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Damage Estimate Revealed in Apartment Fire
A fire that tore through two apartments on San Antonio's northeast side
caused $30,000 in damage. A woman took a nap Monday night and forgot
about the Ramen noodles she left cooking on her stove. Her granddaughter
woke her up in time. They got out safely. No one was hurt.Damage Estimate Revealed in Apartment Fire

Tuesday, February 21 2012, 09:47 PM CST

TEXAS NEWS

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban
May 22, 2013 18:05 GMT

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America will convene a two-day meeting of 1,400 local leaders to consider changing its long-standing ban on openly gay boys in the scouting movement.

Officials of the Irving, Texas-based organization are scheduled to begin the meeting Wednesday. On Thursday, they plan to open the first of the ballots cast on whether to allow homosexual Boy Scouts.

Scouting officials have proposed allowing openly gay Scouts but retaining the ban on gay adult Scout leaders.

Some conservatives have denounced the proposal, saying the Scouts' traditions would be undermined by the presence of openly gay youth. Gay-rights supporters have welcomed the proposed change but want the Boy Scouts to lift the ban on gay adults as well.

The gathering is being held in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine.

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BUSINESS NEWS

Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Chairman Ben Bernanke is telling Congress that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to end its extraordinary stimulus programs.

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IN THE NEWS: TEENS MOVING TO TWITTER TO DODGE PARENTS, OTHER BORES

WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you're one of those parents who are on Facebook in part to keep an eye on what your kids are up to -- here's a news flash: your kids are on to you and have moved to Twitter.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- From bikinis to Hawaiian shirts -- it's time to gear up for the beach.

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