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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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Minn. company begins production on camera -- for guns

Maple Plain-based Viridian Weapon Technologies calls their invention the "Fact Duty." It's designed to turn on automatically when a gun is pulled from its holster.
by MPR News Staff

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U2's anthem about doubt hit No. 1

U2's anthem about doubt hit No. 1

It was the second single from the "Joshua Tree" album to top the charts.
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A festival of short plays about Native life

A festival of short plays about Native life

The National Native American Ten Minute Play Festival offers audiences and performers a rare chance to experience Indian humor and language onstage.
by Marianne Combs

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When sideshows ruled state fairs

When sideshows ruled state fairs

In the 1950s and '60s, the U.S. had over 100 traveling sideshows — or "freak shows," as they were once known.
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Solar eclipse inspires NPR playlist

NPR has compiled 50 songs you can enjoy while watching Monday's solar eclipse.
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Judge certifies class-action lawsuit against one of Minneapolis' biggest landlords

Judge certifies class-action lawsuit against one of Minneapolis' biggest landlords

One of the country's largest class-action lawsuits against a private landlord is underway in Minneapolis. It could involve thousands of current and former tenants of more than 60 buildings across the city.
by Max Nesterak

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Record-setting rains hit Redwood Falls

The city got more than 8 inches of rain a few days ago.
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Hamline picked to open racial healing center

Hamline picked to open racial healing center

The goal of the center is to make higher education institutions a place to take on issues of structural racism, racial hierarchy and white privilege.
by Peter Cox

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