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Who or what is 'taking a step back from visibility'? The quiz knows

NPR | By Holly J. Morris
Published August 7, 2026 at 2:00 AM PDT
From left: Ray Bradbury, Abdul El-Sayed, Natalie Portman.
Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images; Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images
From left: Ray Bradbury, Abdul El-Sayed, Natalie Portman.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a week in possession of Very Serious news, must be in want of a quiz. Or in want of TMZ, which is now in Washington, D.C., to terrorize politicians. And if you know what "TMZ" stands for, you'll get at least on question right this week!

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