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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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Art Hounds: Dan Israel and Minhua Chorus

Art Hounds: Dan Israel and Minhua Chorus

This week on Art Hounds we're treated to choral music from southern China, Dan Israel's latest CD, and a live-action adventure game in Duluth.
by Marianne Combs

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Attacks prompt calls to toughen Minnesota hate crime penalties

Attacks prompt calls to toughen Minnesota hate crime penalties

Minnesota doesn't add penalties for felony crimes rooted in bias, such as assaults that cause serious injury. Two recent attacks are prompting calls to change state law.
by Martin Moylan

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State faces expected surplus, of both money and ways to spend it

State faces expected surplus, of both money and ways to spend it

Minnesota Management and Budget officials will release a forecast Thursday that gives state leaders an idea of how much they'll have to work with next year.
by Tim Pugmire

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Minnesota OKs using medical pot for pain

Minnesota OKs using medical pot for pain

The Minnesota Health Department says it will expand the legal use of medical marijuana to cover people with intractable pain.
by MPR News Staff

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Richard Thompson to play First Avenue tonight

Richard Thompson to play First Avenue tonight

Mojo Magazine recently named his latest album as one of the best of the year.

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Longtime civil rights activist on what next for 4th Precinct protests

Longtime civil rights activist on what next for 4th Precinct protests

Protesters continue to stand their ground near at the 4th Precinct in north Minneapolis. That's despite ongoing calls from city and state leaders for an end to the encampment.

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Snow in Chanhassen triggers all-Prince playlist online

Snow in Chanhassen triggers all-Prince playlist online

To celebrate the first measurable snow of the season, our friends at the Current will switch their Local Current streaming service to an all-Prince format starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday.

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Delegation from Macalester in Paris for climate talks

Environmental studies professor Roopali Phadke is there this week with 10 of her students.

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No guns, $500K bail ordered for alleged 4th Precinct protest shooter

No guns, $500K bail ordered for alleged 4th Precinct protest shooter

A judge ordered Allen Scarsella to have no contact with the others charged in the shootings near the Jamar Clark protests. Another defendant's lawyer said his client was no white supremacist and voted for President Obama.
by Matt Sepic and Riham Feshir

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