Kiddie-pool swims? Odd tales of pandemic Olympic training.

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<p>Pandemic shutdowns pushed Olympians to get creative about their training while gyms and other facilities were closed. The <a href="https://apple.news/AuJ7WMWyeSySCaLxE-y4jGg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> spoke to athletes who improvised in unusual ways, from swimming in a kiddie pool to fencing in an alley.</p> <p>Many women in the restaurant industry face sexual harassment. <a href="https://apple.news/AeugvedCjQe6PYYO0zwcRdg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> looks at new research linking dependence on tipping, and job requirements to appear friendly, with an increased likelihood of being sexually harassed.</p> <p>A tiny island off the coast of Louisiana is disappearing, leaving its Indigenous residents with a difficult decision to make. <a href="https://apple.news/A1CHsaiqrSUikDdCYw5T2tQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Inside Climate News</a> went there to tell their story.</p> <p>A clever community of cockatoos in Australia has figured out how to open people&rsquo;s trash cans. The <a href="https://apple.news/AttaSLGSWR7-cuS-s4axjzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> reports that scientists are fascinated by the way the birds seem to be learning to lift the lids from one another.</p>