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Friday, Oct. 25

Gov. Josh Shapiro, at podium speaks at a news conference at GSK’s manufacturing plant in Marietta to announce an $800 million expansion project on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Source: Pa.gov)

• GSK to expand Marietta manufacturing plant: GSK will spend up to $800 million to expand vaccine manufacturing at the plant, creating up to 215 jobs. Gov. Shapiro’s administration has agreed to provide $21 million in grants. (Source: ABC 27)

• Celebrity Trump supporters campaign in Lancaster County: Dr. Phil and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. held a town hall at Spooky Nook Sports on Thursday. (Source: CBS 21) Elon Musk will hold an event here Saturday, but the time and location aren’t public. (Source: ABC 27)

• Palmyra Area School Board discusses discovery of LGBTQ+ ‘secret library’: A former employee discovered a cache of books kept by the district high school’s Sexuality and Gender Acceptance club, and said it included at least one, “The Queen’s English,” with vulgar and sexually explicit material. School board and school officials said their investigation found no evidence the book was in students’ possession or that any school policies were violated, but that the collection has been confiscated. (Source: WGAL)

• Hempfield alumni celebrate 75th reunion: Seven of the eight living members of the class of 1949 attended. (Source: ABC 27)

• Nation/world: Harris, Trump campaign in Texas. (Source: The Hill) Israel kills 38 in Gaza, 3 journalists in Lebanon. (Source: AP) Biden to apologize for Indian boarding schools. (Source: NBC News) LA Times editorials editor resigns after newspaper withholds Harris endorsement. (Source: AP) NASA crew returns to Earth on SpaceX capsule. (Source: NPR) DA recommends resentencing Menendez brothers. (Source: CBS News)