{
  "id": 2408742,
  "title": "Harvard agrees to $53m settlement over body parts theft",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/harvard-agrees-to-53m-settlement-over-body-parts-theft",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T17:19:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1541768/harvard-agrees-to-53m-settlement-over-body-parts-theft/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle lawsuits over stolen donated human remains. The settlement involves 47 families. Their loved ones had donated their bodies for medical research. A Massachusetts judge recently granted preliminary approval for the settlement. The cases involve remains that may have been mishandled between 2018 and 2023. Families […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}