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Today's Front Page News: Fireworks in Sydney, ball drop in NY ring in 2011 US missiles kill 14 in northwest Pakistan NKorea warns war will bring "nuclear holocaust" Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead Brazil prepares to inaugurate first female leader New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Contract talks extended, no cable TV interruption Bolivian president cancels gasoline price increase Japan population shrinks by record in 2010 Manuel, Seminoles hold off Gamecocks 26-17 North Korea calls for end to hostility with South CVS to buy Universal's Medicare unit for $1.25 billion United loses arbitration in regional jet dispute Stocks and commodities shine in 2010 as euro suffers Anadarko deemed a good fit for BHP amid bid talk Car bomb hits church in Egypt, 21 killed U.N. official warns Gbagbo on rights violations Estonia joins crisis-hit euro club, others wary Global party, Africa violence mark 2011 start 21 killed in Egypt church attack Fireworks in Sydney, ball drop in NY ring in 2011 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:23 pm PST AP - Nearly a million revelers crowded New York's Times Square to witness the traditional dazzling ball drop, fireworks lit up Australia's Sydney Harbor and communist Vietnam held a rare Western-style countdown to the new year as the world ushered in 2011. Full Story Top US missiles kill 14 in northwest Pakistan Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:49 pm PST AP - Two U.S. missile strikes about two hours apart killed at least 14 men near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, two Pakistani intelligence officials said. Full Story Top NKorea warns war will bring "nuclear holocaust" Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:37 pm PST AP - North Korea welcomed the new year Saturday with a push for better ties with rival South Korea, warning that war "will bring nothing but a nuclear holocaust." Full Story Top Bomb hits Egypt church at New Year's Mass, 21 dead Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:27 pm PST AP - A car exploded in front of a Coptic Christian church as worshippers emerged from a New Year's Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria early Saturday, killing at least 21 people, officials said. Full Story Top Brazil prepares to inaugurate first female leader Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:44 pm PST AP - A one-time Marxist guerrilla who was tortured under Brazil's long dictatorship will become the first female president of Latin America's largest nation when she is sworn in Saturday. Full Story Top New Year's Eve tornadoes kill 6 in Ark., Mo. Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:39 pm PST AP - Tornadoes fueled by unusually warm air pummeled the South and Midwest on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring dozens more across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasters said storms could hit along a stretch from near Chicago to New Orleans later in the evening as New Year's Eve celebrations begin. Full Story Top Contract talks extended, no cable TV interruption Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:35 pm PST AP - Sinclair Broadcast Group and two cable TV companies announced an agreement late Friday to extend a midnight deadline for a new contract until Jan. 14, averting for now an interruption of some programming to millions of cable customers. Full Story Top Bolivian president cancels gasoline price increase Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:35 pm PST AP - Bolivian President Evo Morales on Friday abruptly canceled a decree that sharply raised fuel prices, reacting to widespread protests and the threat of more to come in the biggest setback of his five years in office. Full Story Top Japan population shrinks by record in 2010 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:45 pm PST AP - Japan's population fell by a record amount last year as the number of deaths climbed to an all-time high in the quickly aging country, the government said Saturday. Full Story Top Manuel, Seminoles hold off Gamecocks 26-17 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:04 pm PST AP - EJ Manuel threw a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to stop a South Carolina rally and lead Florida State to a 26-17 victory over the turnover-plagued Gamecocks in the Chick-fil-A Bowl on Friday night. Full Story Top North Korea calls for end to hostility with South Fri, 31 Dec 2010 06:46 pm PST Reuters - North Korea on Saturday called for an end to confrontation with the South, urging dialogue after one of the most violent years on the divided peninsula since the 1950-53 Korean War. Full Story Top CVS to buy Universal's Medicare unit for $1.25 billion Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:07 am PST Reuters - CVS Caremark, No. 2 U.S. drugstore chain, agreed to buy Universal American's Medicare prescription drug business for about $1.25 billion to expand in a growing segment of the pharmacy benefit market. Full Story Top United loses arbitration in regional jet dispute Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:48 am PST Reuters - An arbitrator ruled that United Continental Holdings cannot use Continental's codes for 70-seat jets operated by its regional partners since a labor contract requires them to be flown by Continental pilots. Full Story Top Stocks and commodities shine in 2010 as euro suffers Fri, 31 Dec 2010 05:51 pm PST Reuters - World stocks ended 2010 at their highest levels in 28 months on Friday and oil touched a 26-month peak as expectations of a further recovery in the global economy supported investors' appetite for risk heading into the new year. Full Story Top Anadarko deemed a good fit for BHP amid bid talk Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:06 pm PST Reuters - Miner BHP Billiton's acquisition strategy was back in the spotlight on Friday as market talk resurfaced that it was looking at a $40 billion-plus bid for Anadarko Petroleum Plc, although banking sources said they were unaware of any imminent offer. Full Story Top Car bomb hits church in Egypt, 21 killed Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:14 pm PST Reuters - A car bombing outside a church killed 21 people in Egypt's northern city of Alexandria as worshippers gathered to mark the New Year, security and medical sources said on Saturday. Full Story Top U.N. official warns Gbagbo on rights violations Fri, 31 Dec 2010 01:02 pm PST Reuters - A senior United Nations official warned incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and other senior officials on Friday they may be held criminally accountable for human rights violations. Full Story Top Estonia joins crisis-hit euro club, others wary Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:35 pm PST Reuters - Estonia joined the euro zone as its newest member Saturday, but the currency club's deepening crisis is likely to put off bigger eastern European entrants from joining for up to a decade. Full Story Top Global party, Africa violence mark 2011 start Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:05 pm PST AFP - About a million people crammed Saturday into New York's Times Square to greet 2011 in a global New Year's party featuring spectacular fireworks but marred by bloodshed in Africa. Full Story Top 21 killed in Egypt church attack Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:06 pm PST AFP - At least 21 people were killed early Saturday in a New Year's day car bomb attack on a church in Alexandria, hitting Egypt's Christian community, the biggest in the Middle East, a health ministry official told AFP. Full Story Top

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