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New Delhi (CNN)Fears are growing among India's 200 million Muslims that they could soon be classified as illegal immigrants under new, far-reaching government proposals. Earlier this year, authorities released an updated count of Indian nationals in the northeastern state of Assam, home to more than 30 million people. In order to make it onto the registry, residents had to provide the government with evidence that their families had migrated to India before March 24, 1971, around the start of the Bangladesh war of independence. A little over 1.9 million people didn't have the right documents. By any measure, 1.9 million is a large number, but it wasn't enough for those who had demanded the identification of undocumented people. Read More For years, Hindu nationalists have alleged that millions of Bangladeshi economic migrants are living and working illegally in India. The issue has been a constant source of political tension in the Indian states bordering Bangladesh -- … [Read more...] about In Hindu-nationalist India, Muslims risk being branded infiltrators in their own country

PEABODY, MA —The Peabody school committee hopes to have an interim superintendent in place when students return after the holiday break on Jan. 2. The school committee met in a closed decision Monday to map out a plan for replacing Superintendent Cara Murtagh and Peabody Veterans Memorial High School Assistant Principal Judie Maniatis, who died within days of one another last month.The school committee's vote Monday raised immediate speculation among parents that the board would tap former superintendent Herb Levine, who served as interim superintendent before Murtagh. But school committee member Beverly griffin said the committee had no specific candidate in mind."The School Committee has already been in contact with MASC (Massachusetts Association of School Committees) and MASS (Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents) to select candidates for our consideration for the Interim Superintendent position," Griffin said in an email. "They are working on timelines, etc., … [Read more...] about Peabody Looks To Hire Interim School Superintendent By New Year

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – The Los Angeles city attorney Thursday called for a ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco within city limits amid the growing use of e-cigarettes and other vaping products. City Attorney Mike Feuer issued a report to the L.A. City Council recommending it issue a citywide ban on the sale of all flavored e-liquid products, arguing that the rise in vaping has created a “public health crisis” among youth. FILE — Vaping and e-cigarette shops in downtown Los Angeles on September 12, 2018. (Getty Images) “Flavored tobacco plays an outsized role in the vaping epidemic confronting our youth, and has long been a factor in increasing demand for traditional tobacco products,” Feuer said in a statement. “Enacting a citywide ban on the sale of all flavored tobacco products is the best way to safeguard our youth and protect the general public from significant health risks.” The L.A. County Department of Public Health also … [Read more...] about LA City Attorney Calls For Ban On Sale Of Flavored Tobacco

PHOTOS: See how the shakedown went down ... Houston Police say a man was robbed at a gas station Sunday, July 28, 2018, after he accepted a free ride from four women he met at a club. When they stopped for gas, the victim exited the car to chat with one of the women. There, he was approached from behind and put in a headlock by a male suspect while one of the women took his cash. less PHOTOS: See how the shakedown went down ... Houston Police say a man was robbed at a gas station Sunday, July 28, 2018, after he accepted a free ride from four women he met at a club. When they stopped for gas, ... more Photo: Houston Police Photo: Houston Police Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close Image 1 of 29 PHOTOS: See how the shakedown went down ... Houston Police say a man was robbed at a gas station Sunday, … [Read more...] about 4 women offer man at club a free ride only to set him up for a violent gas station robbery

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 14 Fox News Flash top headlines for Dec. 14 are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com A Texas woman was convicted Friday on six counts of health care fraud in connection with a $5.5 million federal workers’ compensation overbilling scheme, U.S. Justice Department officials said. Melissa Sumerour, 48, of Lorena, was found guilty by a federal jury following a five-day trial, DOJ officials said in a statement. Sumerour and co-defendant Latosha Morgan, 42, of Grand Prairie, billed the Department of Labor’s Office of Workers Compensation for more physical therapy work than was actually provided, officials said. Morgan has pleaded guilty and is scheduled for sentencing in March 2020. CLINTON PORTIS AMONG RETIRED NFL PLAYERS FACING FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES Both women worked for Dr. Les Benson, a physician who played pro football for the Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s, KWTX-TV of Waco reported in October 2018. … [Read more...] about Texas woman convicted in $5.5M health care fraud scheme, DOJ says