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Proof: USS Lincoln sailors reunite with families after 322 days abroad

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-10T00:11:55Z","headline":"USS Lincoln sailors reunite with families after 322 days abroad","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"jpost","url":"https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-911197","v":1}

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140f0dfe43c7de8738597840ab63ea4219a97a94cc38bb9ff57708db9083f0d5

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970698, mined 2026-10-10 00:44 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-140f0dfe43c7.json prints 140f0dfe43c7de8738597840ab63ea4219a97a94cc38bb9ff57708db9083f0d5. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-140f0dfe43c7.json and headline-140f0dfe43c7.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-140f0dfe43c7.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
  3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

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