france Having burnished their reputations with extravagant promises, the billionaires who pledged €600m. to rebuild Notre Dame are missing in action Cory Doctorow

Copyfight Notre Dame's new spire might be copyrighted and blocked by EU filters Cory Doctorow

world news Notre Dame scaffolding workers were smoking on the job before fire, firm says Xeni Jardin

louisiana Help rebuild 3 historically Black churches in Louisiana Gina Loukareas

fires Video from inside Notre Dame after the fire David Pescovitz

education Notre Dame and 73 other institutions secretly conspired with the Trump administration to deny birth control Cory Doctorow

ok go Marching band performance features swamp monsters, grass beasts and a children's choir Jennifer Sandlin

activism Nun chases and tackles activist during rowdy protest (video) David Pescovitz

Disney celebrating centennial with a $1,500 box set of these 100 films David Pescovitz

Disney 1500 drones create moving images and figures in the sky over Disneyland Paris for Bastille Day Ruben Bolling

corruption After overturning Roe, Alito took a luxury trip to Rome sponsored by anti-abortion activists who filed at Supreme Court Mark Frauenfelder

documentaries "The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist" is a fascinating documentary about Notre Dame football star's catfishing scandal Jennifer Sandlin

Space South Korea is about to go to the moon Devin Nealy

church How the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris is going Jason Weisberger

france Human-shaped lead sarcophagus found under the floor of Notre Dame Cathedral to be opened. Cue heavy metal music. David Pescovitz

sports Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly has unusual plan to improve team after difficult win Rob Beschizza

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News Who has COVID-19 in Trump White House? Stephen Miller, 'A Valet,' many more Xeni Jardin

rona Administrator welcomes students to Yale University and tells them to "emotionally prepare" for death there Rob Beschizza

Jesus Merry Christmas, someone stole Jesus's foreskin Thom Dunn