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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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Sweeping change comes to St. Paul school board

Sweeping change comes to St. Paul school board

Voters swept four newcomers onto the St. Paul School board in the city's municipal elections Tuesday. A slate of DFL and union-backed candidates grabbed the board's open seats.
by Peter Cox

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Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners

Federal jury to settle bitter battle between sweeteners

Big Sugar and Big Corn face off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing.
by The Associated Press

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Westerberg, Hatfield team up to become The I Don't Cares

Westerberg, Hatfield team up to become The I Don't Cares

The I Don't Cares are promising a full album of new material soon.

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Timberwolves lose emotional home opener

Timberwolves lose emotional home opener

Ahead of the game, many former NBA players and coaches including Larry Bird, Phil Jackson and Pat Riley shared their memories of Flip Saunders in a video tribute.
by Matt Sepic

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Taiko groups explore an art that's more than drumming

Taiko groups explore an art that's more than drumming

Mu Daiko and the visiting On Ensemble stretch the limits of their drum-based tradition.
by Euan Kerr

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'Yesterday' hit top 10 as cover song before Beatles version

'Yesterday' hit top 10 as cover song before Beatles version

Paul McCartney wrote the song and is the only Beatle to perform on it. When the song was done, the other Beatles didn't want to release it as a single at first because it was so different than their other songs.

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Dayton on what's next for proposed PolyMet mine

Last week, Dayton and other state leaders toured two mines to gather information before determining whether the state should issue permits for the proposed PolyMet mine in Hoyt Lakes.

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The candidates for the St. Paul school board

The candidates for the St. Paul school board

The four favorites leading the school board ballot in St. Paul this year carry the endorsement of the DFL party, from an April convention, as well as a movement of parents and the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, the district's main labor union.
by Tim Nelson

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