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Talk back: What's your take on Boy Scouts lifting ban on gay youth?
The Boy Scouts of America lifted a ban on openly gay youth Thursday, a change that will begin January of next year. A ban on gay Scout leaders remains in place. More than 61% of the Boy Scouts national council approved a resolution overturning the...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Religion and Belief, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Four Oklahoma tornado victims to be laid to rest Friday
Four of the people killed in a tornado earlier this week were to be laid to rest Friday in Oklahoma. The four are among the 24 victims of Monday's tornado that devastated the Oklahoma City area, particularly the suburb of Moore. Funeral services for...
Tags: Obituaries, Natural Disasters, Tornadoes
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Ex-Scout James Dale: Boy Scouts should accept gay leaders
NEW YORK -- A former Boy Scout whose decision to fight his ouster from the organization for being gay went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court says the group's vote to permit gay youth but not gay Scout leaders is a "bit of a step backward." James...
Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, Youth Organizations, Gays and Lesbians, Social Organizations, Politics
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Boy Scouts of America lifts ban on gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In a highly anticipated vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. The resolution was adopted with more...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Gays and Lesbians, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Religious Events
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Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay youth
GRAPEVINE, Texas — In an emotionally charged vote Thursday, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban on gay youth starting in January next year, the latest sign of a shift in American attitudes toward gays and lesbians. After months of debate in...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Gays and Lesbians, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Services and Shopping
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Letters: Scouting should stick to the basics
Re "Scouting's error," Opinion, May 22 It boggles the mind that the Boy Scouts of America wraps itself up in this bigoted view of homosexual leaders when in many other ways it has always been very inclusive. James Dale's piece expresses the view of...Tags: Clubs and Associations, Abusive Behavior, Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Minority Groups
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Jury deadlocks again on life term or death for Jodi Arias
PHOENIX—The judge in the Jodi Arias murder trial declared a mistrial in the penalty phase Thursday after the jury reported for a second time that it was deadlocked on whether to sentence her to life in prison or death for killing her one-time...
Tags: Television Industry, Prosecution, Death Penalty, Punishment, Trials
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Boy Scouts set to vote on lifting gay youth ban
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- Thursday’s vote on whether to lift the ban on gay youths in the Boy Scouts of America could symbolize a cultural shift. Texas businessman Barry Price was so disturbed by the prospect that he joined a protest Wednesday,...
Tags: Clubs and Associations, Youth Organizations, U.S. Military, Social Organizations, Religious Events
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Forget gay Scouts, the real threat is clueless dads
The Boy Scouts of America is voting on whether to allow gay boys to be Scouts. Which is, of course, really stupid, because gay boys are already Scouts, and have been for many years, even if Scouting chooses to think otherwise. Still, this is a serious...
Tags: Youth Organizations, Social Organizations, Internal Revenue Service
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Oklahoma tornado: Relief center offers supplies and comfort
MOORE, Okla. -- The First Baptist Church of Moore has experienced hard times before. In 1999, it was next door to the disaster zone after what became known as the May 3 tornado. As it did then, the church has become a sprawling relief hub. Inside...
Tags: Insurance, Mary Fallin, Disasters and Accidents, Human Interest, Air and Space Accidents
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Teacher's recording captures harrowing moments during tornado
The chilling screams of students and teachers can be heard on a newly released audio recording, which was made as a killer tornado swept through Briarwood Elementary School in Oklahoma City. The audio, broadcast by KFOR-TV in Oklahoma City on Thursday,...
Tags: Teachers, Briarwood, Natural Disasters, Teaching and Learning, Tornadoes
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Bridge section collapses on I-5 north of Seattle
SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, icy waters of the Skagit River. The bridge failed without warning between the towns of...
Tags: Mount Vernon, Prosecution, Witnesses
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