billion in 1998 .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
A: no
Q: Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with five counts of first-degree murder for the Dec. 19 to Feb. 5 killings .

Paul Durousseau , 32 , was charged Tuesday with murder in five Jacksonville slayings between December and February , and in a 1997 Georgia killing .

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A:
no