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  "id": 12697855,
  "title": "Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, dies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-pensioner-maricarmen-abascal-heart-of-spains-housing-protests",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:19:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20261007-evicted-pensioner-maricarmen-abascal-heart-of-spain-housing-protests-has-died"
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  "summary": "Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Massive protests following Abascal's eviction spiralled into a political crisis, eventually leading Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to call a snap election.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Woman, 87, whose eviction triggered snap election in Spain following housing protests has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/woman-87-whose-eviction-triggered-snap-election-in-spain-following",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:40:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing protests, dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maricarmen-symbol-of-spains-housing-protests-dies",
        "published": "2026-10-07T18:47:50.000Z"
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Pensioner whose eviction sparked Spain protests dies",
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        "published": "2026-10-07T19:12:13.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Spain’s PM offers condolences after reported death of 87-year-old whose eviction sparked protests",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/spains-pm-offers-condolences-after-reported-death-of-87-year-old",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:24:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "Maricarmen, the woman who became a symbol of Spain’s housing crisis, dies at 87",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/maricarmen-the-woman-who-became-a-symbol-of-spains-housing-crisis",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:38:51.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-87-year-old-evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-07T19:58:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests-dies-tenant-union",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:14:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Evicted 87-year-old woman Maricarmen, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has died",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-87-year-old-woman-maricarmen-heart-of-spains-housing-protests",
        "published": "2026-10-07T20:46:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant union",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/evicted-pensioner-who-sparked-spain-housing-protests-dies-tenant-union-12723537",
        "published": "2026-10-07T21:46:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Colombia One",
        "title": "87-Year-Old Woman Who Had Been Evicted from Her Home Dies in Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/87-year-old-woman-who-had-been-evicted-from-her-home-dies-in-spain",
        "published": "2026-10-07T22:32:00.000Z"
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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."
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