
NYC schools prepare for influx of children of asylum seekers
When school starts on Sept. 7, there will be at least 19,500 migrant students in the system.
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When school starts on Sept. 7, there will be at least 19,500 migrant students in the system.
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Police said they are investigating the gruesome discovery as a possible murder-suicide.
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Sources tell us investigators expect to search his Upper Manhattan apartment and likely press charges by Wednesday.
Police are not giving many details, but witnesses said they heard five gunshots, then saw one person bleeding.
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