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Obama touts gains in exports amid slowing growth
President Barack Obama says the United States sells more goods overseas than ever before and will continue to pass that record again ...US boxing legend Ken Norton dies at 70
Ken Norton, the former heavyweight boxing champion who broke Muhammad Ali\'s jaw in a 1973 bout, died on Wednesday at an Arizona ...Russia says it has proof rebels behind deadly chemical attack in Syria
Russia claims to have received evidence from the Syrian regime implicating rebels in a deadly poison gas attack, as divisions re-emerged ...Austria gunman kills 4 in ongoing standoff
A gunman in Austria killed four people, including three police officers, and was firing sporadically Tuesday at police after barricading himself in ...Brazil president postpones US trip over spying allegations
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has postponed a state visit to the White House on October 23 out of concerns about US surveillance ...US Navy gunman had serious mental health issues
Washington authorities questioned on Tuesday how a U.S. military veteran with a history of violence and mental problems could have gotten clearance ...Obama clears way for chemical weapons aid to Syria
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday signed a presidential determination allowing non-lethal assistance — including special equipment to help neutralize chemical weapons ...13 dead in US naval base shooting
At least 13 people including a gunman have been killed and a police officer wounded in a mass shooting at a US ...Indian-American crowned Miss America
Nina Davuluri won the 2014 Miss America pageant on Sunday, becoming the first Indian-American to wear the crown, which went to Miss ...Obama welcomes Syria deal, warns action if diplomacy fails
U.S. President Barack Obama has welcomed the deal to strip Syria of chemical weapons but says much remains to be done and ...