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Proof: Haze persists as 38 areas record unhealthy API readings as of 8am

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-09T00:52:58Z","headline":"Haze persists as 38 areas record unhealthy API readings as of 8am","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thestarmy","url":"https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/09/haze-persists-as-38-areas-record-unhealthy-api-readings-as-of-8am","v":1}

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0414a3b38b94d5993962d3e0b76b49f76995a71f4ae9628c82a5ecfa65606bd8

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970560, mined 2026-10-09 01:09 UTC.

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  1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-0414a3b38b94.json prints 0414a3b38b94d5993962d3e0b76b49f76995a71f4ae9628c82a5ecfa65606bd8. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
  2. Drop headline-0414a3b38b94.json and headline-0414a3b38b94.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-0414a3b38b94.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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