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A view from inside Notre Dame Cathedral during the fire in Paris on Monday.

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Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed, Towers Still Standing

7:56am April 16, 2019

by Amy Held

The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.

A view of Paris through a detail in the stonework of Notre Dame.

Images: Notre Dame Cathedral

8:55pm April 15, 2019

Notre Dame Cathedral of Paris burned on Monday. Its spire fell. But the French Gothic structure was not fully lost, especially in memories of beloved national symbol.

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Spire Of Notre Dame Collapses In Paris As Fire Engulfs Historic Cathedral

7:39pm April 15, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

A fire has broken out in the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Flames and smoke were seen billowing high above the cathedral's roof on Monday as the spire collapsed.

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Art Historian Discusses The History Of Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral

6:30pm April 15, 2019

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with art historian Caroline Bruzelius about the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, which caught on fire Monday.

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Tragedy And Fire Strike Notre Dame Cathedral In Paris

4:15pm April 15, 2019

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Time Magazine correspondent Vivienne Walt about the Notre Dame Cathedral fire. She says this fire was a disaster waiting to happen due to lack of funds to protect it.

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Brexiteers, Who Feel Stigmatized For Their Views, Seek Support

7:06am April 15, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Supporters of Britain leaving the European Union say they are often vilified as racists or xenophobes. Some of them have formed a support group to share their opinions and provide a safe space.

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To Turn Turkey's Economy Around, Erdogan May Have To Loosen Control

6:55am April 15, 2019

by Peter Kenyon

After some stinging losses in local elections, Turkey's ruling party is trying to revive the economy. But that'll be difficult as long as President Erdogan doesn't want to share power.

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Sweden And Assange

9:52am April 14, 2019

Staffan Sonning of Sweden's Sveriges Radio talks about proposals to extradite Julian Assange to Sweden, years after Swedish prosecutors issued an arrest warrant on rape allegations.

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Assange Faces U.S. Extradition After Years Holed Up In Ecuador's Embassy

7:27am April 12, 2019

Rachel Martin talks to ex-prosecutor Renato Mariotti about the U.S. charging WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange with conspiring to commit computer intrusion. An extradition hearing is set for May 2.

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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives in a police vehicle at Westminster Magistrates court on Thursday in London. He was arrested by Scotland Yard police officers inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in Central London.

Julian Assange Arrested, Faces U.S. Charges Related To 2010 WikiLeaks Releases

11:07pm April 11, 2019

The WikiLeaks founder had been holed up in Ecuador's embassy in London since 2012. He was arrested on a warrant from 2012 for failing to surrender to the court and also on behalf of the United States.