{
  "id": 1815587,
  "title": "Harvard to pay $53m over theft and sale of human remains from medical school",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/harvard-to-pay-53m-over-theft-and-sale-of-human-remains-from-medical",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T21:44:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/aug/18/harvard-human-remains-lawsuit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Cedric Lodge, 58, sentenced in December to eight years in prison for stealing and selling body parts in national scheme Harvard University has agreed to pay a $53m settlement to resolve civil lawsuits stemming from the illegal theft and sale of human remains that had been donated to its medical school for scientific research. A former Harvard medical school morgue manager, Cedric Lodge, 58, was…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}