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A federal court has ruled that AFP health programs cannot import Gilead medications from overseas, a decision with real consequences for access and cost. It's a reminder that drug pricing battles increasingly play out in courtrooms as much as in Congress, and patients are caught in the middle.

Shifting to artificial intelligence, a new survey from CNBC and Generation Labs finds that young Americans are growing more skeptical of AI and the executives pushing it. Nearly half believe the technology will hurt their careers, and trust in high-profile AI figures is falling. That's a significant cultural signal for an industry that has bet heavily on public enthusiasm.

And in space, NASA's COFFIES project is using AI to predict which active regions on the Sun are likely to trigger geomagnetic storms. As missions to the Moon and beyond become more concrete, forecasting space weather isn't just academic — it's a safety requirement for astronauts and satellites alike.

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