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Class action lawsuit filed after allegations of body parts stolen from Harvard Medical School morgue

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager as well as Harvard officials are now facing a class action lawsuit in connection with the alleged mishandling, theft and sale of donated human remains from the Harvard Medical School morgue. Keches Law Group filed the suit on Thursday, naming the president and fellows of Harvard College as defendants alongside former morgue manager Cedric Lodge. The suit, which is seeking monetary damages for its plaintiff John Bozek and “all others similarly situated,” follows days after federal authorities announced allegations that several people took part in the sale and transportation of stolen body parts from the Harvard Medical School morgue in a case spanning several states. The suit says families entrusted the deceased bodies of their family members into Harvard’s custody for medical research and academic study. The suit then alleges Harvard and Lodge breached duty of care and were negligent by failing to take responsible steps t...

Hampton Beach hosts 23rd annual sandcastle contest

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

The 23rd annual Hampton Beach Sand Sculpting Classic is underway in New Hampshire Thursday, featuring sand sculptures that can win thousands in prize money.SKY7 HD over the beach Friday morning showed builders taking to sand to show off their skills on the second day of the festival.You can join in on the voting Saturday and enjoy fireworks later in the evening. The sandcastles will be lit up through June 26.

Police recover gun after fight outside Roxbury school 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

Emergency crews responded to a large fight outside a school in Roxbury Friday, also recovering a gun at the scene, according to police. Boston police said they responded to an area near the John D. O’Bryant School of Mathematics and Science shortly before 2 p.m. following a report of a fight.A large police presence was later seen still in the area around 2:30 p.m.The cause of the fight remained under investigation as of Friday afternoon.No further information was immediately available. This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Destruction in Texas Panhandle: Storm blamed for 3 deaths there wrecked mobile homes and main street

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

By DAVID ERICKSON, SARAH BRUMFIELD and KEN MILLER (Associated Press)PERRYTON, Texas (AP) — As Sabrina Devers watched what would turn out to be a deadly summer storm approach her ranch just north of the Texas Panhandle town Perryton, she first spotted golf ball-sized and then softball-sized hail.Then, Devers said, across the high plains toward Perryton, the system spawned a tornado.Once the twister had moved through, Devers drove into into the town to find a path of wreckage local officials estimated was a quarter of a mile (0.4 kilometer) wide, and 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) long. The Thursday afternoon storm would be blamed for three deaths and more than 100 injuries as it destroyed hundreds of homes, tossed vehicles into buildings and knocked out power and cellphone service in Perryton, a town of 8,000 about 115 miles (185 kilometers) northeast of Amarillo, just south of the Oklahoma line.“The devastation was unbelievable,” Devers told Fox Weather. “It took a ...

Style at Home: Understanding the differences between cluttercore and clustercore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

Katie Laughridge | Tribune News ServiceWhen it comes to home design, two seemingly similar concepts have gained attention in the online world in recent years: cluttercore and clustercore.While they share similarities, a few key differences set them apart. Cluttercore and clustercore represent two contrasting philosophies when it comes to organizing and displaying personal belongings.Ultimately, both cluttercore and clustercore offer unique ways to infuse personality and creativity into home design, allowing you to express your individuality through your living spaces.What is cluttercore?Cluttercore finds beauty in the chaos, embracing the idea that a space can be filled with items that bring joy and nostalgia. It encourages a sense of comfort and familiarity, where every nook and cranny tells a story. Cluttercore enthusiasts often prioritize sentimentality over minimalism, allowing their homes to become a reflection of their personal journeys and experiences.Functionally, it embrace...

Harvard Medical School threatened with class action lawsuit over alleged body snatching ring

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

The disclosure of an alleged human body parts trafficking operation connected to the Harvard Medical School morgue’s fallout has begun with the filing of a lawsuit against the school and the employee allegedly responsible for these “deplorable acts.”“The law recognizes that human beings are entitled to be treated with decency and dignity after death including by not having their bodies mishandled, viewed, dismembered, and/or sold by those entrusted with them,” the lawsuit filed Friday in Suffolk Superior Court states.“Families who lose loved ones find solace in temporarily entrusting the bodies of their loved ones to an institution such as Harvard Medical School with the goal of furthering academic and medical research,” it continues. “The actions of the Harvard Medical School morgue manager in mishandling and selling the body parts of cadavers donated to the school was a reprehensible tragedy that should have never happened.”The lawsuit, which seeks recognition as a class action cl...

NCAA committee recommends dropping marijuana from banned drug list, focus testing instead on PEDs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An NCAA panel is calling for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, suggesting that testing should be limited to performance-enhancing substances.The proposal released Friday from the Committee on Competitive Safeguards and Medical Aspects of Sports would mark a big change for the NCAA, which has been conducting drug tests at championship events since 1986. Committee members recommended halting cannabis tests at such events until a final decision is made, likely this fall.Legislation would still have to be introduced and approved by all three NCAA divisions to take effect. Administrators in Divisions II and III had asked the committee to study the issue.The recommendation comes as the U.S. is seeing more and more states allowing medical or recreational marijuana use.Earlier this year, the committee increased the THC threshold needed for a positive test and recommended revamped penalties for athletes. The threshold for THC — t...

Housing affordability crisis requires “all hands on deck” response: CMHC

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

TORONTO — When Bob Dugan surveys the future of Canada’s housing market, he doesn’t see the rosy picture many long for. “I’m actually worried that affordability is going to deteriorate rather than improve unless we can do something about it,” the chief economist at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation told The Canadian Press on Friday.A day earlier, the country had learned from the Canadian Real Estate Association that the actual national average home price was $729,044 in May, up 3.2 per cent from a year earlier, while the seasonally adjusted average home price was $715,290, up 2.7 per cent from April. The average topped $1 million in the Greater Toronto Area and several parts of B.C. Dugan’s feelings about the lack of affordability have been festering within the federal housing agency for some time, prompting it to ring alarm bells last summer, when it revealed the country needed to build 3.5 million more homes than it is on track for to reach some semblance of affor...

Woman dead in two-vehicle crash in Brampton

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

A woman has died following a multi-vehicle crash in Brampton.Peel Regional Police were called to the Kennedy Road South and Steeles Avenue East area on Friday afternoon for reports of a two-car collision.An adult woman was pronounced dead, police said. It’s unclear if there are other injuries.The drivers of the two vehicles remained at the scene and are cooperating with the police.There are road closures in the area, including westbound at Steeles and southbound at Kennedy.FATAL COLLISION: -Kennedy Rd S / Steeles Ave E #Brampton-Two vehicles, all remained. -Adult Fml has died -Other injuries unknown -W/B Steels blocked -S/B Kennedy blocked -Please use alternate routes-PR230195694— Peel Regional Police (@PeelPolice) June 16, 2023

2024 trial date set for 2 men in Vermont murder-for-hire case

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 17:19:55 GMT

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — Two men facing federal charges connected to the 2018 abduction and killing of a Vermont man are scheduled to go on trial in the fall of 2024, a judge decided Friday. U.S. District Court Judge Geoffrey Crawford set an Oct. 7, 2024 start date for the trial of Serhat Gumrukcu, of Los Angeles, and Berk Eratay, of Las Vegas. They pleaded not guilty last year to a charge of wire fraud as part of an alleged international murder-for-hire conspiracy that was tied to an oil deal. The two men were previously charged with arranging to have the third defendant, Jerry Banks, kidnap and kill Gregory Davis, 49, of Danville, Vermont.Banks, of Colorado, who prosecutors say abducted and killed Davis, changed his plea to guilty earlier this month. Prosecutors say Banks was part of a plot that began when Davis had been threatening to go to the FBI to report he’d been involved in a fraudulent oil deal with Gumrukcu. Davis’ body was found by the side of a snowy Vermont back road.A f...