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Democrats have chosen Milwaukee, Wis., as the site for their 2020 national convention. Party organizers hope to win back the once Democratic-leaning state, which Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 after holding no campaign events there. The Wall Street Journal
About 61 percent of the nation’s 10.7 million undocumented immigrants live in just 20 major metropolitan areas. The largest undocumented immigrant populations are in New York City (1.1 million), Los Angeles (925,000), Houston (500,000), and Dallas–Fort Worth (475,000). Pew Research Center
More than 1,400 cities and towns across the U.S. have had a newspaper close over the past 15 years. As a result, many Americans no longer have journalists serving as watchdogs on their local public officials, chronicling high school and amateur sports, or honoring the lives of local residents in obituaries. Associated Press
So far, the Trump administration’s travel ban has blocked 9,500 family members of U.S. citizens from entering the country, including 5,500 children and nearly 4,000 spouses. The ban primarily affects five Muslim-majority countries: Syria, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, and Libya. The Washington Post
More than 150,000 Americans died from alcohol- and drug-induced fatalities and suicide in 2017—the highest number since the Centers for Disease Control began collecting the figures in 1999. Nearly a third of the total dead—47,173—were suicides. The New York Times
