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India and Pakistan are historic enemies — both armed with nuclear weapons. Pakistan's fast-growing arsenal is a cause of mounting concern because it now includes small-short-range "tactical" nukes that could be hard to control. With Pakistan's Prime Minister due at the White House this week, we hear about nuclear security in South Asia.

The practice of tipping after dining out began in medieval Europe but became a peculiarly American institution. Now there's a movement to ban it as unfair and discriminatory. Will customers give it up in exchange for service charges or higher prices? 

While mandatory recycling is becoming a way of life in more and more places, critics dismiss it as an easy way for politicians to make guilty consumers feel better about themselves. We hear both sides.

Central American migrants, including children, are being deported from Mexico before they can apply for asylum in the United States. Many are killed when they get home. That's raising questions about America's obligations under international law. Is the US turning its back on a humanitarian crisis?

The biggest audience ever for a Democratic presidential debate tuned in last night to see Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and three other candidates try to define themselves and establish the agenda for the upcoming campaign. We hear excerpts and look at some of the moments that are setting the stage for the party primaries — and the general election beyond.

In his latest speech to the United Nations, President Obama never mentioned Israel and the Palestinians, but a new round of deadly violence has been escalating in Jerusalem and the West Bank — leading to dire predictions about potentially long-term consequences. Is there a new Intifada on the horizon? Can the rest of the world continue to look away?

As Russia continues to bombard Syria, it's still targeting enemies of President Assad but not America's enemy ISIS. Has Vladimir Putin scored a lasting victory or created what could be as much a quagmire for Russia as it is for the US?

California has enacted the toughest equal pay law in the nation. It's designed to eliminate the gap of 23 cents an hour between men and women who perform the same tasks in the workplace. Is it a model for other states, or a recipe for trouble because it addresses a problem that doesn't really exist?

Gun control is not the "third rail of politics" for Democrats any more. They're forcing Senate Republicans to declare their opposition, and the issue could be a major one in the November election.

On this, the fourteenth anniversary of America's invasion of Afghanistan, a resurgent Taliban is challenging President Obama's plan to withdraw US forces by the end of next year. Many Afghans have lost all hope, and this weekend's attack on a hospital has compromised US credibility. We look at this week's deadly airstrike on a hospital in Kunduz and America's long role in Afghanistan.