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Today's Top Stories: Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo Senate Republicans lose vote on health law Storm batters Australian coast towns; no deaths Mammoth storm leaves bitter cold, destruction Obama, McCain break ice in Oval Office meeting Haitians await election results long into night Principal shot, killed at Calif. elementary school Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife Jennifer Lopez touts most talented 'Idols' yet Belichick wins 3rd Coach of Year honor Mubarak supporters attack Cairo protesters Judge finds Ken Feinberg not independent of BP Record snow seen hurting January retail sales Massive winter storm slams Midwest and Northeast Pakistan court extends detention of U.S. diplomat Sony's profit drops as TVs erase gaming gains Giant cyclone pounds Australia coast; no deaths Over 20,000 take to streets in Yemen "Day of Rage" Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrate in Sanaa Three protesters killed in clashes in Cairo Gunfire pounds anti-Mubarak protest camp in Cairo Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:12 pm PST AP - Heavy automatic weapons fire pounded the anti-government protest camp in Cairo's Tahrir Square before dawn on Thursday in a dramatic escalation of what appeared to be a well-orchestrated series of assaults on the demonstrators. At least three protesters were killed by gunfire, according to one of the activists. Full Story Top Senate Republicans lose vote on health law Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - A Republican drive to repeal the year-old health care law ended in party-line defeat in the Senate on Wednesday, leaving the Supreme Court to render a final, unpredictable verdict on an issue steeped in political and constitutional controversy. Full Story Top Storm batters Australian coast towns; no deaths Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:49 pm PST AP - One of the most powerful storms ever recorded in Australia pulled houses apart and snapped power poles as it ripped across already flood-sodden Queensland state Thursday, leaving authorities relieved that no one was killed. Full Story Top Mammoth storm leaves bitter cold, destruction Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:54 pm PST AP - An enormous winter storm left Midwesterners shivering in its frozen footprint and crushed snow-laden buildings in the Northeast, where a combination of ice, snow and rain pushed much of the winter-cursed region to its breaking point. Full Story Top Obama, McCain break ice in Oval Office meeting Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:45 pm PST AP - Now, more than two years after clashing as campaign rivals, President Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are putting their relationship on defrost and searching for some common ground. Full Story Top Haitians await election results long into night Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:56 pm PST AP - Haiti waited nervously into the early Thursday hours for election officials to announce who will compete in March's presidential runoff vote with many fearing the result could spark widespread protests and rioting. Full Story Top Principal shot, killed at Calif. elementary school Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:46 pm PST AP - A school janitor was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a Northern California elementary school principal who was hailed as a role model for other educators. Full Story Top Astronaut's choice: Fly to space or stay with wife Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:48 pm PST AP - Will he fly or not? Full Story Top Jennifer Lopez touts most talented 'Idols' yet Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:41 pm PST AP - "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez says that despite this season's focus on the emotional backstories of contestants, the competition is still all about the singing. Full Story Top Belichick wins 3rd Coach of Year honor Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:02 pm PST AP - Bill Belichick is closing in on Don Shula. Full Story Top Mubarak supporters attack Cairo protesters Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:57 am PST Reuters - Supporters of President Hosni Mubarak, throwing petrol bombs, wielding sticks and charging on horses and camels, fiercely attacked demonstrators in Cairo on Wednesday after the army told protesters to clear the streets. Full Story Top Judge finds Ken Feinberg not independent of BP Wed, 2 Feb 2011 08:16 pm PST Reuters - The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is not independent and the oil company must refrain from calling him "neutral," a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. Full Story Top Record snow seen hurting January retail sales Wed, 2 Feb 2011 09:05 pm PST Reuters - Retailers will shed light on the impact of inclement weather on their initial spring sales when they report figures for January on Thursday. Full Story Top Massive winter storm slams Midwest and Northeast Wed, 2 Feb 2011 02:59 pm PST Reuters - A huge winter snow and ice storm cut a swathe from New Mexico to Maine on Wednesday, paralyzing much of the Midwest, stranding hundreds of thousands without power and stalling travelers and shipping. Full Story Top Pakistan court extends detention of U.S. diplomat Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:32 pm PST Reuters - An American who killed two Pakistani men in Lahore last week will be held for eight more days to allow for further investigation, a prosecutor said on Thursday, despite U.S. statements that he enjoys diplomatic immunity. Full Story Top Sony's profit drops as TVs erase gaming gains Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:39 pm PST Reuters - Japan's Sony Corp posted a 5.9 percent fall in third-quarter profit on Thursday as a price war hit its TV unit and a stronger yen weighed, and lowered its revenue forecast on slower-than-expected TV sales. Full Story Top Giant cyclone pounds Australia coast; no deaths Wed, 2 Feb 2011 06:36 pm PST Reuters - One of the most powerful cyclones on record tore off roofs, toppled power lines and terrified tens of thousands of people hunkered down in their homes in northeastern Australia on Thursday but there were no reports of deaths. Full Story Top Over 20,000 take to streets in Yemen "Day of Rage" Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:04 pm PST Reuters - More than 20,000 Yemenis filled the streets of Sanaa on Thursday for a "Day of Rage" rally, demanding a change in government and saying President Ali Abdullah Saleh's offer to step down in 2013 was not enough. Full Story Top Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrate in Sanaa Wed, 2 Feb 2011 11:26 pm PST AFP - Tens of thousands of anti- and pro-regime protesters massed at different venues in Sanaa Thursday on a "day of rage" against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, AFP correspondents said. Full Story Top Three protesters killed in clashes in Cairo Wed, 2 Feb 2011 10:19 pm PST AFP - Three people were killed in gunfire aimed at anti-regime protesters in Tahrir Square in central Cairo early Thursday, taking the death toll over the last 24 hours to six, a medic said. Full Story Top

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