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Proof: US presses Europe to release 'immediately' diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-01T23:31:59Z","headline":"US presses Europe to release 'immediately' diesel reserves as Trump threatens export ban","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"france24","url":"https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261001-us-europe-diesel-reserves-fuel-prices","v":1}

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9228bea7d73ef36a0feb12b29c46f10c24f4405886ebf8b6705032de43036c49

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 969510, mined 2026-10-02 00:47 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-9228bea7d73e.json prints 9228bea7d73ef36a0feb12b29c46f10c24f4405886ebf8b6705032de43036c49. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
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