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French President Emmanuel Macron sits at his desk after addressing the French nation following a massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, at Elysee Palace in Paris, Tuesday, April 16 2019. Macron said he wants to see the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral to be rebuilt within five years. (Yoan Valat, Pool via AP)

France’s Macron requests post-fire pause from politics

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People watch as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

In Notre Dame fire, embers of unity for a fractured France

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

Smoke and flames fill the sky as a fire burns at the Notre Dame Cathedral during the visit by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below.(Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)

The Latest: Macron pledges to rebuild cathedral in 5 years

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Firefighters work near the rose window of Notre Dame cathedral Tuesday April 16, 2019, following the devastating fire Monday night in Paris. Experts are assessing the blackened shell of Paris' iconic Notre Dame Cathedral to ascertain what artifacts can be saved and what has been lost in the blaze. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Donald Trump offers condolences, assistance for France after Notre Dame fire

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Debris are seen inside Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Tuesday, April 16, 2019. Firefighters declared success Tuesday in a more than 12-hour battle to extinguish an inferno engulfing Paris' iconic Notre Dame cathedral that claimed its spire and roof, but spared its bell towers and the purported Crown of Christ. (Christophe Petit Tesson, Pool via AP)

Emmanuel Macron says Notre Dame to be rebuilt in five years

By Jabeen Bhatti — Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Sunday, May 17, 2015 file photo Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek pose for photographers upon arrival for the screening of the film Carol at the 68th international film festival, Cannes, southern France. Businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and his billionaire father Francois Pinault said they were immediately giving 100 million euros from their company, Artemis, to help finance repairs to fire damaged Notre Dame cathedral. A statement from Francois-Henri Pinault said &quot;this tragedy impacts all French people&quot; and &quot;everyone wants to restore life as quickly as possible to this jewel of our heritage.&quot; (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)

French tycoons show competitive streak over Notre Dame aid

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday July 7, 2011 file photo, the pelaton passes the world heritage site Mont Saint-Michel, a rocky tidal island which holds a monastery, during he sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race. Monuments are the emotional backbone of France. That accounts for the despair over a blaze that killed no one, yet seared the collective soul. It is the power Notre Dame had _ still has, despite the charred scars on its Gothic walls. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani, File)

Notre Dame fire shows the power of monuments to the French

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Notre Dame cathedral is burning in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Lori Hinant)

The Latest: American tourists shocked at Notre Dame fire

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Salma Hayek, left, and Francois-Henri Pinault arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, March 4, 2018, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Francois-Henri Pinault, father pledge 100 million euros to rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

Flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: French leader vows to rebuild damaged Notre Dame

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Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Latest: World mourns Paris fire, offers rebuilding help

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Smoke is seen in the interior of Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. A catastrophic fire engulfed the upper reaches of Paris' soaring Notre Dame Cathedral as it was undergoing renovations Monday, threatening one of the greatest architectural treasures of the Western world as tourists and Parisians looked on aghast from the streets below. (Philippe Wojazer/Pool via AP)

Notre Dame fire threatens sacred objects in sacristy

By Jabeen Bhatti and David R. Sands — Special to The Washington Times

Investigative website says French arms used in Yemen’s war

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People pray as Notre Dame cathedral burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Around world, ‘our hearts ache’ at Notre Dame Cathedral fire

By ANDREW SELSKY - Associated Press

Workers secure a religious statue perched atop Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral as it descends to earth for the first time in over a century as part of a restoration, in Paris Thursday, April 11, 2019. The 16 greenish-gray copper statues, which represent the twelve apostles and four evangelists, are lowered by a 100 meter (105 yard) crane onto a truck to be taken for restoration in southwestern France. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Fire ravages soaring Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris left aghast

By LORI HINNANT and SAMUEL PETREQUIN and ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

A firefighter tackles the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Trump says destruction of Notre Dame in fire ‘terrible to behold’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Firefighters spray water onto Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Emmanuel Macron on Notre Dame fire: ‘Worst has been avoided’

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. Massive plumes of yellow brown smoke is filling the air above Notre Dame Cathedral and ash is falling on tourists and others around the island that marks the center of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Notre Dame cathedral on fire in Paris

By Lori Hinnant - Associated Press

Turkey slams French decision to mark Armenian genocide

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French President Emmanuel Macron,left, greets British Prime Minister Theresa May before a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris Tuesday, April 9, 2019. A top official at the French presidency says France doesn't rule out granting a further delay to Brexit, just before a planned meeting between Prime minister Theresa May and President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Macron plays hardball on Brexit, but won’t follow De Gaulle

By PAN PYLAS and ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press