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How one Florida program reduced preterm births – and how it could serve as a model for other communities -- Loveline Chizobam Phillips, George Mason University and Faye Taxman, George Mason University

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What's at stake in Trump's executive order aiming to curb state-level AI regulation -- Anjana Susarla, Michigan State University

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