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In today's newsletter:

  • What new details did Binghamton reveal about the post-game basketball brawl?
  • Why is a Xinjiang whistleblower sitting in a Binghamton jail?
  • How are Binghamton’s winter sports teams stacking up in STAC play?

Also on today's calendar: Binghamton Black Bears vs. Danbury Hat Tricks and 5 more events.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Binghamton says there's more to the story of basketball game brawl (binghamtonhomepage.com) — Binghamton school officials say a parking-lot brawl after a Union-Endicott basketball game followed an earlier altercation in which Binghamton students were allegedly targeted. The Binghamton City School District and Union-Endicott both stress student accountability and safety while Endicott Police continue investigating, and U-E has revised its statement about whether its own students were involved.
   

2. He recorded China's detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. wants to deport him to Uganda (seattletimes.com) — A Chinese asylum-seeker who filmed detention sites in Xinjiang is currently being held in a Binghamton jail while U.S. officials pursue deportation to Uganda instead of China. His case has drawn national attention from lawmakers and media, with supporters arguing he faces serious danger if removed and pushing for him to stay in the United States.
   

3. Weekly scores and standings for Binghamton-area high school sports (pressconnects.com) — Binghamton-area high school teams are deep into the winter season, with Binghamton’s boys and girls squads featured in STAC Metro standings and multiple tournament games. The roundup covers recent results and league tables for basketball, wrestling, bowling, and swimming, highlighting how local rivals like Union-Endicott, Johnson City, and Maine-Endwell are stacking up so far.
   

4. Local students joined June's Journey's gift drive to bring comfort to local seniors during Holidays (wbng.com) — Students from Binghamton High School and Chenango Valley Middle School helped brighten the holidays for local nursing home residents by creating handmade cards filled with kind messages. Partnering with Jessica’s June’s Journey gift drive, volunteers delivered the cards along with blankets, stuffed animals, and other comfort items to six area facilities, where staff say residents were visibly moved by the attention from local youth.
   

5. Binghamton's Jewish community celebrates Hanukkah with downtown menorah lighting (wbng.com) — Binghamton’s Jewish community recently gathered downtown to light a Hanukkah menorah, sharing a message of hope amid what organizers called a time of darkness. Rabbi Levi Slonim of Binghamton Chabad emphasized bringing light despite a deadly Hanukkah attack in Australia, and the event began with a moment of silence honoring the victims.
   

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    Thursday December 18
  • Franklin Winter Holiday Celebration
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    6:00 pm
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    Woodrow Wilson Elementary School , 289 Prospect St , Binghamton
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