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When Tennessee’s Republican governor, Bill Lee, dispatched his National Guard troops to Washington to support President Trump’s crackdown on crime, Democrats and other critics wondered why he didn’t keep them within state lines. Memphis, after all, has long been one of the most dangerous cities in the country, with a murder rate about twice as high as the nation’s capital, according to F.B.I. statistics. Nashville has a higher rate of violent crime than Washington as well. The same questions could be asked of other Republican governors like Greg Abbott in Texas, Mike DeWine in Ohio and Mike Kehoe in Missouri,...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Two men are dead, and at least seven people are injured after an overnight shooting in downtown Orlando, the city's police department said. Police responded to a shooting call near East Central Boulevard and North Orange Avenue just at 1:07 a.m. Friday. Minutes later, police said they received another call about shots fired south of Washington Street on North Orange Avenue.

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1. Detroit, Michigan Unemployment Rate: 17.3% Labor Force: 2.1 million Unemployed: 361,100 It's Detroit. Need we say more? [Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area] 2. San Bernardino, California Unemployment Rate: 14.2% Labor Force: 1.8 million Unemployed: 253,000 3. Las Vegas, Nevada Unemployment Rate: 13.9% Labor Force: 1 million Unemployed: 141,000