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This undated image provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows a Halco ProLED bulb. The bulbs are being recalled because they can overheat and fall onto consumers below, posing impact and burn hazards. (AP Photo/U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Recalls this week: LED light bulbs, bicycles

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 7:56 pm

In this photo taken Wednesday, July 16, 2014, job seeker U.S. Air Force veteran Jesse Jefferson, Jr., right, talks to Arianna Alexander, of the Pompano Beach Veterans Center, at a Hiring Fair For Veterans in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Florida led the nation in job growth in June, a sharp turnaround from the previous month. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

Ranking US states by job creation in past 5 years

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 7:28 pm

This screen shot taken from an iPhone shows five books, top row, available through Amazon's Kindle Unlimited subscription service. The service will allow unlimited access to thousands of electronic books and audiobooks for $9.99 a month in the online giant's latest effort to attract more users. (AP Photo)

How Kindle Unlimited compares with Scribd, Oyster

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 7:25 pm

Israeli soldiers patrol near the Israeli and Gaza border, Friday, July, 18, 2014. Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday to destroy rocket launching sites and tunnels, firing volleys of tank shells and clashing with Palestinian fighters in a high-stakes ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave's Hamas rulers. Israel launched the operation late Thursday, following a 10-day campaign of more than 2,000 air strikes against Gaza that had failed to halt relentless Hamas rocket fire on Israeli cities. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)

AP PHOTOS: Images from Israeli assault in Gaza

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 6:37 pm

A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Friday, July 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Markets steady but Malaysia jet jitters remain

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 4:01 pm

Glance: Biggest corporate deals so far this year

Glance: Biggest corporate deals so far this year

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 3:57 pm

GE targets late July for credit card IPO

GE targets late July for credit card IPO

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 11:14 am

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 18

5 Things to Know in Florida for July 18

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 10:01 am

People walk amongst the debris at the crash site of a passenger plane near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Ukraine said a passenger plane was shot down Thursday as it flew over the countr. Both the government and the pro-Russia separatists fighting in the region denied any responsibility for downing the plane. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

AP PHOTOS: Malaysia plane carrying 295 shot down

The Associated Press · July 18, 2014 1:12 am

Money market fund assets fell $10.22 billion

Money market fund assets fell $10.22 billion

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 9:33 pm

Oil rises past $103 on geopolitical turmoil

Oil rises past $103 on geopolitical turmoil

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 9:15 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 1983 file photo, a soviet mini-submarine used to search for debris from Korean Air Lines flight 007, shot down Sept. 1, 1983 near Sakhalin Island, rests on the deck of a conventional tender vessel in Nevel'sk, Sakhalin Island, in the East Sea off Russia. The plane, with 269 passengers and crew, was shot down by a Russian fighter jet west of Sakhalin Island as it strayed into prohibited Soviet airspace. The plane was en route from New York to Seoul on Sept. 1, 1983, following a route that took it over Alaska before crossing the Pacific Ocean. (AP Photo/Neal Ulevich, File)

Glance: Airliners that have been shot down

The Associated Press · July 17, 2014 9:11 pm