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Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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Morning Edition, with Cathy Wurzer in St. Paul and NPR hosts in Washington and Los Angeles, brings you all the news from overnight and the information you need to start your day. Listen from 4 to 9 a.m. every weekday.

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Hmong senator en route to Paris to support Suni Lee, helped bring gymnastics trials to Minnesota

Hmong senator en route to Paris to support Suni Lee, helped bring gymnastics trials to Minnesota

About two dozen Minnesotans — including gold medalist and St. Paul native Suni Lee will attend the unconventional and unprecedented Opening Ceremony of the Summer Games in Paris. Sen. Foung Hawj, DFL-St. Paul is also on his way to France to support Lee and he hopes to witness Olympic history.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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Ones to watch: These Minnesota men are running for Liberia at the Paris Olympics

Ones to watch: These Minnesota men are running for Liberia at the Paris Olympics

Jabez Reeves, Emmanuel Matadi, Akeem Sirleaf and Joseph Fahnbulleh are representing Liberia in the 2024 Olympics but all have close ties to the North Star state. Minnesota is home to one of the largest Liberian populations in the U.S., estimated at around 30,000 people.
by Peter Cox

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A Minnesota emergency room physician talks cannabis

A Minnesota emergency room physician talks cannabis

What are emergency rooms seeing with cannabis-related visits? An emergency room physician explains what he’s seen in the year since the substance was made legal in Minnesota and offers health advice for its consumption.
by Cathy Wurzer, Matthew Alvarez and Gracie Stockton

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Art Hounds: Judy Ofronio’s organic sculptures

Art Hounds: Judy Ofronio’s organic sculptures

Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community. This week, they recommend art by Judy Ofronio at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, two exhibits at the Nemeth Art Center and “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged).”
by Emily Bright

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A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

A year after legalization, where you can and can’t smoke pot in Minnesota is still a little hazy

It’s been nearly a year since cannabis was legalized in Minnesota. But there’s still a lot of confusion as to where someone can legally smoke or vape marijuana.
by Dan Kraker

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‘In certain circumstances’: GOP grapples with abortion rights, a key issue in Harris campaign

‘In certain circumstances’: GOP grapples with abortion rights, a key issue in Harris campaign

While Kamala Harris is not yet the official Democratic party’s presidential nominee, many of her supporters are hopeful she’ll bring her perspective as a woman — and a woman of color — to the top job in U.S. politics. But not everyone is on board with her stance on reproductive rights.
by Cathy Wurzer and Gracie Stockton

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