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  "id": 12425434,
  "title": "France’s conundrum: How to cut spending amid protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/frances-conundrum-how-to-cut-spending-amid-protests-12425434",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:49:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Prime Minister Lecornu is pledging to improve schools at a time when the government seeks to save billions. France's dilemma can be seen across the EU: How to cut spending when citizens are demanding more from the state?",
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Photos: School blockades, street protests grip France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/photos-school-blockades-street-protests-grip-france",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:53:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "France’s conundrum: How to cut spending amid protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/frances-conundrum-how-to-cut-spending-amid-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-06T16:49:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/tear-gas-in-paris-and-marseille-as-school-protests-grow-across-france",
        "published": "2026-10-06T18:03:19.000Z"
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}