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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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The pub named for a very popular monk

The pub named for a very popular monk

William Borgerding was such a popular fixture at Saint John's that the university decided it would name a bar for him.
by MPR News Staff

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Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Communist Daughter members met at Saint John's pub

Two members of the band, Adam Switlick and Johnny Solomon, met at Brother Willie's.
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From granite to germs, St. Cloud economy grows more diverse

From granite to germs, St. Cloud economy grows more diverse

Today, St. Cloud's economy is booming. The average annual unemployment rate last year was 3.8 percent, down from a peak of nearly 8 percent in 2009 during the recession.
by Kirsti Marohn

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How are St. Stephen's Trump voters feeling 100 days in?

How are St. Stephen's Trump voters feeling 100 days in?

The Stearns County town overwhelmingly backed Donald Trump for president. MPR News spoke with citizens there in January about their hopes for a Trump presidency, then returned last week to ask how people feel about Trump now.
by Jim Bickal

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Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

Streisand rebelled by dropping an 'A' from her name

A 1967 biography reports that "the spelling of her first name is an instance of partial rebellion: she was advised to change her last name and retaliated by dropping an "a" from the first instead."
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Opioids killed 35 Minnesotans in April 2016. Only 1 was named Prince

Opioids killed 35 Minnesotans in April 2016. Only 1 was named Prince

The Minnesota music icon's death last year shocked the world. But opioids cost dozens of other Minnesotans their lives that same month. Their stories are equally compelling, and sad. Here are a few.
by Matt Sepic

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The Revolution to deejay on The Current on 'Prince Day'

The Revolution to deejay on The Current on 'Prince Day'

At 4 p.m. on our sister station The Current, members of the Revolution will become the DJs for an hour, introducing their favorite Prince songs in a special Theft of the Dial segment.
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St. Paul mayor, police chief hear frustration from African-American rights activists

St. Paul mayor, police chief hear frustration from African-American rights activists

Race, policing and preventing officer-involved shootings still stir strong feelings in St. Paul, and those emotions were on display on the city's East Side Thursday, not far from where a black man was shot and killed by police earlier this year.
by Brandt Williams

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