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Brown University strikes $50m deal to end Trump administration pressure

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Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, is believed to be the third Ivy League school to strike a deal with Donald Trump's government [Steven Senne/AP Photo]

Brown University has become the third Ivy League campus to reach a deal with the administration of United States President Donald Trump, in a bid to restore frozen federal funding.

The agreement, announced on Wednesday, is the latest instance of an elite US school bargaining with the president and acceding to his demands.

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