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MIT: Hackers could alter ballots in widely used voting app

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated more than $700,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times after being convicted of sex crimes in 2008, according to new findings from a law firm hired to investigate Epstein's ties with the elite school. MIT President L. Rafael Reif called the findings “a sharp reminder of human fallibility and its consequences.” (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

MIT professor denies misleading school over Epstein funding

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

MIT warns foreign students of possible visits from ICE

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, students walk on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein donated more than $700,000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and visited campus at least nine times after being convicted of sex crimes in 2008, according to new findings from a law firm hired to investigate Epstein's ties with the elite school, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. MIT President L. Rafael Reif called the findings “a sharp reminder of human fallibility and its consequences.” ( AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)

Epstein gave $850,000 to MIT, visited 9 times, report finds

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

In this April 3, 2017, file photo, students walk past the &quot;Great Dome&quot; atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said in an Oct. 17, 2019, letter provided to The Associated Press, that it has opened an investigation into &quot;radiation safety and compliance&quot; at the university's Bates Research and Engineering Center in Middleton, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

APNewsBreak: State investigating MIT lab radiation complaint

By PHILIP MARCELO - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, L. Rafael Reif addresses a news conference after he was announced as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reif has ordered an independent investigation after a report about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and a prestigious research lab at the school, he wrote in a letter to the university community Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

MIT president says he signed a letter thanking Epstein

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This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. A judge is expected to discuss plans for the unsealing of more court records in a civil case involving sexual abuse claims against the financier Epstein. The hearing in Manhattan federal court Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019, was ordered after a federal appeals court in New York ordered U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska to release the records after considering the privacy interests of third-parties. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

The Latest: Researcher tied to Epstein quits NY Times board

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FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, L. Rafael Reif addresses a news conference after he was announced as the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reif has ordered an independent investigation after a report about ties between Jeffrey Epstein and a prestigious research lab at the school, he wrote in a letter to the university community Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

Director of MIT’s Media Lab steps down over Epstein ties

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2 top researchers quitting MIT Media Lab over Epstein ties

By FRANK BAJAK - Associated Press

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Darknet illuminated by MIT tool

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

This Sunday, April 28, 2019 photo provided by Raymond Huffman shows Massachusetts Institute of Technology's signature Great Dome draped with a giant cloth version of Captain America's red, white and blue shield, in Cambridge, Mass. MIT students for generations have centered similar pranks on the dome, this time drawing inspiration from America's hottest movie, &quot;Avengers: Endgame.&quot; The shield went up Saturday night and was taken down Monday morning. (Raymond Huffman via AP)

Cover-up: Students deck out dome with Captain America shield

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This Sunday, April 28, 2019, photo provided by Raymond Huffman shows Massachusetts Institute of Technology's signature Great Dome draped with a giant cloth version of Captain America's red, white and blue shield, in Cambridge, Mass. MIT students for generations have centered similar pranks on the dome, this time drawing inspiration from America's hottest movie, &quot;Avengers: Endgame.&quot; The shield went up Saturday night and was taken down Monday morning. (Raymond Huffman via AP)

MIT students’ prank turns dome into Captain America shield

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In this Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, photo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology facial recognition researcher Joy Buolamwini takes questions from reporters at the school, in Cambridge, Mass. Buolamwini's research has uncovered racial and gender bias in facial analysis tools sold by companies such as Amazon that have a hard time recognizing certain faces, especially darker-skinned women. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Face recognition researcher fights Amazon over biased AI

By MATT O'BRIEN - Associated Press

Group at MIT wants a celebration for a new college canceled

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MIT chief decries Khashoggi killing but won’t cut Saudi ties

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 3, 2017 file photo, students walk past the &quot;Great Dome&quot; atop Building 10 on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge, Mass. An MIT review of the school's ties to Saudi Arabia has concluded that it should not break with the kingdom following the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

MIT report recommends against cutting ties with Saudi Arabia

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press

This image released by Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures / Warner Bros. Pictures shows Dolph Lundgren, left, and Florian Munteanu in a scene from &quot;Creed II.&quot; (Barry Wetcher/Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

In ‘Creed II,’ Dolph Lundgren is happy he has better lines

By JOHN CARUCCI - Associated Press

In this Sept. 3, 2013 photo, Pulitzer Prize winning author Junot Diaz pauses during an interview in New York. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology investigation has cleared the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and creative writing professor to return to the classroom this fall. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Author Junot Diaz cleared of wrongdoing in MIT investigation

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Baltimore to MIT: Grad ‘transitions out of survival mode’

By LIZ BOWIE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo, Chief Operating Officer of Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, delivers a speech during the visit of a start-up companies gathering at Paris' Station F in Paris. Sandberg, who oversees Facebook’s business operations, is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday, June 8, 2018. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

Sheryl Sandberg uses Facebook’s woes as lesson for MIT grads

By COLLIN BINKLEY - Associated Press