2 w. ago The fallout of Epstein's crimes span the globe. Here's a look at some of those paying the cost

The fallout from Jeffrey Epstein’s transgressions spans oceans and continents, from the vulnerable girls he exploited to the elite people and institutions that chose to get involved, cover it up — or look away

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3 w. ago Larry Summers to relinquish Harvard teaching role amid Epstein inquiry

Decision comes after ex-treasury secretary said he would step back from public commitments over links to EpsteinLarry Summers, the former president of Harvard University, will stop teaching at the school while it investigates his connection to the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, a spokesman for Summers said on Wednesday.Emails recently released by the US House oversight committee reignited questions about Summers’ relationship with Epstein, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal charges of sex-trafficking minors. Many of the messages indicated a friendship that lasted well into 2019. Contact only ceased shortly before Epstein was arrested in July of that same year. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Lawrence Summers steps down from OpenAI board over Epstein emails

Scandal-hit former Treasury secretary had said he would withdraw from ‘public commitments’

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3 w. ago Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers says he will step back from public commitments after the release of emails showing he maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein long after the financier pleaded guilty to soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in 2008

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3 w. ago Lawrence Summers to step back from public roles over ties to Epstein

Former US Treasury secretary sought paedophile’s advice over relationship he was pursuing

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3 w. ago Lawrence Summers faces new scrutiny over ties to sex offender Epstein

Former US Treasury secretary sought paedophile’s advice over relationship he was pursuing

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4 w. ago Future Boy by Michael J Fox review – secrets from the set of a definitive 80s movie

The actor’s account of his big Hollywood break – and how it almost never happenedMichael J Fox has already eked out four books of Hollywood memoir, so the justification for a fifth – written with longtime collaborator Nelle Fortenberry – ought to be good. It is: the subject of these 176 pages is a three-month period in 1985 when Fox was simultaneously shooting his breakout sitcom role in Family Ties and the career-defining American classic, Back to the Future.That’s two more-than-full-time jobs for one little guy, necessitating that the then 23-year-old actor work 20-hour days, six days a week. This schedule was only possible because the mid-1980s was a time before showbiz labour laws caught up with basic human decency. These days, we’re told, a standard contract “demands two weeks of buffer time on either side of a job”, while Fox didn’t even get an hour. Continue reading...

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