QUES: He told the jury Stubbs is a " cold , calculating killer . "

District Attorney Dave Lupas reminded jurors that Stubbs is , " a cold , calculating killer " .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: yes


QUES: He also wrote the state was right to execute a search warrant at the store .

He said he had told the state police to execute a search warrant but stop if they encountered resistance .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS: no


QUES: British police arrested 21 people early Tuesday in connection with the suspected ritual murder of an African boy whose torso was found in the Thames River .

Police have arrested 21 people in connection with the murder of a young Nigerian child whose headless and limbless torso was found floating in the river Thames .

The sentences above mean the same or not?
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ANS:
yes