The suit cited the case of a 13-year-old New York City boy who said he ate at McDonald's three to four times a week and is now 5 foot 4 and 278 pounds.

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This alternative scouting organization has its roots in a Boy Scout troop based in New York City's East Harlem neighborhood and sponsored by the Unitarian Church of All Souls.

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