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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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Adam Sandler updates 'Hanukkah Song'

Adam Sandler updates 'Hanukkah Song'

The comedian recently updated the lyrics to include actress Scarlett Johansson and singer Adam Levine, among others, during a live concert in San Diego, Calif.

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Bridgewater fumbles away chance at win against Arizona

Bridgewater fumbles away chance at win against Arizona

Howard Sinker, a digital sports editor for the Star Tribune, says the Minnesota Vikings put up a good fight against heavily favored Arizona, but turnovers hurt their chances.

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Warm temperatures bring new records to Minnesota

Warm temperatures bring new records to Minnesota

Mark Seeley, U of M climatologist, says the state has been on a warm streak since Sept. 1.

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Mpls. superintendent pick Paez knew of Mass. school abuse allegations

Mpls. superintendent pick Paez knew of Mass. school abuse allegations

A report out this week details extensive claims of physical abuse at a school in Holyoke, Mass., the district incoming Minneapolis Public Schools Superintendent Sergio Paez led for two years.
by Matt Sepic

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Twin Cities fifth-graders ask: Shall we dance?

Twin Cities fifth-graders ask: Shall we dance?

Touching someone of the opposite sex is typically a squeamish affair for 10-year-olds, but not for a group of Twin Cities fifth-graders who've learned ballroom dancing.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Environment group pans MN water-quality program

Environment group pans MN water-quality program

The Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy said a program to improve farm runoff is ineffective in removing nitrates, in part because it's voluntary.
by Mark Steil

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Ramsey Lewis to play holiday classics at the Dakota

Ramsey Lewis to play holiday classics at the Dakota

Lewis has won three Grammys and in 2007 earned a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.

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Franken says mental health, counseling key parts of new education law

Franken says mental health, counseling key parts of new education law

President Obama is expected to sign a bill today that replaces the controversial No Child Left Behind legislation.

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Art Hounds: A look at Christmas during WWII

Art Hounds: A look at Christmas during WWII

This week on Art Hounds: "Christmas in the Airwaves," fiber art in Hutchinson and "Manhattan Nutcracker."
by Marianne Combs

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