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Sex crimes on campus are going public.

Hello again, I'm Aranalni, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

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Harvard, Ohio State, and 53 other colleges and universities are under suspicion of mishandling complaints of sexual assault on campus.

Today's release of an embarrassing list by the Department of Education follows Vice President Biden's warning that educational institutions face the facts.

It demonstrates that a subject too tough for prior generations to talk about is now hot-button politics. Today's disclosures are part

of an ongoing movement. We'll trace its progress and see what might be next. Today's talking

point are corporate executives too big to jail. First, here's the news.

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International Program Fund. Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Some of America's most

prestigious institutions of higher education are on an embarrassing

list released today by the Department of Education. They are under investigation for the way they've

handled complaints of sexual abuse on campus. We'll hear how a group of victims has come out of the

shadows to reach the White House and Capitol Hill. Today's talking point, possible criminal

charges against two big banks

may not mean what they sound like. We hear how major corporations are almost immune from

meaningful prosecution. First, this news update, May Day in Istanbul, a city of 14 million people

almost shut down the city today. Thousands of protesters were met with water cannons

and tear gas, but there was also celebration mixed with the protest. Daniel Dombie is

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