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Friday, May 20

Elections staff and volunteers open and sort mail-in ballots at the Lancaster Couty Government Center on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher)

Elections staff and volunteers open and sort mail-in ballots at the Lancaster Couty Government Center on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher)
Elections staff and volunteers open and sort mail-in ballots at the Lancaster Couty Government Center on Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (Photo: Tim Stuhldreher)

• Lancaster County continues counting ballots: On Thursday, election workers finished re-marking thousands of mail-in ballots that were misprinted. The county is now processing provisional and overseas military ballots. (Source: CBS 21)

• Poultry farm cleared of avian flu: The farm, which officials did not identify, was one of eight in Lancaster County where birds were euthanized following discovery of the virus. (Source: LNP)

• American Airlines launches Lancaster-to-Philadelphia bus route: The service allows passengers to go through airport security in Lancaster, then transfer in Philadelphia to flights worldwide. (Source: ABC 27)

• Billionaire pushes far-right challenges to long-time GOP incumbents: Citizens Alliance of Pennsylvania, funded by Jeff Yass, contributed to campaigns that unseated one establishment politician and possibly another: Wendy Fink defeated Rep. Stan Saylor and Jarrett Coleman is in a dead heat with state Sen. Pat Browne. (Source: WITF)

• National/world: Oklahoma passes bill banning abortions beginning at conception. (Source: NPR) 15 people joined Gendron's Discord chat before Buffalo shooting. (Source: CNN) Biden visits South Korea. (Source: UPI) Biden approval rating hits 39%, lowest to date. (Source: AP) CPAC leader says abortion bans would reduce impetus for immigration. (Source: Vice)