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: Federal agents said Friday they are investigating the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .

Federal investigators are looking for possible connections between the theft of 1,100 pounds of an explosive chemical from construction companies in Colorado and California in the past week .

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A: yes
Q: He was eventually taken to London 's Hammersmith hospital , where doctors regulated Blair 's heart beat via electric shock .

He was taken to Hammersmith hospital , where doctors regulated Blair 's heart beat via electric shock in a procedure called " cardio-version " .

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A:
yes