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News: Wednesday, Aug. 25

A school bus stops at Garden Spot Middle School, Eastern Lancaster County School District, in this undated file photo. (Source: Eastern Lancaster County School District)

A school bus stops at Garden Spot Middle School, Eastern Lancaster County School District, in this undated file photo. (Source: Eastern Lancaster County School District)

Headlines:

Panel votes to end 'prison gerrymandering': The Legislative Reapportionment Commission voted Tuesday to count prisoners at their home addresses, not where they're incarcerated. (Source: ABC 27)

Hybrid learning at SDL: About 60 School District of Lancaster students in kindergarten through third grade are in a hybrid educational program that mixes four days of in-person instruction with virtual components. (Source: CBS 21)

Two local districts ignore school bus mask mandate: Eastern Lancaster and Ephrata area school districts' policies run counter to a federal order to enforce student masking on school buses. (Source: LNP)

State pulls back on WIC overhaul: The Wolf administration had planned to cancel several provider contracts in a move critics said lacked transparency and risked creating confusion for clients of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children. (Source: Spotlight PA)

National/world roundup: Pentagon wants troops vaccinated against Covid-19 ASAP. (Source: AP) VP Harris visits Vietnam, pledges to pressure China. (Source: UPI) J&J says vaccine booster raises antibodies 9x. (Source: ABC News) Afghanistan reportedly close to economic collapse. (Source: NBC News)