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The SuperNova Early Warning System (SNEWS) is a neutrino burst coincidence detector that has operated autonomously since 2005. A new version of the network, called SNEWS 2.0, is now operational, with participation from the latest generation of neutrino and dark matter detectors. Built on the SCiMMA Hopskotch service designed for multi-messenger astronomy, SNEWS 2.0 replicates the coincidence capabilities of the old network while adding new functionality, including real-time estimates of the false alarm rate and multilateration (pointing) to compute the location of the supernova progenitor. By enabling the prompt follow-up of a galactic supernova neutrino burst with detailed new information, SNEWS 2.0 will maximize the science gained from this once-in-a-lifetime event.