Vaccine mandates gain steam amid surge in coronavirus cases

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<p>As U.S. coronavirus case numbers surge, driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant, more and more governments and businesses are mandating COVID vaccines. <a href="https://apple.news/Aoge5hAWuQvuKCd6rANDuPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> health reporter Dan Diamond joins the show to explain the trend.</p> <p>Restorative justice is a form of conflict resolution that attempts to tackle problems that prison sentences alone don&rsquo;t typically resolve, including by having offenders and survivors face each other. <a href="https://apple.news/AFPc7QyzhSZaE9CDVPDEuZw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> takes us inside the process.</p> <p>The Arab Spring protests began in Tunisia. Right now, democracy in that country is on shaky ground. <a href="https://apple.news/A_B0m3P-zSDig1CNZIAHiSA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AyGMUkeNOT3-2Y2FNO0bgUg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC Sports</a> reports on Simone Biles&rsquo; decision to pull out of the individual all-around gymnastics competition at the Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health.</p>