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The National Interest q Save More like this Fewer like this This Is How Much Homework Teens Do Around The World Next time you want to complain about the amount of homework you do, remember that students in Shanghai spend an average of over 14 hours per week on take-home work. A recent brief from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) shows that American 15-year-olds spent an average of six hours a week on homework in 2012. By... Huffington Post q Save More like this Fewer like this Stars react after Sony cancels "The Interview" release Rob Lowe, Patton Oswalt and Mia Farrow among those speaking out after Sony Pictures' pulled the film amid hackers' threats CBS News q Save More like this Fewer like this Why Wendy's Won't Serve Breakfast Wendy's is one of the only major national fast... Business Insider Save More like this Fewer like this 7 Completely Appropriate Responses to 'Why Are You Still Single?' By Jenna Birch Let’s face it. 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