Advocates press Congress for national police-reform bill

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<p>In light of the Derek Chauvin verdict, many people in the U.S. are looking to Congress to pass meaningful police-reform legislation. <a href="https://apple.news/Ay6n_Y4TLQiyrU7sqvTvIxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks at the differences between the Democratic and Republican proposals so far.</p> <p>The coronavirus pandemic has become dire in India. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvmEY-iqtTZO3QVOgzoaizw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> describes how the the country&rsquo;s health-care infrastructure is crumbling under the influx of COVID-19 patients. And <a href="https://apple.news/A5CVMOqjCSm-GNr3laO9sCw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports that experts are blaming the government for failing to make well-informed public-health decisions.</p> <p>Tax increases are likely to play a crucial role financing President Biden&rsquo;s multitrillion-dollar infrastructure package, which could mean a lot more work for the IRS. But the <a href="https://apple.news/A28zVDSq8R0KdT3bSSmeNSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports that the agency has suffered from a decade of underinvestment, outdated technology, and brain drain.</p> <p>After years of awards ceremonies in which women and people of color were underrepresented across the board, this year&rsquo;s Academy Awards are significantly more diverse. <a href="https://apple.news/ABof-gTgxT5KiDyuDwlzzOQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> arts critic Bob Mondello has a theory that the pandemic has a lot to do with this shift.</p>