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Oil briefly tops $100 as demand for fuel rises

Oil briefly tops $100 as demand for fuel rises

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 9:31 pm

Recalls this week baby walkers, coats, bicycles

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 8:48 pm

A wave of college grads found US jobs in January

A wave of college grads found US jobs in January

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 8:02 pm

IPOs show mixed results in trading Friday

IPOs show mixed results in trading Friday

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 7:52 pm

Vladislav Tretyak carries the torch during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

SOCHI SCENE: Torchlight Serenade

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 7:37 pm

The Olympic Cauldron is lit during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

SOCHI SCENE: Lighting the torch

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 7:12 pm

Government and retailers shed jobs in January

Government and retailers shed jobs in January

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 6:08 pm

One of the Olympic rings fails to open during a portion of the show where snowflakes were supposed to transition to rings during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

SOCHI SCENE: That opening ceremony bump

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 5:26 pm

Athletes from Greece are silhouetted as they arrive during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

SOCHI SCENE: Image of an opening

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 5:10 pm

One of the Olympic rings fails to open during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

SOCHI SCENE: A ring goes missing

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 4:38 pm

A Canadian fan with Olympic rings shaved into his hair makes his way to the opening ceremonies for the Sochi Winter Olympics Friday Feb. 7, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Adrian Wyld)

SOCHI SCENE: Russians get lucky

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 4:24 pm

The Russian Interior Ministry choir perform prior to the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Leaders attending Sochi Olympics opening ceremony

The Associated Press · February 7, 2014 4:20 pm