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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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A number one song with quite a legacy

"Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley was number one on the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago. Over the years, the song has been subjected to a fair amount of ridicule. Nick Lowe made a pointed attack on the song's lyrics in his composition "All Men Are Liars."
by Cathy Wurzer

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Neighbors, activists gather to remember Ruszczyk after charges announced in her death

Neighbors, activists gather to remember Ruszczyk after charges announced in her death

Ruszczyk was shot and killed by Minneapolis officer Mohamed Noor as he and his partner responded to her 911 call. Ruszczyk, 40, had called to report what she thought was a sexual assault behind her house. Noor was charged in her death on Tuesday.
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A thump, a flash and a shot: What happened the night Justine Ruszczyk was killed

A thump, a flash and a shot: What happened the night Justine Ruszczyk was killed

The events that led to charges against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor unfolded quickly on the night of July 15, 2017, according to the criminal complaint released Tuesday by Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman.
by Riham Feshir

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The story of Robbinsdale's Someplace Else

Fifty years ago Tuesday, the Twin Cities-based band The South 40 recorded a live album at a club in Robbinsdale called Someplace Else.
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'Music is a prayer': Minnesota woman finds her voice in hospice

'Music is a prayer': Minnesota woman finds her voice in hospice

An intractable rule of life is that you will die some day. For most of us, the time and place and manner of death are yet to be decided. Mandy Blume of Faribault has a pretty good idea of what may eventually kill her: cancer.
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Andy Gibb helps his brother Barry make history

"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" by Andy Gibb with Joe Walsh of the Eagles on guitar was number Billboard pop chart 40 years ago this week. It broke the record of three straight held by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
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