Question: Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, are gathering in Laos to discuss topics ranging from terrorism and economic integration to non-aggression treaties with several regional neighbors.

Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations work for ASEAN.
Answer: no
Question: Successful plaintiffs recovered punitive damages in Texas discrimination cases 53% of the time.

Legal costs to recover punitive damages are a deductible business expense.
Answer: no
Question: DENVER Angie Zapata was a tall woman with striking black hair and eyes who would attract the attention of men, even those who knew she was biologically male. But prosecutors say when Allen Andrade found out, he beat her to death with a fire extinguisher. Her sister discovered her battered body under a blanket in her Greeley apartment last July. Andrade, 32, of Thorton, is scheduled to go on trial Tuesday on charges including first-degree murder and a bias-motivated crime, which could add three years to his prison sentence if convicted.

Angie Zapata has been killed with a fire extinguisher.
Answer:
yes