Headlines:
• 2021 'Eye Drop' raises money to fight vision impairment: More than 100 participants are rappelling Friday morning down the side of the Lancaster Holiday Inn as part of the VisionCorps charity initiative, which is being livestreamed. (Source: WGAL)
• Covid-19 vaccine task force meets today: State Sen. Ryan Aument of Lancaster County said the meeting is unexpected, but that there is plenty to discuss. (Source: CBS21)
• Public broadcasting defunded in 2021-22 Pa. budget: Legislative Republicans and Gov. Tom Wolf's administration blame each other for zeroing out the funding. Last year, Pennsylvania's seven public broadcasters received $750,000, or less than 1% of their total revenue. (Source: Capital-Star)
• National/world roundup: 2 Americans, 15 Colombians detained in Haitian presidential assassination. (Source: USA Today) 52 dead in fire at locked Bangladesh factory (Source: AP) Zaila Avant-garde is first Black American to win Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee. (Source: NPR) Taliban makes gains in Afghanistan following U.S. departure. (Source: CNN)