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New Orleans apartment complex fire leaves dozens displaced

Firefighters have been battling a huge fire that swept through an apartment complex in the Algiers area of New Orleans.

Legal group puts $100 million toward voter work in South

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Southern Poverty Law Center on Monday announced it is putting $100 million toward an effort to increase voter participation in the Deep South over the next decade.

Suspect’s parents charged in Michigan school shooting

OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor filed involuntary manslaughter charges Friday against the parents of a 15-year-old accused of killing four students and wounding seven other people at a Michigan High School.

Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House win

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race upheld the Republican candidate’s victory on Friday, a decision that also reaffirms the GOP’s takeover of the chamber and completes the party’s sweep of last month’s elections.

US jobless rate sinks to 4.2 percent as more people find jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s unemployment rate tumbled last month to its lowest point since the pandemic struck, even as employers appeared to slow their hiring — a mixed picture that pointed to a resilient economy that’s putting more people to work.

Census Bureau works to improve confidence in 2020 headcount

(AP) — The Census Bureau is looking to improve trust in the numbers it gathered during the 2020 census by fixing problems caused by the unprecedented challenges of conducting a U.S. head count during a pandemic, natural disasters and efforts by the Trump administration to politicize the process.

Where’s the snow? Rockies winter starts with a whimper

DENVER (AP) — Denver’s winter has started with a whimper, and the parched mountains to the west aren’t faring much better.

Ahoy, Mateys!

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Jean Lafitte (Ken Savant, center) along with his fellow pirates, Wayne Hugby (left) and Butch Faust (right), prepare to bring Lafitte’s treasure to students at Hathaway High School along with Miss Cajun Music Pageant Queen Brinley Grace and her sister, Blaire, Toddler Miss Louisiana Pirate Festival 2021. Daily News photo by Krista Almazan

Top dollar Disney collectibles

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Is your odd Disney collectible worth a treasure chest of cash? Probably not, but some select items in the Disneyana universe have fetched record prices. Here are a few.