Problem: Nike Inc. said, Monday, that its first-quarter profit grew 32 percent, as the world's largest sneaker and athletic apparel company posted broad gains in sales and orders.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Nike said that orders for delivery were up 11 percent from a year earlier, and it was optimistic about its growth prospects.

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Answer: no

Problem: The Interacademy Panel on International Issues (IAP), a global network of the world's science academies, has released a statement urging parents and teachers to provide children with 'the facts about the origin and evolution of life on Earth'. The statement is signed by 67 of the 92 member academies of the organisation, and notes that in some schools around the world, "testable theories" about evolution are being "concealed, denied or confused by theories not testable by science".

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Scientists want children to learn evolution.

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Answer: yes

Problem: The chaotic situation unleashed in Bogota last night, with the assasination of Justice Carlos Valencia, began on the 28th of July in Medellin, when motorized paid assasins murdered third public order Judge Maria Elena Diaz.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
Justice Carlos Valencia was killed in Colombia.

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Answer: yes

Problem: The resignation came amid recent allegations by Massachusetts' attorney general that the Boston archdiocese engaged in "an elaborate scheme" to keep quiet the issue of child sexual abuse by priests.

Based on that paragraph can we say the following?
The state attorney general claimed that the archdiocese engaged in a coverup.

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yes