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Proof: Firing squad execution of Fort Hood mass murderer to be livestreamed

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-08T23:52:33Z","headline":"Firing squad execution of Fort Hood mass murderer to be livestreamed","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"foxnews","url":"https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pentagon-confirms-fort-hood-terrorists-firing-squad-execution-livestreamed-details-follow","v":1}

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67f4474b85937194d03196016456410b5a11c12a21e5bce990a2222862eeb5ec

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970550, mined 2026-10-09 00:17 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-67f4474b8593.json prints 67f4474b85937194d03196016456410b5a11c12a21e5bce990a2222862eeb5ec. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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