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Ahead of his prime-time address to the American people on Tuesday, the president and his advisers have scheduled a series of meetings to try to sway lawmakers into supporting a military strike.

China runs the largest censorship machine in human history, researchers say. But Harvard studies of Internet postings in China suggest that even vitriolic criticisms of leaders and state policies are not what officials want to censor.

More than 400 people have bid on a rare Pokemon card on eBay with a "buy it now" price of $100,000. The limited edition card is one of six in circulation. It was originally created as a prize for those who won a Pokemon Card Game Illustration contest.

Michael Turner wanted to propose to Jamie Story before he was deployed so he invited her to dinner in Virginia Beach, Va. According to the Virginian-Pilot, that's when the flash mob appeared. Turner arranged for 50 dancers to do synchronized steps on the street as he proposed. She said, "Yes."

Millions of Syrians have poured into refugee camps, where food, water and health services are scarce. As the U.S. prepares for possible military action, aid agencies are preparing for thousands more people to flee and worsen the humanitarian crisis.

An English village is getting an accidental tourism boost thanks to the hit British TV show Downton Abbey. The show is set in a location that's fictional but that hasn't stopped American tourists from swarming Downton, England.

Also: Syrian president Assad warns of repercussions should the U.S. strike his country; new Snowden disclosures suggest the NSA spied on Google and Brazil's state-owned oil company; NAACP president Benjamin Jealous is stepping down; and a new Van Gogh painting is discovered.

Sunset at Montmajour was painted in 1888. Because it was unsigned, researchers had doubted its authenticity. But now, thanks to closer examinations of the canvas, brush strokes and letters that Van Gogh wrote, experts are convinced it's the real thing.

Monroe Isadore had been asked to move out of an Arkansas home and into an apartment, his roommate says. The roommate, Pauline Lewis, says the centenarian was very angry.