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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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CHVRCHES to play two sold out shows at the Palace

The Glasgow-based synth pop band CHVRCHES will be playing two sold out shows Tuesday and Wednesday nights at the Palace Theater in downtown St. Paul.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Gustavus conference focuses on future of soil in sustaining life

Gustavus conference focuses on future of soil in sustaining life

Organizers say there's been a lot of interest in this year's Nobel Conference, with more than 3,000 people registered and thousands more expected to watch the sessions online.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Marine Corps veteran's family wants VA to learn from his suicide

Marine Corps veteran's family wants VA to learn from his suicide

After a federal inquiry found a communications breakdown at the Minneapolis VA around the treatment of a Marine Corps veteran, his family hopes something can be learned from his suicide.
by John Enger

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What's new in the new Minneapolis 2040 plan?

What's new in the new Minneapolis 2040 plan?

The City of Minneapolis released a new draft of its comprehensive plan called Minneapolis 2040 on Friday. For a city planning document, it received a lot of feedback: more than 10,000 comments on its initial draft.
by Max Nesterak

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Domenico Modugno's 'Volare' topped charts 60 years ago

The lyrics were inspired by the paintings of Marc Chagall, and describe a dream in which a man paints his hands blue and flies through the sky -- "blue painted in blue." The song was the No. 1 single of 1958 and has been covered by many artists.
by MPR News Staff

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A bittersweet goodbye for the Dragon City Cafe in south Minneapolis

A bittersweet goodbye for the Dragon City Cafe in south Minneapolis

The restaurant business is notoriously tough, with slim profit margins and a high risk of failure. The family-owned Dragon City Cafe beat those odds for some 40 years, serving up Chinese food at 43rd Avenue and East Lake Street.
by Cathy Wurzer and Evan Frost

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Southern Minn. towns fed up with telecom service

Southern Minn. towns fed up with telecom service

Nearly 400 people have attended public hearings across Minnesota concerning complaints about Frontier Communications. In Ceylon, the problems are in plain sight. Most of the cables lay on the ground. Others are supported by trees or branches -- even draped across a propane gas tank.
by Mark Steil

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Munch or not? Experts set to tackle art mystery at Minnesota college

Munch or not? Experts set to tackle art mystery at Minnesota college

A longtime Minnesota art mystery may soon be solved, as a new effort launches this week to determine whether a painting at St. Olaf College is by famed artist Edvard Munch — or an imposter.
by MPR News Staff

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Sinker answers questions about Vikings, Mauer

Star Tribune digital sports editor Howard Sinker answers Cathy Wurzer's questions.
by Cathy Wurzer

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