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How many F1 wins does Kevin Magnussen have?

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Kevin Magnussen is a racing driver in Danish who is currently competing in Formula One for Haas F1 Team. Kevin Magnussen was born on October 5 1992. Kevin Magnussen competed in the German Formula Three Championship in 2010 with Motopark Academy, winning the season’s opening round at Oschersleben and two additional races. He took the rookie title after placing third in the competition. In 2011, Magnussen and Carlin transitioned to the British Formula 3 Championship. Read More...

My push lawnmower does more than cut grass. It takes me back in time.

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I have a new favorite summer sound. It’s the gentle whir of the blades on my manual lawn mower. It’s a mechanical sound but an oddly soothing one: a shwick shwick shwick of spinning metal, like a whirligig in the breeze. Technically, it’s called a reel mower, though I’m not sure why. I don’t see a reel. A set of horizontal blades — curved like strands of DNA — spin as I push, slicing the grass. Read More...

Russian elite: In Russia and around the world, what is an oligarch, really?

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Oligarch. It’s a word that refers to wealthy elites, people who don’t just hold power and money but who control enough resources to influence politics or government in a meaningful way. It is also heavily associated with the rich and powerful in Russia, specifically those who made their fortunes in the post-Soviet era, including some who remain connected to the Kremlin today. An oligarchy is government by the few. And the Oxford Dictionary defines “oligarch” as an “extremely rich and powerful person, especially a Russian who became rich in business after the end of the former Soviet Union. Read More...