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Chegg CEO on shifting the company from textbooks to digital

By Kai Ryssdal, Daisy Palacios, and Sean McHenry

September 05, 2018

Dan Rosensweig has moved the company from textbook rentals to AI paper help.

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"Mamma Mia!" The numbers behind the music

By Danielle Chiriguayo

July 20, 2018

Swedish pop group ABBA gives the thumbs up after winning the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo" in 1974. Left to right: Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Benny Andersson. — Steve Wood/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (a listicle after midnight)

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FIFA World Cup by the numbers

By Andy Uhler

July 13, 2018

A general view of Brazuca and the FIFA World Cup Trophy at the Maracana before the adidas Brazuca launch at Parque Lage on December 3, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. — Alexandre Loureiro/Getty Images for adidas

Every four years, the Men's FIFA World Cup final is widely recognized as the most-watched event in the world.

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Crock-Pot to "This Is Us" fans: Our slow cookers won't kill your dad

By Kai Ryssdal

January 27, 2018

#CrockPotIsInnocent, the company says.

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29: Too many two-Molly interviews

By Kai Ryssdal and Molly Wood

August 22, 2017

Spectators look skyward during a partial eclipse of the sun on Monday at the Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, New York. — Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

Molly Bloom, host of the "Brains On!" podcast, answers our Make Me Smart question

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French indie rockers Phoenix take the Marketplace Quiz

By Hayley Hershman

May 19, 2017

Phoenix, from left: Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D’Arcy. — Emma Le Doyen

And explain why oysters are the key to fortune.

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French voters are turning against the European Union

By Stephen Beard

April 20, 2017

One of the most unpredictable French elections is being closely fought, with National Front leader Marine Le Pen promising to protect the electorate from globalization. — Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

As elections approach, a far-right candidate is channeling nationalist sentiment.

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