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1 Fresno or jalapeño chili, stemmed, seeded and minced2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar

1 tablespoon finely grated fresh gingerKosher salt and ground black pepper3 tablespoons cornstarch

1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns, finely ground½ to 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder

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SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A former Harvard Medical School morgue manager has admitted his role in the theft and sale of human body parts — including hands, feet and heads.Cedric Lodge, 57, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Pennsylvania to interstate transport of stolen human remains, federal prosecutors said. He could face up to 10 years in prison.

The thefts from the morgue in Boston occurred from 2018 through at least March 2020, prosecutors said. Authorities have said Lodge, his wife and others were part of aof people who bought and sold human remains stolen from Harvard and a mortuary in Arkansas.