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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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Health care advocates on edge as GOP pushes budget cuts

Health care advocates on edge as GOP pushes budget cuts

Republicans want to cut $1.1 billion from health and human services to spend on tax cuts, education and transportation. Health care officials say that may harm needy Minnesotans.
by Tom Scheck

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Big feedlots feed big worries in southern Minnesota

Big feedlots feed big worries in southern Minnesota

Lowell Trom sits at the center of a fight over the growth of huge feedlots that some believe are damaging the region's environment and quality of life.
by Elizabeth Baier

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Father John Misty to perform at First Avenue

Father John Misty is the name Josh Tillman has been using on his last two albums. He is known for having a quirky sense of humor.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Firms wonder whether to bite bullet and buy .sucks

Firms wonder whether to bite bullet and buy .sucks

Some worry that online venting could reach unprecedented heights with the debut of a new Internet domain. Ralph Nader is featured in a promotional video for the .sucks domain.
by Martin Moylan

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MN health providers fall short on digital records

MN health providers fall short on digital records

Minnesota officials say thousands of health care providers are violating the state's new electronic health records rules. Some providers, though, worry about the security and cost of digital records.
by Mark Zdechlik

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Two boats won't float: Mpls. changes tack again on city logo

Two boats won't float: Mpls. changes tack again on city logo

Council members in February agreed to replace the city's longtime two-sailboat logo with a hip, one-boat look. Then they torpedoed the one-boat logo. But now they want it back.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Never again: Family's stories recall Armenian genocide

Never again: Family's stories recall Armenian genocide

April marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. As many as 1.5 million perished at the hands of Turkish forces. The remembrance is personal for Minnesota's Keljik family.
by Dan Olson

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New services coming for low-income Minnesota kids with autism

The state will soon provide early help for children and young adults on the autism spectrum who are on Medical Assistance.
by Peter Cox

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What's worse than exploding oil trains? Read on

What's worse than exploding oil trains? Read on

Trains carry a variety of hazardous materials. First responders have to be ready for all of them.
by Dan Gunderson

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St. Cloud State prof charged with smuggling ivory, rhino horns

St. Cloud State prof charged with smuggling ivory, rhino horns

Yiwei Zheng worked with two co-conspirators living in China to sell the "highly valued and sought after commodity" between 2006 and 2011, a federal indictment said.
by Peter Cox and Riham Feshir

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