Barcelona erupts in violence after general strike
Protesters hurled fireworks at police and set rubbish bins ablaze in Barcelona after Spain’s general strike.
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Video shows violent clash between protesters and police in Spain | CNN
Four million Spanish workers took part in a general strike on Wednesday, unions said, in a protest against the country’s housing affordability crisis less than three weeks before a snap gene…
Violence erupts amid general strike in Spain | CNN
Four million Spanish workers joined Wednesday’s general strike over the housing crisis, unions said, less than three weeks before a snap election.
Millions of Spaniards stage first general strike in 14 years as anger rages over housing | CNN
Four million Spanish workers took part in a general strike on Wednesday, unions said, enduring stormy weather to set up picket lines in a protest against the country’s housing affordability…
Spain faces nationwide protests over soaring housing costs
Spain has been rocked by nationwide protests and a general strike over its worsening housing crisis. The death of 87-year-old Maricarmen, who was evicted after her rent was set to increase f…
‘It’s just too expensive’: Housing and wages at the heart of Spain’s strike
Mass walkout across several cities marks first general strike in 14 years.
Millions join Spain’s first general strike in 14 years in protest at rising housing costs
The 24-hour stoppage has drawn high participation across sectors and comes weeks before election in which far right could gain power
Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years
Protests are also expected in the biggest cities less than three weeks before Spaniards vote in parliamentary elections.
Spain’s first general strike in 14 years begins
Strike disrupts public transport and industries amid demands for housing reform ahead of November 29 elections.
Spain's first general strike in 14 years demands solutions to housing crisis
Less than three weeks before a national election that could catapult the far right to power, Spain's workers are striking on Wednesday to demand that the government remedy the nation's housi…
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US deports Lebanese consul-general in Detroit over Hezbollah praise
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Blanche: DOJ to represent admin officials in Congressional probes | CNN Politics
Attorney General Todd Blanche on CNN said it’s his job to represent administration members who are brought to Congress as part of Democratic probes.
Top Dem to Blanche: ‘We’re not going to be intimidated’ | CNN Politics
Incoming House Oversight Chair Rep. Robert Garcia responded to Todd Blanche after the attorney general told CNN’s Dana Bash that Democrats on the Oversight Committee should be “very worried.…