Nation/World News
Nation/World News
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NATION/WORLD NEWS
Scouts OK gay youths, not leaders
The decision is framed as a compromise but one that could lead to thousands of defections.
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NATIONAL
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys
After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the BSA's controversies are far from over.
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NATIONAL ECONOMY
Stocks open lower, market headed for a weekly loss
Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street, putting the market on track for its first weekly loss after four weeks of gains.
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WORLD
Abe on 1st trip to Myanmar by Japan PM in 36 years
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Myanmar on Friday on the first visit to the country by a Japanese leader in 36 years, as Tokyo bids to reassert its position as a top economic partner after decades of frosty relations with the previous military regime.
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NATIONAL
Wash. I-5 bridge collapse caused by oversize load
A truck carrying an oversize load struck a bridge on the major thoroughfare between Seattle and Canada, sending a section of the span and two vehicles into the Skagit River below, though all three occupants suffered only minor injuries.
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WORLD
UK fighter jet scrambled to divert civilian plane
A British fighter jet was launched to divert a civilian plane carrying nearly 300 passengers from Pakistan to England after an incident on board, British officials said Friday.
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WORLD
Russia: Syrian regime may take part in peace talks
The Syrian government has agreed "in principle" to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the country's civil war, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Friday, the first confirmation that President Bashar Assad's regime would be willing to take part in the talks with the...
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WORLD
Kenya's mental hospital drugs, confines patients
An advocacy group says patients at Kenya's only psychiatric hospital are often confined and immobilized using drugs that put them into a comatose-like state, factors that could have led to the recent escape of 40 male patients.
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NATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS
US durable goods orders rise 3.3 percent in April
U.S. orders for long-lasting manufactured goods rebounded in April, buoyed by more demand for aircraft and stronger business investment. The gains suggest economic growth may be holding steady this spring.
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NATIONAL
Evacuated residents of ND city returning home
Residents of a northeastern North Dakota city who evacuated their homes Tuesday because flooding threatened a nearby dam are going home.








