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Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.
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Same story. Mostly aligned wording.Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.
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What happenedBOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.
The headline splitThe headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
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Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceMostly same
0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.
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Left / center-leftHarvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
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Right / center-rightHarvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
BOSTON (AP) — Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former...
Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
Harvard University Medical School has agreed to pay $53 million to settle a class action lawsuit over its former morgue manager’s illegal sale of human remains.
Harvard agrees to $53 million settlement over body parts stolen and sold by former morgue manager
Harvard Medical School says it agreed to pay $53 million to settle class action lawsuits by relatives of body donors whose remains were sold on the black market by its former morgue manager.