Head of Nobel-awarding Swedish Academy steps down after criticism
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The head of the Swedish Academy stepped down on Thursday after criticism of how the institution, which picks the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, handled a probe into allegations of sexual misconduct by a man married to one of its members.