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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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How to eat like the world’s oldest people

How to eat like the world’s oldest people

National Geographic Fellow and Blue Zones author (and Minnesota native) Dan Buettner has travelled across the world to try to figure out what leads to a long, long life. One important factor is what you eat.
by Cathy Wurzer

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35 years since Hall & Oates topped the pop chart with ‘Out of Touch’

The music video for the song features the two rockers strutting around a stage set with a giant drum kit — and by the last shot, they're both inside the bass drum.
by Cathy Wurzer

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After an apartment fire kills 5, a call for sprinklers

After an apartment fire kills 5, a call for sprinklers

Adding sprinklers in old buildings can be expensive. But proponents say it’s worth it.
by Martin Moylan

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'Not just physical violence': Advocates say domestic violence goes beyond recent killings

'Not just physical violence': Advocates say domestic violence goes beyond recent killings

Minneapolis police investigated several deaths over the holiday weekend that appear to be caused by former intimate partners. So far this year, 19 people in Minnesota have died at the hands of an intimate partner.
by Alisa Roth

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Lawmakers support public works bill, but how big will it be?

Lawmakers support public works bill, but how big will it be?

Lawmakers from both parties agree they need to pass what's known as a bonding bill next year to borrow money to pay for public construction projects. But they disagree on how big it should be.
by Tim Pugmire

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Chinese, English language students learn from each other in U of M program

Chinese, English language students learn from each other in U of M program

A University of Minnesota program matches international students learning English with local high school students who have gone through Chinese immersion programs. Both get to work on their language skills in a conversational setting.
by Riham Feshir

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Minneapolis high-rise fire that killed 5 residents appears to have started by accident

Minneapolis high-rise fire that killed 5 residents appears to have started by accident

An early morning fire, which appears to have started by accident on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis Public Housing building in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, left five people dead and another four injured Wednesday.
by Tim Nelson and The Associated Press

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Hockey pucks, politics — and the eyes of the world

Hockey pucks, politics — and the eyes of the world

A new book, “A Team of Their Own,” describes the Korean Women’s Olympic hockey team’s struggle and its Minnesota connection.
by Euan Kerr

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