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California’s net neutrality bill faces a grim fate

All eyes are on California on Wednesday as a State Assembly committee considers moving forward a net neutrality bill that could lead to the strongest open internet protections in the country. If passed in its current form and signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown, the legislation could set a new nationwide standard of comprehensive protections to replace the Obama-era …

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Treating patients caught in the world’s war zones

Last summer, Dr. Mohamad Al-Hosni got a WhatsApp message from doctors in Syria. They couldn’t figure out why an infant born prematurely at 34 weeks was having a hard time breathing. The St. Louis neonatologist, along with about 20 other US physicians, received an image of a chest X-ray in a group chat. The US doctors discovered the baby’s intestines …

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