Work will likely start on the Kingdom Tower next week. When it's finished, it will stand 3,280 feet tall -- 558 feet taller than Dubai's Burj Khalifa.

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Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the influential author of "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and "Love in the Time of Cholera," is widely credited with helping to popularize "magic realism" genre.

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Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook friends will always know where you are, too.

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Well, that's an unfortunate instruction to put on a action figure. Twitter user Steve spotted this Derrick Rose action figure with a "leg assembly required" warning on the box. While it may seem like someone was having some fun at the expense of the injured NBA All-Star, this warning can be found on some of the other players in the action-figure line, such as and Tim Duncan. [, h/t ]...

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One rainy morning this month, the man who thought he would be president boarded a train near his beach house in San Diego. He stepped off in Burbank, Calif., and caught a ride to a sound stage, where his on-again, off-again political consigliere, Mike Murphy, was waiting to shoot a commercial on a set that bore more than a passing resemblance to the Oval Office.

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Longtime star and current TNT basketball analyst is expecting an offer from the New York Knicks to become their next head coach and is prepared to accept the position. of the New York Post reports figuring out who will coach the team next season is the first major order of business for new president Phil Jackson. A source close to Kerr stated he expects to get the opportunity and is already...

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Welcome to the world, Winston Elba! Idris Elba announced Friday that his girlfriend Naiyana Garth has given birth to a beautiful baby boy. "My Son Winston Elba was born yesterday," the 41-year-old "Luther" actor tweeted. "Truly Amazing.

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President Obama announced that eight million people had gotten insurance under the new law, including a surge of young adults essential to the plan’s viability. Above, Kathy Santana helped Ruben Torres, 27, during an enrollment event.

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Stand to the right. Stand to the left. Slap an arm now, ya’ll. Thus goes the “James Harden Shuffle,” a defensive dance featuring minimal movement and maximal ball watching. If you’re unfamiliar with the Harden Shuffle, YouTube user How U (h/t ) has created a lengthy instructional video breaking down the ins and outs of the star while he slow waltzes about...

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Missouri coach Frank Haith has verbally agreed to become the next coach at Tulsa, a source close to the situation told ESPN.com on Thursday.

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