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Proof: California acquired 640 acres near Pioneertown for western Joshua tree conservation

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{"first_seen":"2026-09-28T06:52:14Z","headline":"California acquired 640 acres near Pioneertown for western Joshua tree conservation","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"timesofindia","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/nature/california-acquired-640-acres-near-pioneertown-for-western-joshua-tree-conservation-climate-projections-rank-it-among-southern-californias-best-future-habitats-with-tribal-co-management-now-being-planned/articleshow/134525628.cms","v":1}

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fb9595054a28cafc0f407aec0cbc95f1189d7a1dfa7a74441bf6c1c0381e9a99

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 968961, mined 2026-09-28 06:58 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-09-28 06:57 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-09-28 06:57 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-fb9595054a28.json prints fb9595054a28cafc0f407aec0cbc95f1189d7a1dfa7a74441bf6c1c0381e9a99. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-fb9595054a28.json and headline-fb9595054a28.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-fb9595054a28.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.

Sealed automatically, 5 min after it was first seen.