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What exactly is the ISIS endgame? NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Scott Atran, co-author of the New York Review of Books post "Paris: The War ISIS Wants."

A complete pro, the 7-year-old never stopped singing despite an unfortunately-timed case of the hiccups. At the end, though, the crowd gave him rousing applause to salute his dedication.

On Monday night, HBO will air the documentary "3 ½ Minutes, 10 Bullets," about the murder of Jordan Davis in Jacksonville, Fla., at the hands of Michael Dunn, who objected to the volume of the music Davis was listening to. Host Michel Martin speaks with Davis' parents Ron Davis and Lucia McBath.

When the post-Thanksgiving dinner board games come out, one Word You'll Hear could be: Pandemic Legacy. That's a hot new board game where players team up to contain epidemics worldwide.

About 15 percent of people in prison are infected with hepatitis C. Screening and treating inmates would save $750 million over 30 years and prevent many new cases in the general public.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to retired Gen. Carter Ham, former head of U.S. Africa Command, about U.S. military efforts to counter jihadist groups in Africa.

Balloons are a mainstay of Thanksgiving Day parades across the nation. It takes skill, strength and teamwork to control those helium-filled bags of fun — that's exactly what balloon school is for.

Turkey said the plane violated its airspace and that it had issued 10 warnings before firing. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the downing was a "stab in the back by the terrorists' accomplices."

Ron Warninger of Yakima, Wash., recently discovered part of his grandparents' wedding cake — saved since 1915. He says the fancy white icing could be a difficult chew — it's petrified.

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