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Economists are saying that October's surprisingly strong job growth will encourage the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates next month. So holiday shoppers may pay more for using credit cards.

Four teams remain undefeated in the NFL. In baseball, the Washington Nationals have hired Dusty Baker to manage the team. Andrea Kremer of HBO's Real Sports talks sports with NPR's Scott Simon.

The freshman senator from Texas is biding his time, hoping to ascend like another freshman senator did to the presidency two elections ago. NPR's Wade Goodwyn focuses on Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign.

At a town hall event in Orangeburg, S.C., the Democrat backs reclassifying the drug so federal research can be done into its medicinal purposes — a position already held by her White House rivals.

Speculation grows that the charter jet was brought down by a bomb.

Ted Cruz's campaign is hoping its app motivates supporters to volunteer and donate as well as turn over personal information.

A year ahead of the 2016 elections, Michel Martin speaks with young voters in Iowa about issues that matter to them. Join the conversation live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Twitter, using #NPRYouthVote.

Maryland has flipped financial incentives for hospitals. They get paid a set amount each year and can make money when patients are healthy and don't need hospital care.

This week Barbershop focuses on the Paris attacks. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Bridget Johnson of PJ Media, Abderrahim Foukara, Al Jazeera's Washington bureau chief, and Arsalan Iftikhar, an attorney and commentator.

Greece is struggling to screen asylum seekers and migrants quickly on the island of Lesbos. Migrants are arriving in record numbers, and the EU wants Greece to accommodate more.