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Monday, Aug. 26

Brother Frank Albrecht. (Source: Provided)

• ‘Brother Frank’ Albrecht dies: Albrecht, who mentored students at McCaskey High School for 33 years, teaching nonviolence and reconciliation, passed away Saturday of ALS. (Source: LNP)

• Pa. court to hear case on mail-in ballots: The suit, filed by voters in Butler County, could standardize how counties treat errors made on mailed ballots. (Source: WITF)

• Lancaster Pride announces new drag story hour: It will feature Miss Amie Vanite, whose planned appearance at Lancaster Public Library prompted a bomb threat earlier this year, and Broadway star Jonathan Groff. (Source: CBS 21)

• Counterprotest held after neo-Nazi appearance at Capitol: The Maine-based group Blood Tribe reportedly carried swastika flags through Harrisburg and chanted racists slogans. (Source: Fox 43)

• Amish who fight abuse continue to face barriers:  Plain communities continue to hush up physical and sexual abuse and discourage victims from speaking out, according to internal and external critics. (Source: LNP)

• Nation/world: Russia arrests Telegram founder Durov. (Source: NBC News) Israel, Hezbollah exchange attacks. (Source: BBC News) Russia launches barrage of missiles, drones at Ukraine. (Source: UPI) Plymouth, Massachusetts, closes parks at dusk to guard against mosquito-spread encephalitis. (Source: NPR) Gunmen kill at least 38 in Pakistan. (Source: AP) Florida beats Taiwan to win Little League World Series. (Source: USA Today)