Paris – The fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said on Tuesday after firefighters doused the last flames in the ruins overnight. More than 400 firemen were needed to tame the inferno that consumed the roof and collapsed the spire of the eight-centuries-old cathedral. They worked through the [...]

President Donald Trump just got a primary opponent for his 2020 re-election.
Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld announced Monday he is officially running for the Republican nomination for president. Weld was governor of Massachusetts from 1991 to 1997 and the vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party in 2016.
In his announcement video, Weld’s campaign plays up his record as a Republican governor in a deep blue state, before saying “America deserves better.”
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Washington – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has hired the largest campaign staff in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, quickly building a payroll that far exceeds her Democratic rivals, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Elections Commission. Warren spent more than $1 million on payroll in the first quarter of 2019, more than [...]

Police in Buenos Aires have arrested the suspected leader of a gang responsible for a violent attack on the Chief Rabbi of Argentina in late February.
Local authorities arrested the gang leader and two other members of the gang, all suspected of involvement in the violent home invasion and assault on Rabbi Gabriel Davidovich in February, that caused the Rabbi to hospitalized with nine broken ribs and a punctured lung.
The three latest arrests bring the total number of suspects taken into custody in the case to five.
Read more at Arutz Sheva.
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A French billionaire has pledged to donate 100 million euros to help rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral after the historic building was engulfed in a fire Monday.
François-Henri Pinault, who owns the French luxury group Kering, made the pledge to AFP. Kering owns luxury fashion brands including Gucci and Saint Laurent.
“My father [François Pinault] and I have decided to release as of now from the funds of Artemis a sum of 100 million euros to participate in the effort that will be necessary for the complete reconstruction of Notre Dame,” Pinault said in a statement, according to BuzzFeed News.
Monday’s massive blaze destroyed much of the cathedral, including its spire and stained-glass windows.

A 42-year-old man from Tel Aviv was in the maternity unit of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv a few days ago, after his son was born. Now, he has been diagnosed with the measles.
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Hebrew dailies join counterparts around globe in contextualizing damage to 12th century church, which lasted through French Revolution and Nazism, but struggled to fend off fire

Two children, ages 6 and 8, were struck by a bus on Nachal Kishon Street in Beit Shemesh on Monday morning, April 15, 2019, listed in light and moderate condition.
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