Pandemic shutdowns pushed Olympians to get creative about their training while gyms and other facilities were closed. The Wall Street Journal spoke to athletes who improvised in unusual ways, from swimming in a kiddie pool to fencing in an alley. Many women in the restaurant industry face sexual harassment. NPR looks at new research linking dependence on tipping, and job requirements to appear friendly, with an increased likelihood of being sexually harassed. A tiny island off the coast of Louisiana is disappearing, leaving its Indigenous residents with a difficult decision to make. Inside Climate News went there to tell their story. A clever community of cockatoos in Australia has figured out how to open people’s trash cans. The Atlantic reports that scientists are fascinated by the way the birds seem to be learning to lift the lids from one another.

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