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First trans Congress member from Delaware hit with proposed bathroom ban

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Congresswoman-elect Sarah McBride is already the target of anti-trans bias just days after Delaware voters sent her to the U.S. House.

A resolution introduced by GOP South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace would add a bathroom ban to the rules package House members will vote on next month. McBride will be the first openly transgender person to serve in Congress when she’s sworn in in January.

The bill would restrict members, staff and others from using single-sex facilities such as bathrooms, locker rooms and changing rooms “other than those corresponding to their biological sex.”

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The ban would apply to the U.S. Capitol and House office buildings and require the House sergeant at arms to enforce it.

Conservative Republican Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene said she also supported a bathroom ban rule.

McBride did not respond Tuesday to an emailed request for comment, but wrote on social media yesterday in apparent response to Mace that “every day Americans go to work with people who have life journeys different than their own and engage with them respectfully, I hope members of Congress can muster that same kindness.”

McBride called the effort “a blatant attempt from far right-wing extremists to distract from the fact that they have no real solutions to what Americans are facing.” She said lawmakers should focus instead on issues like the cost of products and services, including housing, health care and child care.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson would not say Tuesday if he would entertain Mace’s legislation, but he did say all people would be treated with dignity and respect.

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“This is an issue that Congress has never had to address before, and we’re going to do that in deliberate fashion with member consensus on it, and we will accommodate the needs of every single person,” he said. “That’s all I’m going to say about that.”

Mace told reporters Monday that McBride, who she misgendered during her comments, didn’t “belong in women’s spaces, bathrooms and locker rooms.”



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State Police seek help locating woman wanted on warrants in Delaware & Chenango Counties

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DELAWARE COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) — New York State Police are asking for help locating a woman with active warrants in both Delaware and Chenango County.

According to police, Alora S. Stott, 25, of Oneonta, is wanted on warrants after failing to appear for scheduled court dates.

The court dates were related to charges Stott is facing including criminal possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of stolen property.

The charges stem from her arrest in Delaware County in January, at which time state troopers found Stott in possession of a stolen checkbook and multiple forged and stolen checks.

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In addition to these charges, Stott faces an additional charge of criminal possession of stolen property after police found her and three others in possession of a stolen truck in Chenango County.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact the New York State Police at 607-561-7400.



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A Delaware man is in custody and facing federal charges after several guns were found in his home, along with apparent plans to attack the University of Delaware Police Department, prosecutors and federal court documents say.

Luqmaan Khan, 25, was charged last Wednesday with illegally possessing a machine gun, Acting U.S. Attorney Julianne Murray announced in a news release.

Khan, a University of Delaware student, allegedly drew up the layout of a UDel police station and made comments to investigators about martyrdom, according to Murray and court documents filed in the U.S. District Court in Wilmington.

Authorities say Khan was stopped by New Castle County police officers late on the night of Monday, Nov. 24. The officers were in Canby Park West when they spotted a white Toyota Tacoma truck and stopped the vehicle.

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Khan was inside the truck and did not comply with officers’ orders to exit the truck. He was then taken into custody for resisting arrest, Murray said.

Inside the truck, officers found a .357 Glock handgun with a stabilizing brace kit attached, along with more magazines and an armored ballistic plate, and a composition notebook.

A drawing that federal prosecutors allege was part of a notebook found in Luqmaan Khan’s residence. Authorities say this page included a sketch of the layout of a University of Delaware police station.

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In the notebook, there were notes about more weapons and how they could be used to attack the University of Delaware Police Department.

“The notebook referenced a member of the University of Delaware’s Police Department by name, and included a layout of a building with entry and exit points under which the words ‘UD Police Station’ were printed,” Murray said.

Khan also referenced “martyrdom” in the notebook and stated in an interview with police following his arrest that being a martyr is “one of the greatest things you can do,” and was a goal of his, the affidavit alleges.

University of Delaware Interim President Laura Carlson addressed the charges against Khan in a statement to the university community Tuesday.

Carlson identified Khan as an undergraduate student and said he has been temporarily separated from the university and banned from campus until his legal matters are resolved.

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“There are no known or immediate threats to the University of Delaware community. However, the press release describes evidence of a plan that targeted the University of Delaware Police Department (UDPD). This is frightening to all of us,” Carlson wrote. “The press release contains relevant information about the timeline and the actions of the New Castle County Police, the FBI, the Department of Justice and UDPD. I am incredibly grateful to these teams for their diligent investigation and coordination.”

The FBI and New Castle County police obtained a search warrant and searched Khan’s home in Wilmington on Nov. 25. The search turned up another Glock handgun, which was equipped with a “switch,” also referred to as a “Glock switch.”

This is a modification that can turn a standard semi-automatic handgun into a fully automatic one, according to CBS News Philadelphia’s previous reporting. The court documents referred to the Glock with the switch as a “machine gun.”

A rifle was also found in the home, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed in court. There are no weapons registered to Khan in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Record, the document says.

According to the document, Khan is an American citizen who was born in Pakistan. He has no prior convictions on his record.

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Khan is being represented by a federal public defender. Court records show he is in custody pending a detention hearing on Dec. 11, at which time a judge could rule whether to release him on certain conditions or keep him incarcerated until the case is resolved.



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State champ Seaford snags 9 spots on All-Class 1A football first team

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Seaford won its first state football championship since 1983 on Nov. 29, edging Newark Charter 21-20 in overtime for the Class 1A title at Delaware State University’s Alumni Stadium.

The Blue Jays were No. 1 again on Dec. 1 when the Delaware Interscholastic Football Coaches Association released the All-Class 1A team.

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Seaford earned nine first-team spots and two Player of the Year awards on the team, which was determined by the combined voting of the state’s 17 Class 1A head coaches before the playoffs began.

Brandywine was next with five first-team spots earned. The coaches’ voting was scattered, as 10 teams placed at least one player among the 30 first-team spots.

Seaford quarterback Vince Evans III was voted the Class 1A Offensive Player of the Year, while Blue Jays linebacker Ty’Aire Buffalo was voted Defensive Player of the Year.

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Newark Charter guard Josh Horning was named the 1A Lineman of the Year.

Four players made the Class 1A first team on both sides of the ball – Newark’s Deigo Diaz Vallejo (fullback and linebacker), McKean’s Vaughn Brooks (running back and linebacker), Seaford’s Brendan West (running back and defensive tackle) and Conrad’s Charles Shute (tight end and linebacker).

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DIFCA All-Class 1A football

First team

Offense

QB – Vince Evans III, sr., Seaford

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FB – Diego Diaz Vallejo, sr., Newark

RB – Vaughn Brooks, sr., McKean

RB – Brendan West, sr., Seaford

WR – Keyon Black, sr., Newark

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WR – Jahsir Greene, sr., Brandywine

WR – Jahfarri Payne, sr., Dickinson

WR – Terrence Williams, sr., St. Elizabeth

TE – Charles Shute, sr., Conrad

C – De-Andre Smith, jr., Seaford

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G – Nicholas Florencio, sr., St. Elizabeth

G – Josh Horning, sr., Newark Charter

OT – RaKwan Coates, jr., Brandywine

OT – Doubensley Saint Jean, sr., Seaford

Defense

DE – Aizyon Matthews, sr., Seaford

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DE – Nicholas Webb, sr., Brandywine

DT – Kaleb Ross, sr., St. Elizabeth

DT – Brendan West, sr. Seaford

DT – Stephan West, sr., Brandywine

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LB – Charles Shute, sr., Conrad

LB – Vaughn Brooks, sr., McKean

LB – Ty’Aire Buffalo, jr., Seaford

LB – Diego Diaz Vallejo, sr., Newark

DB – Damier Bryant, sr., First State Military Academy

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DB – Ny’gee Horsey, sr., Seaford

DB – Maxwell Laznik, jr., Newark Charter

DB – William Teel, jr., Newark

Special teams

K – Ian Cleghorn, sr., Brandywine

P – Bradley Dunk, sr., Christiana

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RET – Taishawn Frisby, jr., Seaford

Second team

Offense

QB – Thomas McGrory, jr., Conr. FB – Je’Viohn Hurst, jr., Sea. RB – Noah Johnson, sr., Chr; Jamar Smith, sr., Gla. WR – Cayden Anderson, jr., NC; Damier Bryant, sr., FSMA. TE – Kaleb Ross, sr., SE. C – Sean Roderiguez, so., Bran. G – Charles Fahnbulleh, jr., Chr; Jason Henn, sr., New. OT – Troy Jones, sr., SE; Kyhir Wheelings, jr., Gla.

Defense

DE – Sully Burkhardt, sr., NC; Johnta Cuffee, sr., New. DT – Charles Fahnbulleh, jr., Chr; Joshua Jalloh, sr., FSMA; Samai Kargbo, sr., Gla. LB – Ajay Bonis, sr., NC; Levi Levin, jr., Bran; Kameryn Swinney, jr., Gla; Terrance Williams, sr., SE. DB – Noah Johnson, sr., Chr; Thomas McGrory, jr., Conr; Zaa’Hir McNair, sr., Bran; Jahfarri Payne, sr., Dic.

Special teams

K – Luke Metzner, sr., Sea. P – Sean Dougherty, sr., Conc. RET – Noah Johnson, sr., Chr.

Offensive Player of the Year – Vince Evans III, sr., Seaford.

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Defensive Player of the Year – Ty’Aire Buffalo, jr., Seaford.

Lineman of the Year – Josh Horning, sr., Newark Charter.



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