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Kurnool Collector pledges to donate organs • Apr. 27, 2025, 12:04 AM ET (The Hindu)
Family donates organs of Washington County teen fatally hit by car: "It's helping someone live" • Apr. 19, 2025, 12:44 AM ET (CBS)

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