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  "id": 10619688,
  "title": "Evicted Spanish pensioner to return home, lawyer says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/evicted-spanish-pensioner-to-return-home-lawyer-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T05:36:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW News",
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    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/evicted-spanish-pensioner-to-return-home-lawyer-says/a-79467953?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal, known as Maricarmen, will be able to return to her Madrid apartment after being evicted, according to her lawyer Beatriz Duro, who said the agreement reached is a result of the social mobilization. The elderly woman, a wheelchair user, lived in the Spanish capital's Retiro neighborhood for most of her life. Her eviction sparked widespread solidarity protests across the country, with tens of thousands of people marching through Madrid's streets and setting up tents in the historic Puerta del Sol plaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who called the eviction a \"social tragedy,\" is expected to secure support for a housing bill during Tuesday's meeting of Spain's Council of Ministers, although the proposed legislation does not meet the protesters' demands for tougher action against abusive landlords and a freeze on rents.",
  "summary": "Maricarmen, who is 87 years old, became a symbol of the housing crisis in Spain after she was evicted last week from the apartment she had lived in for decades.",
  "key_points": [
    "87-year-old Maria del Carmen Abascal to return to Madrid apartment",
    "Eviction sparked solidarity protests across Spain",
    "Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to support housing bill"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Evicted Spanish pensioner to return home, lawyer says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/evicted-spanish-pensioner-to-return-home-lawyer-says-10620571",
        "published": "2026-09-29T05:36:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Evicted Spanish pensioner can return home after protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/evicted-spanish-pensioner-can-return-home-after-protests",
        "published": "2026-09-29T06:53:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Olive Press",
        "title": "Evicted Madrid pensioner can return to her home of 70 years after lawyer strikes deal with property owners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/evicted-madrid-pensioner-can-return-to-her-home-of-70-years-after",
        "published": "2026-09-29T07:06:11.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}