Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal

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Boy Scouts get conditional approval of $850M bankruptcy deal


A bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a proposal by the Boy Scouts of America to enter into an agreement that includes an $850 million fund to compensate tens of thousands of men who say they were sexually abused as youngsters by Scout leaders and others.

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