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10 Things to See: A week of top AP photos

Feb 27, 2014, 5:08 PM

(AP) – Here’s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

This week’s collection includes an airborne race car in Daytona Beach, Fla., a view from space of a mostly-dark North Korea, a dry tomato field in Lemoore, Calif., used gas masks in Kiev, Ukraine, and a man hiding behind a mattress during clashes in Valencia, Venezuela.

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This gallery contains photos published Feb. 20-27, 2014.

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Teen shines on Paralympic hockey team:
http://apne.ws/OGGwPW

Editor selections from Latin America:
http://apne.ws/1hspazO

Sochi on Day 16:
http://apne.ws/1hDhxVW

Olympians glow in moment of victory:
http://apne.ws/N7G7F2

Olympic flame at center stage in Sochi:
http://apne.ws/N7G6kB

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This gallery was produced by newsperson Caleb Jones in New York. Follow him on Twitter (
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