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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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Next Mpls. superintendent a proponent of social, emotional learning

Next Mpls. superintendent a proponent of social, emotional learning

Ed Graff believes that to be successful, schools need to go beyond traditional course work and integrate social and emotional learning into the curriculum.

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High-flying UND students master gravity-defying stunts

High-flying UND students master gravity-defying stunts

When the head coach of the University of North Dakota's championship aerobatics team says, "Let's have some fun" and suggests the "hammerhead," you better be buckled in.
by Dan Gunderson

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Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was No. 1 50 years ago

Percy Sledge's 'When a Man Loves a Woman' was No. 1 50 years ago

One night, Sledge says he was feeling so blue over a breakup that he couldn't bring himself to sing pop tunes. Instead he improvised what would become the lyrics to this song.

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Strike fears loom as 5,000 Twin Cities nurses weigh contract

Strike fears loom as 5,000 Twin Cities nurses weigh contract

Allina Health nurses are set to vote Monday, but both sides are preparing for the possibility of strikes at four major Twin Cities hospitals.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Dakota Dave Hull releases two new albums

Dakota Dave Hull will be celebrating the release of two new albums during a performance Saturday night at the Celtic Junction in St. Paul.

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Undefeated Lynx to take on Dallas Wings

Saturday offers Minnesota sports fans a relatively rare chance to see the good and the bad back-to-back in downtown Minneapolis.

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Rose Judkins: A portrait of reslience

For most of us, June 1 came and went as most days do, but it was a special day for Judkins. June 1 marked seven years since Judkins was declared cancer free.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All' was sued for plagiarism

Whitney Houston's 'Greatest Love of All' was sued for plagiarism

Gordon Lightfoot says when he heard the song on an elevator, he recognized that a 24-bar section of the tune had been lifted from his 1971 hit "If You Could Read My Mind."

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