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Trevor Noah is hosting Google’s Pixel 11 launch event

Google is set to host its next live Made by Google hardware launch event on August 12th, and the company says in a new video that comedian Trevor Noah will be hosting the show. The video indicates that the event will feature other celebrities and influencers as well, including

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This week: a Renaissance altarpiece returns home, Yoko Ono at the Broad, the anti-AI writing movement, an uncertain future for butterfly collectors, the harp is hot again, and more.

Live results: Tennessee Senate race could be 2020 rematch

Tennessee primary voting ends Thursday in the election to select the Republican and Democratic candidates for November's Senate election. One-term incumbent Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan during President Trump's first term

Is Iran to blame for America's water system cyberattacks?

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story America’s water systems are under attack. Iran may be to blame A recent wave of cyberattacks on American water systems is raising alarm at all levels of government, with U.S. authorities reportedly suspecting Iran-linked hackers.

Trump faces suit over immunity memo signed by Blanche

An amended lawsuit now challenges a May memo from acting Attorney General Todd Blanche that gives sweeping immunity to President Trump, his adult children and their businesses from any government review into their past conduct. The May 19 memo says the government is “forever