Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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The president turns to TV as he makes his case for punishing Assad for allegedly using chemical weapons.
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Maybe more than anyone, America’s pro-Israel lobby is worried that Congress might vote “no” on penalizing Syria.
3.
A growing number of parents aren’t letting their kids take the exams, citing students’ stress and other reasons.
4.
A man who appeared intoxicated plunges to his death from a pedestrian walkway outside San Francisco’s Candlestick Park.
5.
An Amsterdam museum says it has identified a long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting, the first full-size canvas by the Dutch master discovered since 1928.
6.
Several Republicans who are thinking about running for president are courting senior members of Mitt Romney’s well-oiled campaign finance machine.
7.
A Connecticut couple married for five years has been battling in divorce court for twice that long.
8.
Farmers are offering trips — technically illegal — to some of the island’s hidden marijuana plantations.
9.
The 55-story High Roller will be the world’s largest Ferris wheel — nine feet taller than the Singapore Flyer.
10.
The Redskins’ up-tempo offense will be pitted against an even quicker attack when Washington meets Philadelphia.








