Tuesday's Headlines: Donations pledged as crews assess damage to Notre Dame
The fall of Notre Dame Cathedral is a body blow to Paris and all that it represents; Notre Dame was in ruins. Victor Hugo's novel about a hunchback saved it.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
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Engineers, architects and firefighters warned that they do not know the extent of the catastrophe, but French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to rebuild the cathedral. Two wealthy individuals say they will donate about $339 million to help the effort.
By James McAuley, Michael Birnbaum, Griff Witte and Reis Thebault · Read more
To have lived in Paris in recent years is to be well acquainted with loss and even unspeakable tragedy. But through all of these nightmares, there has been one constant, collective refrain: that somehow, through it all, Paris was indestructible.
As images of the iconic spire falling to the streets played on YouTube, "information panels" appeared below the videos appearing to link it to the terrorist attack on Sept. 11.
Outside groups say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should have done more to defend the Muslim congresswoman, whom President Trump accused of playing down the 9/11 tragedy.
How "Patient Zero," who contracted measles in New York City, traveled to the Detroit area and got 39 people sick — and how health officials tracked him down to control the outbreak.
Sen. Bernie Sanders and his team have leveled accusations against a leading Democratic think tank even as the Vermont independent seeks the party's nomination for president.
The House Intelligence and Financial Services committees issued the summonses, including a "friendly subpoena" for records from Deutsche Bank, suggesting the bank may have requested the order before it could comply with the request.
Last week's deadly incident in which a U.S. sailor is suspected of killing a Japanese woman is among the high-profile crimes involving American forces in Okinawa that have angered officials and the community for decades.
The office of inspector general said its investigation is based on numerous requests from lawmakers and conservation groups based on concerns about potential conflicts of interest for the former oil and gas lobbyist.
The jurors of the Pulitzer Prize offered their own review of Washington Post critic Carlos Lozada's cultural insights about Trump. Two other journalists affiliated with The Post — Lorenzo Tugnoli and Darrin Bell — were also cited by the judges.
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