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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 17: Drew Barrymore attends AOL BUILD Series: Drew Barrymore, 'Wildflower' at AOL Studios In New York on December 17, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images) (credit:Robin Marchant via Getty Images)
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DUBLIN, IRELAND - DECEMBER 16: The Spire on O'Connell Street was transformed into one of the World's largest lightsaber models standing at 398 feet on December 16, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. It was constructed ahead of the release of the new Star Wars film, The Force Awakens and the lightsaber will remain lit for two weeks over Christmas to promote the film (Photo by Clodagh Kilcoyne/Getty Images) (credit:Clodagh Kilcoyne via Getty Images)
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Suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter leaves after a hearing at the FIFA headquarters on December 17, 2015 in Zurich. Suspended Blatter appeared before the world body's ethics judges to answer corruption allegations as Switzerland announced it has frozen tens of millions of dollars in accounts linked to football bribes. / AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
Martin Shkreli, CEO Reviled for Drug Price Gouging, Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges(04 of32)
Martin Shkreli, chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Shkreli was arrested on alleged securities fraud related to Retrophin Inc., a biotech firm he founded in 2011. Photographer: Louis Lanzano/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Martin Shkreli, chief executive officer of Turing Pharmaceuticals LLC, center, exits federal court in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Shkreli was arrested on alleged securities fraud related to Retrophin Inc., a biotech firm he founded in 2011. Photographer: Peter Foley/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
EDF's Hinkley Point B Nuclear Power Station As Company Agrees Deal With China General Nuclear Power Corp To Build Nuclear Plant(06 of32)
Hinkley Point B nuclear power station, operated by Electricite de France SA's (EDF), left, stands near to groundworks for Hinkley Point C near Bridgwater, U.K., on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Electricite de France SA and China General Nuclear Power Corp. struck a deal in October to build by 2025 the 3.2 gigawatt-plant at Hinkley Point in southwest England. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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BATAM, INDONESIA - DECEMBER 17: An Indonesian Rescue ship patrols near the sinking MV Thorco Cloud after a collision with Stolt Commitment tanker on the waters border Indonesia-Singapore on December 17, 2015 in Batam, Indonesia. The accident resulted in six of the 12 crew after Thorco Cloud collided with the tanker Stolt Commitment. (Photo by Kanwa/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The Prince of Wales meets members of the congregation as he marks the 175th anniversary of the West London Synagogue by attending a special 'siyyum' service followed by a reception for members of the congregation in London. (credit:Anthony Devlin/PA Wire)
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Indian labourers construct a temporary pontoon bridge over the River Ganges ahead of the forthcoming Magh Mela festival in Allahabad on December 17, 2015. The Magh Mela is held every year on the banks of Triveni Sangam - the confluence of the three great rivers Ganga, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati - in Prayag near Allahabad during the Hindu month of Magh which corresponds to mid January - mid February. AFP PHOTO/SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP / Sanjay Kanojia (Photo credit should read SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SANJAY KANOJIA via Getty Images)
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A woman poses for a photo before an installation of Christmas lights at the Chongye stream in central Seoul on December 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Ed Jones / AFP / ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ED JONES via Getty Images)
Tristan The Tyrannosaurus Rex Presentation In Berlin(11 of32)
BERLIN, GERMANY - DECEMBER 17: Visitors look at the original skull, which, due to its weight, had to be exhibited separately from the skeleton, of Tristan the Tyrannosaurus Rex on the first day Tristan was exhibited to the public at the Museum fuer Naturkunde (Natural History Museum) on December 17, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. The skeleton, unearthed in the U.S. state of Montana in 2012, is among the best-preserved large dinosaur skeletons ever found. Tristan is approximately 66 million years old, is 12 meters long and is the first complete Tyrannosaurus Rex to ever be displayed in Europe. Tristan will be on exhibition at the Berlin natural history museum for the next three years. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) (credit:Sean Gallup via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. President Vladimir Putin says Turkey acted contrary to its own interests by downing a Russian warplane. Speaking at a televised news conference Thursday, Putin said that he sees no possibility of overcoming the diplomatic strain under the current Turkish leadership. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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IZMIR, TURKEY - DECEMBER 17: Refugees are seen at Ciftlikkoy neighborhood in Cesme district of Izmir as they wait to continue their journey due to weather conditions on December 17, 2015. Refugees who begin a journey with a hope to have high living standards away from conflicts, use Turkey as a transit point on their way to Europe. (Photo by Evren Atalay/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 17: Miranda Kerr poses at Westfield Bondi Junction on December 17, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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A blanket covers a mural by elusive street artist Banksy of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, in a migrant camp on the outskirts of Calais. The piece has gained such popularity that people are being charged for the blanket to be lifted to that they can view it. (credit:Chris Radburn/PA Wire)
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 17: Miranda Kerr poses alongside Christopher Cundall at Westfield Bondi Junction on December 17, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage) (credit:Don Arnold via Getty Images)
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Exclusive - Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy seen at Twentieth Century Fox World Premiere of 'The Revenant' After-Party at TCL Chinese Theatre on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, in Hollywood, CA. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision for Twentieth Century Fox/AP Images) (credit:Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP)
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An armed Kurdish militant walks in the Okmeydani district of Istanbul during a demonstration against recent curfews imposed on Kurdish towns on December 15, 2015. The Turkish government has been waging a relentless offensive aimed at crippling the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has staged a string of attacks against security forces in Turkey since a two-year-old ceasefire fell apart in late July. Clashes have been erupting in Turkey amid growing anger over the imposition of curfews to back up anti-PKK operations. / AFP / CAGDAS ERDOGAN (Photo credit should read CAGDAS ERDOGAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CAGDAS ERDOGAN via Getty Images)
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US Tennis player Serena Williams speaks after receiving the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year trophy during a ceremony in New York on December 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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US Tennis player Venus Williams laughs as she speaks before giving her sister Serena Williams the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year trophy during a ceremony in New York on December 15, 2015. AFP PHOTO/JEWEL SAMAD / AFP / JEWEL SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JEWEL SAMAD via Getty Images)
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This picture shows the terrace of the brasserie Le Comptoir Voltaire near Place de la Nation in eastern Paris on the day of its reopening on December 16, 2015 a month after the November 13 attacks.Gunman Brahim Abdeslam killed himself by detonating an explosives vest in the bar on November 13, 2015, after he and two other gunmen sprayed five bars and restaurants with gunfire. No one else was killed there. / AFP / BERTRAND GUAY (Photo credit should read BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BERTRAND GUAY via Getty Images)
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An ice-sculptures in the form of a Stormtrooper from the Star Wars series is displayed during the Star Wars Ice-sculpture festival in Liege on December 16, 2015. The wait is finally over. 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' opens in cinemas in France, South Africa and several other countries, with fans giving their first reaction to the latest episode of the space saga. / AFP / JOHN THYS (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JOHN THYS via Getty Images)
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Turkish police pray during a funeral ceremony on December 16, 2015 at the police headquarters in Diyarbakir, for three police officers who were killed during clashes with Turkish forces and Kurdish militants on December 15. Three Turkish police officers were killed December 15 in a roadside bomb attack on their vehicle blamed on Kurdish rebels, security sources said, amid a new upsurge in violence in Turkey's troubled southeast. The three were killed in the Silvan district of the mainly Kurdish province of Diyarbakir as their armoured vehicle travelled on a main road, the security sources told AFP. Three other policemen were wounded. / AFP / ILYAS AKENGIN (Photo credit should read ILYAS AKENGIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ILYAS AKENGIN via Getty Images)
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A man sells balloons in the city centre of Hanover, central Germany, on December 16, 2015. / AFP / dpa / Julian Stratenschulte / Germany OUT (Photo credit should read JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE via Getty Images)
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Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square was lit up like a lightsaber in celebration of the event.Non Exclusi (credit:Alucard / FameFlynet.UK.com)
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John Boyega poses for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Lupita Nyong'o, from left, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, J.J. Abrams, Carrie Fischer, Adam Driver and Harrison Ford pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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A giant Ferris wheel stands on the Vieux Port (old harbour) on December 16, 2015 in Marseille, southeastern France. / AFP / BORIS HORVAT (Photo credit should read BORIS HORVAT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BORIS HORVAT via Getty Images)
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People dressed as characters from the film pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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People dressed as stormtroopers and Darth Vader pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Jonathan Short/Invision/AP) (credit:Jonathan Short/Invision/AP)
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People dressed as characters from the film pose for photographers upon arrival at the European premiere of the film 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens ' in London, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Research compiled by the online hotel reservations website revealed that three quarters of the British public dread their office party, with being made to pay for your own drinks and food topping the poll. (credit:att Alexander/PA Wire)