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They need no introduction. The world's most famous droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO, arrive Dec. 14, 2015, at the premiere of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in Los Angeles.(Photo: Jordan Strauss, Invision, via AP)
'Star Wars ... Nothing but Star Wars ... Give me those Star Wars ...'
Unless you've been traveling in a galaxy far, far away, you probably know that it's Star Wars Month, and we're counting down to the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens by celebrating the beloved film series.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Droids, wookiees and Han Solo himself kicked off the world premiere<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday, a Death Star-size party that lasted well into Tuesday. If you couldn't get to L.A., here's the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>full recap. If you're like the rest of us who have to wait until the opening Friday, here<span style="color: Red;">*</span>are the no-spoiler, yay-or-nay<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reviews from the celebrity fans who got to see it, here's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>how you can celebrate online<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and here's a way how to avoid the spoilers. Or you can play it safe and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>swipe through this star-studded photo gallery. And if you're one of those people who don't know what we're talking about, here's a primer to help you stay part of the conversation and a video that will teach you how to say "May the Force be with you" in 11 languages.
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Attention 'Star Wars' fans: Here's how "May the Force be with you" sounds in 11 different languages. VPC
2015: An emotional year in news<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Tragedies that now seem all too familiar — mass shootings, terrorist attacks, celebrities dying much too young — filled our screens with news we couldn't help but read. The story was too big, too sad, too unbelievable to turn away.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And then there was the supermoon eclipse. What an awe-inspiring break that was.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Here are the 10 stories you clicked on most in 2015 across USA TODAY's website and mobile apps.
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Dozens of people were reported dead Friday night following several separate terror attacks in and around Paris. AP Paris Correspondent Angela Charlton re-caps the latest from the ground. (Nov. 13) AP
Astronaut Scott Kelly is getting some new friends aboard the ISS
Three astronauts will<span style="color: Red;">*</span>join<span style="color: Red;">*</span>American Scott Kelly and his Russian counterparts aboard the International Space Station after a successful rocket launch Tuesday in Kazakhstan. Kelly, aboard the ISS with Sergey Volkov<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Mikhail Korniyenko, broke the U.S. record for most days spent in space in October. NASA is conducting tests on Kelly and his identical twin, Mark (also husband to former congresswoman Gabby Giffords), to gather data on long-term space travel as it determines the possibility for travel to Mars. Back to Tuesday's launch of the Soyuz: Astronauts<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Timothy Kapra (United States),<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Timothy Peake<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(United Kingdom) and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Yuri Malenchenko<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Russia) will spend about six months in space conducting research.
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A Russian space capsule carrying three astronauts from the United States, Britain and Russia has blasted off for the International Space Station on Tuesday. It's expected to take about six-and-a-half hours to reach the Space Station. (Dec. 15) AP
Maybe forget the card and send a Christmas .gif?
Aah, Christmas. The tree. The decorations. The holiday cards.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Er, scratch the cards.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>At least, that's what many Snapfish customers face this year. The California-based<span style="color: Red;">*</span>company, which also produces custom<span style="color: Red;">*</span>calendars and photo books, is getting complaints about late or non-existent order deliveries.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The delays are reminiscent of a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>UPS snafu in 2013<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that led to many holiday deliveries<span style="color: Red;">*</span>made after Christmas. Related: Here's what you need to know about holiday shipping dates. Because really, friends, the time is now.
'Sportsperson of the Year' Serena Williams couldn't even finish her own 5K
The greatest female athlete in the world didn’t finish her own 5K. It’s true: During the not-at-all bulkily named "Serena Williams Live Ultimate Run South Beach," Serena Williams<span style="color: Red;">*</span>didn’t finish. The paparazzo’s lens also caught her getting out of a cab.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>At least Serena copped to it, says For the Win's Chris Chase. "I didn’t run the whole way this year," Williams said in a video she posted online. "Next year I will."<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ICYMI:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The tennis great was named<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on Monday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>She's<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the first individual female athlete honored by the magazine in more than 30 years.
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Serena Williams won three Grand Slam titles this year and went 53-3.
Stories you're clicking on:
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If you only read one thing tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Online loan to California shooters challenges financial regulators
Extra bites:
Santa's on his way in Bangalore, India!<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Swipe through more fabulous photos from the day in pictures.
Workers make a larger-than-life statue of Santa Claus on the premises of St. Joseph's Church ahead of Christmas celebrations in Bangalore, India.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Aijaz Rahi, AP)
Have you seen it?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Bask in Tina Fey's awful Robert De Niro impression.
There is a new king in town, and the king is<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ted Cruz.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Texas senator raced past the field to take first place for the first time in the 16th week of our GOP Power Rankings, in which we ask 30 smart political types who is the strongest Republican presidential candidate. More on all of that here.
Congrats, Jonathan Downey!<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The founder of Airware, a company navigating the future of drones amid an industry anticipating explosive growth during the next decade, has been named USA TODAY’s Small-Business Innovator of the Year.
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Jonathan Downey, 31, founder and CEO of Airware, his startup that is designing hardware, software and data storage for commercial drones is a part of our Small Business Innovators of the Year series. Martin Klimek, USA TODAY
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Kelly Lawler, Brett Molina, Brian Truitt, Carly Mallenbaum, Andrea Mandell,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Emily Brown, Matthew Diebel, Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY; Chris Chase, For the Win; Associated Press
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