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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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Prince's Piano and a Microphone 1983 is released

Prince's Piano and a Microphone 1983 is released

An embryonic take on what would become Prince's anthem "Purple Rain" is one of the things you'll hear on "Piano and a Microphone 1983"
by Cathy Wurzer

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Poll: Love or hate, Trump looms large for Minnesotans in 2018 election

Poll: Love or hate, Trump looms large for Minnesotans in 2018 election

President Trump is not on the ballot this year but seven in 10 Minnesotans say he'll still be top of mind when they head to the voting booth Nov. 6, an MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows.
by Tim Pugmire and Briana Bierschbach

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The trials of women in climate science

Some of the most qualified and accomplished climate scientists on earth are women. But are they getting the respect they deserve?
by Paul Huttner

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DJ Giorgio Moroder plays tonight at First Avenue

Giorgio Moroder will be DJing tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Moroder has been dubbed the father of Disco.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Wetterling files to be released Thursday

Many of the documents covering the 27-year investigation into Jacob Wetterling's 1989 kidnapping will be released publicly Thursday for the first time.
by Kirsti Marohn

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New poll: Trump's job approval drops to 39 percent in Minnesota

New poll: Trump's job approval drops to 39 percent in Minnesota

In what could be an ominous sign for Minnesota Republicans on the November ballot, President Trump's job approval here has slipped, according to the latest MPR News/Star Tribune Minnesota Poll.
by Mark Zdechlik and Briana Bierschbach

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How Minnesota's farmers are faring in the deepening U.S.-China trade war

President Trump announced earlier this week that beginning next Monday, an additional $200 billion dollars' worth of Chinese goods will be taxed. China plans to fire back with more tariffs of its own. MPR News host Cathy Wurzer checked in with Kevin Paap for an update on what Minnesota's farmers are hearing in this latest volley of tariffs.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Art Hounds: Spiro at the Cedar Cultural Center

Art Hounds: Spiro at the Cedar Cultural Center

Plus, Art Hounds recommend cabaret artist Erin Markey and History Alive! in Lanesboro.
by Marianne Combs

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Merle Haggard's prison lament

"Mama Tried" by Merle Haggard was number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. The song reflects on the pain and suffering Haggard caused his mother when he was sent to San Quentin Prison after trying to rob a roadhouse in his hometown of Bakersfield, California. Haggard says he was inspired to join the prison country band after seeing Johnny Cash perform at San Quentin on New Years Day, 1959. Haggard turned his life around after his release from prison in 1960.
by Cathy Wurzer

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