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Harvard says it is investigating ties between former president Summers and Epstein

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Neither Harvard nor Professor Lawrence Summers responded immediately to requests for comment.

Neither Harvard nor Professor Lawrence Summers responded immediately to requests for comment.

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Jin Yu Young

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Harvard University said on Nov 18 that it has started a new investigation into ties that former Harvard president Lawrence Summers and others at the university had with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Harvard said the investigation looks at a newly released batch of Epstein’s e-mails to Professor Summers and other people, The Harvard Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, and the The Boston Globe reported on Nov 18.

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