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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 Jayhawks play sold-out show tonight at First Avenue

The Jayhawks play sold-out show tonight at First Avenue

The Jayhawks are playing a sold out show tonight at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Jayhawks guitarist and lead singer Gary Louris says the title of this song "Leaving the Monsters Behind" was inspired by his recovery from an addiction to pain killers.

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More Minnesota firms offering new parents paid leave

More Minnesota firms offering new parents paid leave

Even without a government mandate, employers are coming to regard such a benefit as a smart business move.
by Martin Moylan

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The New Vaudville Band's "Winchester Cathedral" hits no. 1 on Billboard pop chart 50 years ago

"Winchester Cathedral" by The New Vaudville Band hit number one on the Billboard pop chart 50 years ago today. The song was written by Geoff Stephens. He was inspired when he saw a picture of the English cathedral on a wall calendar. To re-create a sound like you would have heard on a 1930s vaudeville recording, Stephens sang his part through a megaphone.
by Phil Picardi

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Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Seeing problems on the horizon, counties seek delay in buffer law

Minnesota county officials want to delay the state's new buffer law. The law, set to take effect in November 2017, requires strips of permanent vegetation on edge of streams, lakes and some ditches.
by Dan Gunderson

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Fellow artists mourn George Michael

Fellow artists mourn George Michael

Wham! co-founder George Michael died of heart failure on Christmas Day at the age of 53.
by Phil Picardi

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At year's end, patients surge into hospitals and clinics for free care

At year's end, patients surge into hospitals and clinics for free care

High-deductible health plans have many Americans scrambling for medical appointments of all kinds during the end of the year. That's because if they've satisfied their out-of-pocket maximum, the care is free.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Jack Greene's 'There Goes My Everything' hit No. 1 50 years ago

The song is now considered a country standard. It tells the story of a couple splitting up and the singer realizing how much his lover meant to him now that she's gone.

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Wild head to New York on a winning streak

The nine-game winning streak is a franchise record.

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