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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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'Wade in the Water' was coded message to escaping slaves

Harriet Tubman used the song to tell slaves to get off the trail and into the water so that dogs couldn't pick up their scent.

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Star Tribune sports editor: Thibodeau's hiring a 'very exciting thing'

Star Tribune sports editor: Thibodeau's hiring a 'very exciting thing'

The Timberwolves have hired former Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau as coach and president of basketball operations.

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Dayton wants big boost in cybersecurity funding; lawmakers won't click

Dayton wants big boost in cybersecurity funding; lawmakers won't click

Every day, hackers try to break into Minnesota's vast state government computer network. Gov. Mark Dayton wants nearly $46 million to help state agencies shore up their online defenses. So far, lawmakers aren't on board.
by Brian Bakst

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Art Hounds: Dance, improv and sacred music

Art Hounds: Dance, improv and sacred music

This week on Art Hounds: Dance, improv and sacred music.
by Marianne Combs

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'Unprecedented' need for Twin Cities heroin treatment

'Unprecedented' need for Twin Cities heroin treatment

The number of people entering treatment for heroin addiction in the Twin Cities reached a historic high last year and more people are being treated for heroin now than marijuana, a state drug abuse expert says.
by Jon Collins

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Meeting paves the way for PolyMet permit applications

Meeting paves the way for PolyMet permit applications

About 400 people attended the public meeting, an event the company's CEO called a major milestone in its more than decade-long effort to open the state's first copper-nickel mine.
by Dan Kraker

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'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

As schools try to close the achievement gap, some educators worry that a shift in grading standards -- and allowing students to correct answers they've gotten wrong on tests -- isn't preparing their students for college or the workplace.
by Laura Yuen

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