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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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Paul McCartney's new album

Paul McCartney has a new album called "Egypt Station." To celebrate the album's release, McCartney and his band played live on Friday inside Grand Central Station in New York.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Future massive wind turbines in MN face blowback from neighbors

Future massive wind turbines in MN face blowback from neighbors

The most powerful wind turbines ever seen in the state could soon be built in southwest Minnesota. The industry is ramping up turbine size in the name of efficiency, but the skyscraper-sized machines are also attracting more public opposition.
by Mark Steil

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As deportation wheels grind, Augsburg prof worries, waits

As deportation wheels grind, Augsburg prof worries, waits

Mzenga Wanyama says his story highlights systemic issues faced by many other immigrants seeking citizenship or asylum in the U.S. While he's received lots of help and attention, it's still not clear to him where he's headed.
by Riham Feshir

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Photos: Superfans with flair at Vikings opener

Photos: Superfans with flair at Vikings opener

These fans enjoyed Sunday's Minnesota Vikings game in style.
by Evan Frost

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Expectations are high for the Vikings this year

The Minnesota Vikings begin a new season on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers at U.S. Bank Stadium.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Hear Prince's demo for 17 Days

A demo of "17 Days" by Prince will be on an album to be released later this month. The album is simply titled "Piano and a Microphone 1983."
by Cathy Wurzer

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September's off to a showery start

Southern spots like Zumbrota and Faribault saw more than 4 inches of rain in a single day.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The complex connections of Siah Armajani

The complex connections of Siah Armajani

Minneapolis-based architect and designer Siah Armajani gets his first U.S. career retrospective at the Walker starting this week. It's called "Follow This Line."
by Euan Kerr

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Joyful noise: National Baptist Convention hits the high notes in Mpls.

Joyful noise: National Baptist Convention hits the high notes in Mpls.

The National Baptist Convention, the nation's largest predominantly black Christian organization, wraps up its weeklong annual gathering Friday in Minneapolis with street outreach in north Minneapolis — and lots of music.
by Brandt Williams

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Liberian novelist combines fact and magic to tell her homeland's creation story

Liberian novelist combines fact and magic to tell her homeland's creation story

Wayetu Moore fled Liberia's civil war when she was 5. Now she is reconnecting with her homeland through her novel "She Would Be King" published by Twin Cities-based Graywolf Press.
by Euan Kerr

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