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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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Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

Jungle opens a play about love, life and meltdowns

"The Children" reunites three nuclear engineers after a Fukushima-style calamity.
by Euan Kerr

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Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Missing Wis. teen Jayme Closs emerged from woods, asked dog walker for help

Jayme Closs, the 13-year-old Wisconsin girl who vanished after her parents were found shot to death in their Barron, Wis., home nearly three months ago, was found unkempt but alive Thursday after she flagged down a woman walking her dog.
by Tim Nelson

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Google looking at $600M data center in Becker, Minn.

Google looking at $600M data center in Becker, Minn.

Sherburne County in central Minnesota appears to be in the running for a Google data center worth around $600 million, according to a filing Thursday by Xcel Energy.
by MPR News Staff

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Local TSA union rep details the shutdown's effects on federal workers in Minnesota

As the partial government shutdown stretches into the 20th day, many federal employees are feeling the effects — including TSA officers at US airports, who are working without pay. Friday will mark the first paycheck they will miss since the shutdown began.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Two Minnesota attorneys' trip to the border captures 18-hour standoff with officials

Two Minnesota attorneys' trip to the border captures 18-hour standoff with officials

People seeking asylum on the U.S. border with Mexico often go without legal representation -- and are turned away. So two Minnesota attorneys took a trip to the southern border in December to represent those asylum seekers.
by Riham Feshir

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Day at the movies: Science Museum of Minnesota's Omnitheater impresario looks back

Day at the movies: Science Museum of Minnesota's Omnitheater impresario looks back

Mike Day has overseen the world's second Omnitheater at Science Museum of Minnesota since the 1970s. Before his retirement in March, some of his movies will be shown on the giant screen at the museum's Omnifest through Feb. 28.
by Peter Cox

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Met Council weighs St. Paul to MOA streetcar project

Met Council weighs St. Paul to MOA streetcar project

Plans for a streetcar line on West Seventh Street in St. Paul are inching forward, with the Metropolitan Council expected to vote on the proposal next month.
by Matt Sepic

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