{
  "id": 12277239,
  "title": "Woman used €1M amber nugget as doorstop for decades, thieves missed it",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/woman-used-1m-amber-nugget-as-doorstop-for-decades-thieves-missed-it",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T19:46:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/elderly-woman-used-7-7-pound-amber-nugget-as-doorstop-for-decades-unaware-it-was-up-to-70-million-years-old-and-worth-1-million-burglars-stole-gold-but-overlooked-romanias-rare-rumanite-treasure/articleshow/134716597.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An elderly Romanian woman used a 7.7-pound amber nugget as a doorstop for decades, unaware it could be up to 70 million years old and worth an estimated €1 million. The rare reddish specimen was overlooked by burglars who stole gold from her home and is now preserved as a Romanian national treasure.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}