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Monday, Feb. 20

Penn State THON participants hold up numbers indicating the grand total on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (Source: THON)

• Commissioner pushes back against county ARPA plan: Just because the county can transfer millions from the federal program into its general fund doesn’t mean it should, Democrat John Trescot says. (Source: LNP)

• Penn State THON raises more than $15 million: The record-breaking total will fund Four Diamonds, which supports pediatric cancer research and treatment. (Source: ABC 27)

• Speaker Rozzi, House GOP headed for showdown: Rozzi wants the House to pass a bill giving sexual abuse survivors a two-year window to sue abusers; Republicans have tied that bill to constitutional amendments that Democrats oppose. (Source: Capital-Star)

• Scam call asks for Medicare account number: Medicare does not call account holders. (Source: WGAL)

• County Democrats endorse Hollister, Yoder: It’s the first time since 2011 that the party has endorsed two candidates for county commissioner. (Source: LNP)

• Nation/world: Biden makes surprise visit to Kyiv. (Source: CBS News) Michigan State U. reopens. (Source: NBC News) Record 6,542 guns intercepted at U.S. airports. (Source: AP) Suspect, 18, arrested in killing of Temple U. police officer. (Source: ABC News) North Korea launches two missiles. (Source: UPI) Deadly storms hit Brazilian coast. (Source: BBC News)