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BY CORINNE AHRENS & GISELLE HENGST | As coronavirus cases and deaths continue to rise in the U.S., health experts have called for a renewed commitment to mask wearing and social distancing, as we face the likelihood that upcoming holiday gatherings will worsen the pandemic. 

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | During the coronavirus pandemic, we have seen a global surge in intimate partner violence. In response, two states—Hawaii and California—recently took the groundbreaking step of passing the nation’s first laws against coercive control.

BY MAKHFI AZIZI | Soon after President Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper in a Tweet on Nov. 9, the President appointed Chris Miller as acting Defense Secretary and Retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor as a senior advisor. Both are loyal to the President and supporters of withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan—a move many officials have called reckless and dangerous.