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How's your relationship with money?

How's your relationship with money?

Claudia Hammond's new book, "Mind Over Money," looks at the psychology of how we relate to money.
by MPR News Staff

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Doors' landmark song released 50 years ago

Doors' landmark song released 50 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Light My Fire" from the Door's self-titled album released in January 1967, 50 years ago today.

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'The Strays' invites you to a disturbing, magical world

'The Strays' invites you to a disturbing, magical world

Emily Bitto's new novel is set in the overheated avant-garde art scene of Depression-era Melbourne, where two girls -- conventional Lily and sharp-tongued, exotic Eva -- form a complicated bond.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News to join NBC News

Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News to join NBC News

Kelly's decision to move to NBC, a network that President-elect Donald Trump and some conservative pundits have branded as "liberal," isn't a complete surprise.
by Laura Wagner

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Lin-Manuel Miranda on Disney, mixtapes and why he won't try to top 'Hamilton'

Lin-Manuel Miranda on Disney, mixtapes and why he won't try to top 'Hamilton'

Miranda says he doesn't feel the need to duplicate the success of Hamilton. "If you think in terms of topping, you're in the wrong business," he says.

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Refugees resettled in Chicago help make its most famous cheesecake

Refugees resettled in Chicago help make its most famous cheesecake

Refugees from Africa, the Middle East and Asia are a sought-after talent pool at Eli's Cheesecake in Chicago, where they manage the complex assembly line and rise through the ranks.
by Deborah Amos

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Controversial Rod Stewart song became so popular that BBC was forced to air it

Controversial Rod Stewart song became so popular that BBC was forced to air it

Today's Morning Edition music is from Rod Stewart with "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today. At first the BBC wouldn't play the song on the radio because of the suggestive nature of some of the lyrics, but it was so popular they eventually let it on the air. The song would end up at the top of the charts for eight weeks in the U.S.

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Beautiful, icy 'History Of Wolves' transcends genre

Beautiful, icy 'History Of Wolves' transcends genre

Emily Fridlund's electrifying debut novel 'History of Wolves' is a contemporary coming-of-age story about a young woman -- but it avoids the familiar story arc so common to other novels in that genre.
by Michael Schaub

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