The South's economic boom is masking a harsher reality. It still has several of the poorest states in the nation.

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Some Southern cities and states are thriving economically, but others are lagging behind.

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Here's how much money it takes to be in the upper class in each state

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Washington, DC, has the highest upper-class cutoff of any state.

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Mississippi sheriff overseeing violent department faces yet another lawsuit after yet another man dies in custody

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This April 10, 2018 photograph, shows the Rankin County Detention Center and Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss.
The Rankin County Detention Center and Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Mississippi.

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The 10 least expensive states to own a home

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The average American homeowner spends $623,290 on the expenses of owning a home.

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Hunting alligators is actually good for the environment and people

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An alligator in the Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida.

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Biden creates a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 murder was a catalyst for the civil-rights movement

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Emmett Till was murdered in Mississippi in August 1955 after being accused of making improper advances toward a white woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham.

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Mississippi's sole Tesla store plays by different rules than traditional car dealers in the state. A new state law is changing that

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Tesla worker told Bloomberg that the company tracks their keystrokes.
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