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Today's Top Stories: Storms dump heavy rain, snow on parts of West 200,000 people affected by flooding in Australia WikiLeaks show US frustrated with Egypt military US Homeland Security chief arrives in Afghanistan Millions gathering to count in the new year Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air Kidney parole condition raises ethical questions Rare treat: NKorea screens 'Bend it Like Beckham' Word warriors vanquish 'viral,' eradicate 'epic' UConn's win streak ends at 90 in loss to Stanford Rattner settles with Cuomo for $10 million Asia stocks ring out 2010 with solid gains but dollar dips Woman in insider trading case stays in jail Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned Minnesota sues 3M over pollution claims Ford recalls F-series pickups, Edge, Lincoln MKX Groupon eyes IPO by end of 2011: report Venezuela condemns "imperial" U.S. visa reprisal UN warns Gbagbo against attack on Ivory Coast peacekeepers Forced evacuations as many flee Australian floods Storms dump heavy rain, snow on parts of West Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - A winter storm pummeled the western U.S. on Thursday with fierce wind gusts, heavy rain and more than 2 feet of snow, closing hundreds of miles of roads and dumping a snowy mix of precipitation on the edges of Phoenix. Full Story Top 200,000 people affected by flooding in Australia Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:56 pm PST AP - More than 200,000 people have been affected by relentless flooding in northeast Australia, with the flood zone now stretching over an area bigger than France and Germany combined, officials said Friday. Full Story Top WikiLeaks show US frustrated with Egypt military Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:17 pm PST AP - Egypt's military, the biggest recipient of U.S. military aid after Israel, is in decline, according to American diplomats, who blame the Arab nation's top brass for failing to modernize and adapt to deal with new threats. Full Story Top US Homeland Security chief arrives in Afghanistan Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano (neh-pahl-ih-TAN'-oh) has arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, to spend New Year's Eve with U.S. troops and the Homeland Security officers who have been working with the Afghan government to try to secure that country's porous borders from militants, as well as weapons and drug smugglers. Full Story Top Millions gathering to count in the new year Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:34 pm PST AP - Enthusiastic Australians camped out at parks alongside the Sydney Harbour Bridge to win the best view of Friday's spectacular New Year's Eve fireworks kicking off celebrations around the world. Full Story Top Time Warner Cable says Big 4 shows to stay on-air Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:06 pm PST AP - Time Warner Cable Inc. said Thursday that its customers will still be able to view major programming from ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox even if it can't reach a deal with broadcaster Sinclair before their contract expires Friday at midnight. Full Story Top Kidney parole condition raises ethical questions Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:33 pm PST AP - A debate is unfolding over an unusual offer from Mississippi's governor: He will free two sisters imprisoned for an armed robbery that netted $11, but one woman's release requires her to donate her kidney to the other. Full Story Top Rare treat: NKorea screens 'Bend it Like Beckham' Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:04 pm PST AP - North Koreans got a rare treat this week: a state TV broadcast of the British soccer film "Bend it Like Beckham." Full Story Top Word warriors vanquish 'viral,' eradicate 'epic' Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:20 pm PST AP - It's official: Viral went viral, and now it's been virtually vaporized. Full Story Top UConn's win streak ends at 90 in loss to Stanford Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:12 pm PST AP - Stanford really does have UConn's number. Full Story Top Rattner settles with Cuomo for $10 million Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:37 pm PST Reuters - Former Obama administration auto industry czar Steven Rattner agreed to pay $10 million to resolve lawsuits by New York's attorney general over kickbacks allegedly paid to do business with the state's pension fund. Full Story Top Asia stocks ring out 2010 with solid gains but dollar dips Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:27 pm PST Reuters - Most Asian stock markets looked set on Friday to end the year with solid gains and further advances are expected in 2011, but worries about the sluggish U.S. economy and Europe's festering debt crisis will likely keep investors on edge well into the new year. Full Story Top Woman in insider trading case stays in jail Thu, 30 Dec 2010 04:20 pm PST Reuters - A California woman charged with leaking secrets about technology companies to two hedge funds in exchange for illegal payments will stay in jail over the weekend after a friend failed to guarantee her bail, her lawyer said. Full Story Top Russia's Khodorkovsky sentenced, West concerned Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:47 am PST Reuters - Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky's jail term was extended until 2017 on Thursday when he was convicted of theft and money-laundering in a trial condemned in the West as politically motivated. Full Story Top Minnesota sues 3M over pollution claims Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:24 am PST Reuters - The state of Minnesota sued 3M Co on Thursday, saying that the company contaminated the state's waters for decades with chemicals used in some of its best known products, including Scotchgard stain repellent. Full Story Top Ford recalls F-series pickups, Edge, Lincoln MKX Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:18 pm PST Reuters - Ford Motor Co is recalling about 20,000 new vehicles in North America, mainly its heavy duty pickup trucks, due to the chance that an electrical short could cause a fire, Ford and U.S. federal regulators said on Thursday. Full Story Top Groupon eyes IPO by end of 2011: report Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:17 pm PST Reuters - Online discount coupon provider Groupon Inc is working toward a potential public offering of its common shares by the end of 2011, the New York Times said, citing people briefed on the matter. Full Story Top Venezuela condemns "imperial" U.S. visa reprisal Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:35 pm PST Reuters - Venezuela condemned on Thursday the United States' revocation of its ambassador's visa as an "imperial" move by President Barack Obama's government, saying the measure should be immediately overturned. Full Story Top UN warns Gbagbo against attack on Ivory Coast peacekeepers Thu, 30 Dec 2010 05:49 pm PST AFP - The United Nations sternly warned Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday not to allow an attack on the hotel where its peacekeepers are defending Alassane Ouattara's shadow government. Full Story Top Forced evacuations as many flee Australian floods Thu, 30 Dec 2010 11:40 pm PST AFP - Australia Friday started forced evacuations of a major town as floods which have already affected 200,000 people swamped more communities in the stricken northeast. Full Story Top

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