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Doorkins Magnificat was a stray cat who became a beloved mainstay at Southwark Cathedral in London. When she died, week the dean of the cathedral livestreamed a memorial service honoring the feline.

There are four days left to vote before Election day, and a number of states are still a toss-up. Georgia, Texas and Arizona have historically voted Republican but could swing the other way this year.

A few thousand more homes had their power restored Friday in Southeast Louisiana. But around 309,000 remain in the dark.

In the past week, the U.S. has blown past record levels of infection that were seen in the summer, when new cases topped 77,000 in July.

It looked as if polio would be the second human disease to be eliminated — after smallpox. But "2020 has been a terrible year," the head of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative says.

Michael Skakel was previously accused of bludgeoning to death his 15-year-old neighbor. The prosecutor's office said many of the potential prosecution witnesses for the 1975 murder case have died.

New Yorkers are urged to stay home for the holidays. Tens of millions of Americans vote early during the home stretch before Election Day.

France deals with a terror attack amid a pandemic. Chile votes to write a new constitution.

The judge's order calls for the closure of hair salons, gyms and restaurant dine-in services. The Texas attorney general says the judge has "no authority" to impose the shutdown.

Filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, now 90, has a gift for making riveting cinema from the minutiae of the everyday. His latest is a four-and-a-half hour documentary starring Boston City Hall, pre-COVID-19.