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Star Wars: The Old Republic

'Star Wars: The Old Republic': 7 Things to Know, From Classes to Companions

Star Wars: The Old Republic launched today, and the role-playing game is heating up fast. But before you dig into a galaxy far, far away, here are seven things to keep in mind, from what to expect on Levels 10, 14 and 25 to how to ditch an annoying companion and what character's story arch to pick. Follow these seven tips for the best Star Wars experience.

Duggar Family Posts Photos of Jubilee Shalom

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The Duggar family, who star in TLC's reality television show 19 Kids and Counting, have posed a photograph of Michelle Duggar holding Jubilee Shalom's tiny hand, along with an audio message, on the Internet.
Trent Arsenault

Trent Arsenault: FDA Warns Sperm Donor to Stop Free Donations Over Internet

Arsenault, 36, has fathered 14 children and has four more on the way. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is ordering him to stop using his web site to give free sperm donations to couples, citing legal violations and health risks, but Arsenault considers the exchange a sexually intimate relationship... and won't stop.
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Shoplifters Robbed While Stealing From a WinCo Supermarket [PHOTO]

Korin Vanhouten, 47, and Eldon Alexander, 36, not only failed to steal $25 worth of goods from a WinCo grocery store in Ogden, Utah. They also became victims of a attempted carjacking during their interrogation by police, with the thief making off with about $60 worth of stolen items. Though their mug shots are amazing, the bumbling crooks' story is even better.
Holiday Travel Tips 2011

12 Holiday Travel Tips: Save Time, Money Driving and Flying This Christmas

About 91.9 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday season. Whether you're flying or driving, here are twelve tips to help you get through holiday travels, from why you shouldn't wrap your presents early if you're flying to how to prep a car safety kit and save money on tolls if you want to drive.
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Firefighter Burned in Brooklyn Blaze

A firefighter trapped in the third floor of a Brooklyn building has suffered burns over approximately 42 percent of his body, Mayor Michael Bloomberg told those at a press conference scheduled to announce the new Cornell science campus agreement. The mayor had arrived late because of the tragic situation, which unfolded moments before the press newser was about to start.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (R) and his son Kim Jong Un (3rd R) salute as they watch soldiers attending a military parade in the Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang

Kim Jong-il: reclusive leader in a hermit state

North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, revered at home by a propaganda machine that turned him into a demi-god and vilified in the West as a temperamental tyrant with a nuclear arsenal, has died, North Korean state television reported Monday.
Santa using Siri

Santa Uses Siri, Google Voice Gets Into Christmas Spirit [VIDEOS]

As Apple's new ad shows Santa using Siri on his iPhone 4S, Google is using the Christmas elf to bring back Send A Call to Santa, where kids can get voice messages from Santa Claus, and to shower Google users Christmas easter eggs like Let It Snow. Here, watch a boy get a note from Santa via Google Voice, see Santa use Siri, and learn the Christmas easter eggs.
Deloris Gillespie

Jerome Isaac Burnt Deloris Gillespie in New York Elevator for $2K Debt

New York police said Jerome Isaac, the man arrested this weekend in connection with burning to death a 73-year-old woman in Brooklyn, may have been motivated to commit the crime because of an alleged $2,000 unpaid debt. Isaac is now facing murder and arson charges and is expected to go before the court on Monday.
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White House Christmas Tree 2011: First Family Trees Over the Years [PHOTOS]

The 2011 White House Christmas tree, decorated in cards from the children of U.S. military members and medals from veterans by the family of President Obama, marks nearly 150 years of First Family trees celebrated over the years. View the slideshow to see photos of White House Christmas trees over the years.
iPad and iPad mini

Kindle Fire vs. iPad: Will Apple Release Mini iPad to Challenge Amazon Tablet?

According to tech insider DigiTimes and analyst Richard Shim, Apple will not only launch an iPad 3 to compete with Amazon's tablet computer in 2012 but a 7-inch mini iPad as well. As Kindle Fire sales threaten Apple's iPad 2, analysts are already debating the mini iPad's pricing and specs, and after Steve Jobs' death, a 7-inch tablet is looking more and more likely.
Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Il Dead: Who is Kim Jong Un, Father’s Successor? [PHOTOS]

Kim Jong Il, supreme leader of North Korea, died on Saturday at the age of 69 after suffering a fatal heart attack. The Great Successor of North Korea's Dear Leader will be his son, Kim Jong Un. But who exactly is this mysterious young man who will succeed North Korea's leader?
Typhoon Washi Devastates Philippines: A glimpse of the Aftermath

Mass Burial Planned for Flood Victims in Philippines

Officials in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan, the worst-hit cities, said they were running out of evacuation centers and coffins for the dead. Funeral parlors already packed with decomposed bodies are no longer able to accommodate any freshly recovered corpses.
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Doris Gillespie: Woman Burned Alive in NYC Apartment [PHOTO]

A woman, Doris Gillespie, was burned alive in her NYC apartment building on Saturday night after a man trapped her in an elevator, covered her with accelerant and set her on fire while surveillance camera caught the entire incident on video.
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Doris Gillespie Attacked, Burned to Death in Brooklyn Elevator

A 64-year-old New York woman was attacked and burned to death shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday in the elevator of her Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, building. Police told The Associated Press on Sunday that a 47-year-old man smelling of gasoline walked into a police station overnight and said he was responsible for killing the woman in the elevator.

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