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British Broadcasting Corp. Director General Alasdair Milne resigned Thursday, a move that follows charges of news bias and a series of controversies at the state-chartered television and radio network. The BBC said in London that Milne, 56, who has served as director general since July 1982, resigned for “personal reasons.” The network declined to elaborate.

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