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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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Somalis hope compassion guides judge in ISIS sentencing

Somalis hope compassion guides judge in ISIS sentencing

Observers say the judge has a tough task ahead in deciding the fate of nine young Somali-American Minnesotans who've either pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes tied to trying to join the ISIS terror group.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

A U professor says the limited strike is a strategy to put pressure on the company without exposing workers to income loss and uncertainty of a traditional strike.
by Jon Collins

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Anniversary of Beatles album cover controversy

When the "Yesterday and Today" album cover was criticized, Capitol Records decided to paste a different image of the band gathered around a steamer trunk over the controversial cover. Copies of the unaltered original album are rare and very valuable.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Why 'South Pacific' has got to be carefully played

Why 'South Pacific' has got to be carefully played

The musical's themes and stereotypes require a balancing act, as the Guthrie is about to demonstrate.
by Euan Kerr

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Nurses launch 7-day strike at Allina facilities

Nurses launch 7-day strike at Allina facilities

As expected, about 4,800 nurses walked out of five Twin Cities area Allina facilities at 7 a.m. Sunday. Health benefits remain the main dispute in contract talks. No new talks are scheduled.
by Matt Sepic

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Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus premiers new choral opera in Minneapolis

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus, with a song from their new choral opera "Two Boys Kissing" which premieres tonight at the Ted Mann Concert Hall in Minneapolis.

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Minnesota Lynx look to improve on record start

The Minnesota Lynx have the best record in the WNBA, and their 11-0 start is the best in league history. Sunday, the Lynx take on Seattle.

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Partisan gridlock strikes many states like Minnesota

The inability to compromise is not unique to the Minnesota legislature. An article in the latest edition of CQ highlights gridlock because of partisan divisions happening more and more in state capitols around the country. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with writer of that story, Johnathan Miller.

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Big storms rumbled through with heavy rains in Minnesota

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with University of Minnesota Climatologist Mark Seeley about the storms that brought in tornadoes in Minnesota, along the rainfall of 2-4 inches. Seeley also says a wet pattern could be dominant through the summer for the state.

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