Hundreds of people in more than a dozen countries have been arrested in a vast operation targeting organized crime. Suspects thought they were messaging via an encrypted app. CNN reports on how it was actually a digital trap laid by the FBI and the Australian Federal Police. NBC News reports on the new Senate report on the Capitol insurrection. Many businesses struggling to find adult workers are hiring more teenagers. The Wall Street Journal looks at the young people making good money in the current job market. The U.S. relies on college sports as a key way to identify and develop athletes for the Summer Olympics. But the L.A. Times explains that athletic-department budget cuts could affect America’s ability to rack up medals at future games. In Southern California, feral peacocks are driving some residents crazy with their earsplitting mating calls. The Washington Post reports on how the issue of what to do about them is dividing communities.

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