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Borge Brende resigns as World Economic Forum chief after an independent probe found ties to Jeffrey Epstein; Brende had ongoing contact with Epstein after Epstein's conviction, but the review said no new concerns beyond what had been disclosed.
Larry Summers, former Harvard president, will resign from teaching at Harvard and step down as co-director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center at Harvard Kennedy School as a government release of Epstein-related documents renews scrutiny of his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
Larry Summers, a former U.S. Treasury secretary and Harvard president, will retire from his Harvard professorship at the end of the academic year amid ongoing scrutiny of his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, after stepping back from teaching last year and relinquishing roles as he faced disclosures and investigations that have roiled political and academic circles.
Nobel laureate Richard Axel resigns as co-director of Columbia's Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute amid revelations of a multi-year association with Jeffrey Epstein; he calls the ties a serious error and will focus on his lab, while Columbia says no policy violations occurred and notes the broader fallout from the Epstein documents.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will not resign after the release of explicit text messages with a former aide who later died by suicide, as some House Republicans call for his ouster while leadership remains cautious and an ethics review unfolds ahead of Texas primary.
Newly released texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales pressured a staffer for explicit photos and discussed sexual topics, prompting several MAGA-aligned lawmakers to call for his resignation as an Office of Congressional Conduct inquiry unfolds and he faces a tight Texas GOP primary.
Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will not resign amid affair allegations, signaling he intends to remain in Congress despite scrutiny and pressure.
Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will not resign following the release of text messages allegedly showing him seeking intimate photos from a former aide who later died by suicide, as he faces a competitive GOP primary and calls for his ouster; the live updates also touch on other Capitol Hill stories including DOJ- Epstein-file scrutiny and infrastructure/courthouse concerns.
Laurence des Cars has resigned as head of the Louvre after an October daylight heist in which thieves stole about €88m worth of Napoleonic jewellery. A parliamentary inquiry condemned systemic security failures and a denial of risk, highlighting inadequate security upgrades and limited CCTV coverage, and calling for a fresh leadership to drive urgent reforms as investigations continue and the stolen items remain unrecovered.
After a February ICE protest outside Quakertown Community High School, a video shows Quakertown Police Chief Scott McElree wrestling a student to the ground, prompting community demands for his resignation as the Bucks County DA investigates; several students were arrested, fundraising for their legal defense has surpassed $30,000, and counselors will be available as students return to class.
Rep. Tony Gonzales faces mounting Republican calls to resign after allegations of an affair with a former staffer who died by suicide; he denies the affair, while an Office of Congressional Conduct review looms and GOP leaders weigh support ahead of a tight March 3 primary that could affect Speaker Johnson and Trump’s backing.
Tony Clark resigned as executive director of the MLBPA amid a federal probe into potential misused funds and reports of an inappropriate relationship with his sister-in-law, who has worked for the union since 2023. Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo questioned the propriety of the relationship, suggesting it could be a family matter or tied to the FBI investigation rather than a broader league issue.
Bruce Meyer, the MLB Players Association’s No. 2 official, says he’s shaken by the events surrounding Tony Clark’s resignation as executive director, signaling internal turmoil as leadership changes unfold.
Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her cabinet resigned, with ministers submitting their letters ahead of a parliamentary session to elect a new prime minister. With the LDP holding a strong lower-house majority, Takaichi is expected to be reinstated as premier, and the chief cabinet secretary will announce the new cabinet lineup after the vote; major changes to the cabinet are unlikely.
Tony Clark will resign as MLBPA executive director amid a federal probe into licensing money and the Players Way program; the MLBPA’s eight-member executive subcommittee said an interim director will be named and an external search won’t be started, as the union heads into upcoming CBA negotiations with MLB and Clark’s long tenure (since 2013) and anti-cap stance provide context for the leadership transition.