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US administration cuts more Harvard funding

US Presdient Donald Trump. [File, AFP]

The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school's president said it shared "common ground" with the Trump administration on many issues.

Federal agencies are terminating $450 million in grants to Harvard, on top of the $2.2 billion in cuts unveiled last week, the Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement, citing a "dark problem" of discrimination at the school.

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