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  "id": 12452690,
  "title": "Cornell taps ex-Justice Department official Sally Yates to review school's handling of sexual assault cases",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cornell-taps-ex-justice-department-official-sally-yates-to-review",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T19:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC News",
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    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/cornell-rape-investigation-sally-yates-9.7371492"
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  "summary": "Cornell University has appointed Sally Yates, a former deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, to review its handling of sexual misconduct complaints. The review will examine how the university investigates reports of sexual assault and harassment, its disciplinary process, campus police responses, and oversight of student organizations.\n\nThe announcement comes amid outrage over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. According to The Korea Times, a woman known as Jane Doe reported being sexually assaulted by multiple Chi Phi fraternity brothers after being pressured into drinking and taking drugs.\n\nYates' assessment will also look at the support provided to students, as reported by The Korea Times. No further details have been provided about the review's scope or timeline.",
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        "outlet": "The New York Times",
        "title": "Sally Yates to Lead Internal Investigation Into Cornell’s Handling of Sexual Assault Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/sally-yates-to-lead-internal-investigation-into-cornells-handling-of",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:00:17.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Cornell brings in ex-Justice official Sally Yates to review school’s handling of sex assault claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cornell-brings-in-ex-justice-official-sally-yates-to-review-schools",
        "published": "2026-10-06T17:17:06.000Z"
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        "title": "Cornell brings in former DOJ official Sally Yates to review handling of sex assault claims",
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        "published": "2026-10-06T17:29:14.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Former US Deputy AG Sally Yates to lead review of Cornell sexual assault responses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-us-deputy-ag-sally-yates-to-lead-review-of-cornell-sexual",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:19:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Cornell taps Sally Yates to lead review of its response to sexual misconduct claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cornell-taps-sally-yates-to-lead-review-of-its-response-to-sexual",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:54:58.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Former Obama official will review Cornell’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/former-obama-official-will-review-cornells-handling-of-sexual",
        "published": "2026-10-06T19:11:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Cornell retains former acting attorney general to lead investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/cornell-retains-former-acting-attorney-general-to-lead-investigation",
        "published": "2026-10-06T19:21:35.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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