Long-time lurker here.
I really would appreciate that as I'd rather check a couple of new stories while at the same time glancing over the current top-stories.
Reducing this by one click (I know, I'm lazy) would be great!
>>jwe+(OP)
If you're using Chrome (or any other Chromium based browser) - you can try this extension - http://bit.ly/dTI5Oq - it displays new & top side by side.