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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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More Minn. homeless students would get help under bipartisan measure

More Minn. homeless students would get help under bipartisan measure

State officials say more than 9,500 Minnesota students have been homeless at some point this academic year. Minnesota lawmakers could expand a pilot program that's already helped hundreds of kids in three cities.
by Matt Sepic

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Bill would bring provisional ballot system to Minnesota

Bill would bring provisional ballot system to Minnesota

Voters who are challenged due to criminal convictions, citizenship questions or diminished mental capacity could have their ballots set aside and left uncounted unless those people can prove they were eligible.
by Brian Bakst

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Minn. House overwhelmingly approves remake of stadium agency

Minn. House overwhelmingly approves remake of stadium agency

Lawmakers took the first steps toward restructuring the agency that runs U.S. Bank Stadium, in the wake of a months-long scandal.
by Tim Nelson

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Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

Why 'Ruby Tuesday' was the hit side in the U.S.

The song was actually released as the B-side of the single. The A-side "Let's Spend the Night Together" was a top five hit in Great Britain, but many American radio stations thought the song was too risque to play on the air.

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What to watch this week at the state Legislature

What to watch this week at the state Legislature

Bill backers have to get their legislation through at least one committee by week's end to keep the measures viable. The Legislature will also take more action on Real ID and the Vikings stadium management.
by MPR News Staff

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Warm winter startles even the experts

Warm winter startles even the experts

Even with the trend toward warmer Minnesota winters in a changing climate, no one guessed it would be this warm.
by Elizabeth Dunbar

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Minnesota United debuts as an MLS team

Tonight, Minnesota United is in Portland for their first game as a Major League Soccer team.

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Winter was warmer and wetter than normal

Winter was warmer and wetter than normal

MPR's Phil Picardi spoke with University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley about the meteorological winter that just ended. It went from Dec. 1 of last year to March 1 earlier this week.

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Klobuchar calls on Sessions to testify again

Klobuchar calls on Sessions to testify again

Attorney General Jeff Sessions agreed Thursday to recuse himself from an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
by MPR News Staff

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Chicago band the Buckinghams were No. 1 50 years ago

They formed on the north side of Chicago and got their first break in 1965 when they appeared in 13 episodes of a program called "All Time Hits Show," which was broadcast on WGN-TV.

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