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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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Photos: The Minneapolis music scene, from the 1980s to now

Photos: The Minneapolis music scene, from the 1980s to now

Music photographer Daniel Corrigan got his start at the U and went on to document the golden age of Minneapolis music. A collection of his photography is now available in a new book: "Heyday."
by MPR News Staff

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Minnesota's undocumented college students wait, worry as election nears

Minnesota's undocumented college students wait, worry as election nears

Some of the nearly 6,000 young, undocumented immigrants in Minnesota living under two-year reprieves from deportation are now in college. But that temporary protection could end depending on who wins the presidency.
by Sasha Aslanian

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7 questions about that ballot question you may have missed

7 questions about that ballot question you may have missed

You may have missed it, but there's a proposed constitutional amendment on the Minnesota ballot Tuesday. Here's some background on what it would do.
by Brian Bakst

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Cubs fans celebrate championship with 'Go Cubs Go'

Cubs fans celebrate championship with 'Go Cubs Go'

It was a song heard all night long in the streets of Chicago after the Cubs won their first baseball championship since 1908.

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NAACP supports St. Paul police body cams, but cautions planned use of footage flawed

NAACP supports St. Paul police body cams, but cautions planned use of footage flawed

St. Paul NAACP President Jeff Martin says prior review of footage could influence an officer to write a report to conform with what the video appears to show, instead of what he or she actually saw and thought at the time.
by Matt Sepic

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Myriad options, pressures can silence sex assault victims

Myriad options, pressures can silence sex assault victims

After a sexual assault, victims face daunting, sometimes convoluted ways to pursue justice. And a surprising number of them choose not to go to police.
by Peter Cox

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Congress' top Republican uses star power to stump for Paulsen in 3rd District race

Congress' top Republican uses star power to stump for Paulsen in 3rd District race

The top Republican in Congress swooped in Wednesday night to rally support for 3rd District Congressman Erik Paulsen, just the latest sign of how serious both parties are taking the race in a seat Republicans can usually bank on winning.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: Ragamala Dance, Hmong fashion, dead poets

Art Hounds: Ragamala Dance, Hmong fashion, dead poets

This week on Art Hounds, Ragamala Dance Company opens up its studios for "Ode to Navarathri."
by Marianne Combs

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The hit '96 Tears' had humble roots

The hit '96 Tears' had humble roots

Today's Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today when "96 Tears" by Question Mark and the Mysterians was number one on the Billboard pop chart.

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Study finds rent costs rising for more people

The study says that since the Great Recession, the number of Americans who find it difficult to pay their rent has risen to historically high levels.
by MPR News Staff

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