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Proof: German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election

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da03821a26123752f98ec60bd88936a147ab77588c7544a5cb2c8c26e3eb20d7

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-da03821a2612.json prints da03821a26123752f98ec60bd88936a147ab77588c7544a5cb2c8c26e3eb20d7. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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