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        <title>Searching for child care subsidy solutions</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585324</link>
        <description>By the end of the week, more than 200 kids will no longer be subsidized by Chemung County for child care.  The county had surpassed its budget for the service, and cuts had to be made.  But as our Bill Mich tells us, rather than sit back and watch, county officials and child care providers are working together to find solutions.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 22:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Stiffening the penalty for the sale of embalming fluid</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585346</link>
        <description>The New York State Assembly and the governor signed restrictions for the sale of embalming fluid, and now Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli is sponsoring legislation to penalize those who sell it.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Police search for gas station robbery suspect</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585356</link>
        <description>According to investigators, a man stole an undisclosed amount of cash from the Hess station on Vestal Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 10:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>State Senate unanimously passes Mark&apos;s Law</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585310</link>
        <description>According to New York State law, the murder of an EMT, firefighter or any other medical responder in the line of duty is not the same as killing a police, court, probation or other officer. It&apos;s a distinction one North Country family found out about the hard way. But since her son was killed three years ago, one woman has worked tirelessly to change it. As our Brian Dwyer reports, the mother of Mark Davis was in Albany Tuesday as her dream moved one step closer to reality.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 21:43:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Dunkin&apos; Donuts helps local children&apos;s hospital</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585344</link>
        <description>A purchase of an iced coffee today at most Dunkin&apos; Donuts locations will go a long way in helping kids at a local children&apos;s hospital.  Today is &amp;quot;Iced Coffee Day&#8221; and $1 from every iced coffee sold will benefit Upstate Golisano Children&apos;s Hospital.  Our Brad Vivacqua has the details.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>DEP investigating methane migration in Bradford County</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585268</link>
        <description>A number of people in Bradford County are being supplied with water after they learned theirs was contaminated with methane over the weekend. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and Chesapeake Energy are investigating a possible methane migration issue in LeRoy Township. As our Lara Greenberg explains, neighbors are trying to stay positive while officials rectify the situation.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Study: 70% of convicted drunk drivers avoid interlock system</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585347</link>
        <description>A state survey found more than two-thirds of people convicted of driving drunk aren&apos;t using a required ignition interlock system.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Beekeepers hoping for dry weather</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585333</link>
        <description>With summer just around the corner, many people are already wishing for dryer weather, especially beekeepers. Our Elyse Mickalonis talked to one beekeeper in the Southern Tier who says last year&apos;s rainy days hurt honey production.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 23:56:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Hanna faces challenging race</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585275</link>
        <description>A freshman republican congressman is facing challenges on the right and left as he runs for his second term. YNN&apos;s Bill Carey says Richard Hanna is hoping there is still room for a moderate in Washington.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:16:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Update on Court Street construction</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585276</link>
        <description>Downtown Binghamton is in the midst of a makeover. Construction is in full swing for the city&apos;s Court Street Gateway Project. Our Melissa Kakareka brings us an update about how the project is moving along.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:34:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>U-E advances to Class &apos;B&apos; title game</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585290</link>
        <description>Tigers top Raiders 17-14.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Bearcats baseball team heads to America East</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585289</link>
        <description>Binghamton University plays Albany Wednesday in the first round of conference tournament.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:23:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Horseheads wins STAC tournament final</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585175</link>
        <description>The Horseheads softball team is the 2012 STAC tournament champ thanks to a 5-2 win over Susquehanna Valley in Monday&apos;s title game.</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 22:53:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Crews respond to fire in Liverpool</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585353</link>
        <description>Crews are on the scene of a reported fire along Ilex Lane in Liverpool. It happened just before 8 a.m.</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 09:07:00 EST</pubDate>
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        <title>Miner named co-chair of state Democratic Party</title>
        <link>http://binghamton.ynn.com/default.aspx?ArID=585217</link>
        <description>Syracuse&apos;s mayor is taking on a new job.  She will soon be the co-chair of the state&apos;s Democratic Party.</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 18:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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