As U.S. coronavirus case numbers surge, driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, more and more governments and businesses are mandating COVID vaccines. Washington Post health reporter Dan Diamond joins the show to explain the trend. Restorative justice is a form of conflict resolution that attempts to tackle problems that prison sentences alone don’t typically resolve, including by having offenders and survivors face each other. New York Magazine takes us inside the process. The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia. Right now, democracy in that country is on shaky ground. Vox explains. NBC Sports reports on Simone Biles’ decision to pull out of the individual all-around gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.

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