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In this image made available on Tuesday April 16, 2019 flames and smoke rise from the blaze after the spire toppled over on Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. An inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's &quot;most precious treasures,&quot; including the Crown of Thorns purportedly worn by Jesus, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Thierry Mallet)

Lead from Notre Dame fire dictates area health precautions

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Tarps are pictured on Notre Dame cathedral Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in Paris. Professional mountain climbers were hired to install synthetic, waterproof tarps over the gutted, exposed exterior of Notre Dame Cathedral, as authorities raced to prevent further damage ahead of storms that are rolling in toward Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

French police experts start Notre Dame checks after fire

By ANGELA CHARLTON and OLEG CETINIC - Associated Press

Workers install tarps at Notre Dame cathedral,Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Paris. The man in charge of the restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral says he has appointed professional mountain climbers to install temporary tarps over the building to offset potential rain damage. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Notre Dame synthetic, waterproof tarps installed by mountain climbers

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Workers install tarps at Notre Dame cathedral,Tuesday, April 23, 2019 in Paris. The man in charge of the restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral says he has appointed professional mountain climbers to install temporary tarps over the building to offset potential rain damage. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Workers install tarps to protect gutted Notre Dame from rain

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A woman stands on steps near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to preserve the medieval landmark. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Paris Easter Mass honors firefighters who saved Notre Dame

By ANGELA CHARLTON - Associated Press

Protestors march by a burning pile of wood during a yellow vest demonstration in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. French yellow vest protesters are marching anew to remind the government that rebuilding the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral isn't the only problem the nation needs to solve. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

The Latest: French protesters demand attention from Macron

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Two people walk by a the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Yellow vest protests are scheduled to take place in Paris and other regions of France over the weekend, with a heightened security presence anticipated. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Yellow vest anger burns in France, fueled by Notre Dame fire

By ANGELA CHARLTON and MICHEL EULER - Associated Press

A woman stands on steps near the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to preserve the medieval landmark. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Tourists, Easter worshippers lament closure of Notre Dame

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Tourists walk nearby Notre Dame cathedral, in Paris, Friday, April 19, 2019. Rebuilding Notre Dame, the 800-year-old Paris cathedral devastated by fire this week, will cost billions of dollars as architects, historians and artisans work to preserve the medieval landmark. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The Latest: Crown of Thorns presented at Paris service

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Flowers and tributes are left outside the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Thursday, April 18, 2019. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a massive fire. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

More yellow vest protests despite Notre Dame fire

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

An image made available by Gigarama.ru on Wednesday April 17, 2019 shows an aerial shot of the fire damage to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday April 16. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after it was damaged in a massive fire on Monday. (Gigarama.ru via AP)

The Latest: Police eye electrical short in Notre Dame probe

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An image made available by Gigarama.ru on Wednesday April 17, 2019 shows an aerial shot of the fire damage to Notre Dame cathedral in Paris on Tuesday April 16. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after it was damaged in a massive fire on Monday. (Gigarama.ru via AP)

From a charred hulk, a new birth of freedom

By L. Todd Wood - The Washington Times

Cecile Deleville smiles during an interview with the Associated Press in Paris Tuesday April 16, 2019. For the 66-year-old Deleville, there is no replacement for Notre Dame, where she worshipped regularly, sometimes daily, for two decades. She said it's likely she would go to the nearby Left Bank church Saint Severin, which she had just exited before sharing her feelings. (AP Photo/Elaine Ganley)

‘I feel lost’: Notre Dame fire destroyed a spiritual home

By ELAINE GANLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 4, 2019 file photo, firefighters and fire investigators respond to a fire at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, in Opelousas, La. Authorities have arrested a person in connection with suspicious fires at three historic black churches in southern Louisiana, a federal prosecutor said. The suspect was in state custody, U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph announced late Wednesday, April 10 in a news release labeling the fires “despicable acts.” (Leslie Westbrook/The Advocate via AP, File)

After Notre Dame, support for torched black churches swells

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The historic Christ Church test its fire suppression system ahead of summer renovations in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Historic US church tests sprinklers in wake of Notre Dame

By NATALIE POMPILIO - Associated Press

Notre Dame cathedral is pictured Wednesday, April 17, 2019 in Paris. Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a massive fire. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

The Latest: Fire chaplain hailed as hero in Notre Dame blaze

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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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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

In this image made available on Tuesday April 16, 2019 flames and smoke rise from the blaze at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, Monday, April 15, 2019. An inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument's &quot;most precious treasures,&quot; including the Crown of Thorns purportedly worn by Jesus, officials said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Cedric Herpson)

Breyer finds hope, optimism in Notre Dame rebuilding effort

By JOCELYN NOVECK - Associated Press

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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