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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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Bachmann inspires new FactCheck tool

Bachmann inspires new FactCheck tool

SciCheck looks specifically at scientific claims.
by Phil Picardi

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Coltrane's music honored at Walker Art Center

Coltrane's music honored at Walker Art Center

John Coltrane's acclaimed album "A Love Supreme" is considered by many to be among the greatest jazz albums of all time.

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Art Hounds: Scheherazade in Duluth and blues portraits

Art Hounds: Scheherazade in Duluth and blues portraits

This week, the Art Hounds take in portraits of blues musicians, a performance of Scheherazade by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and a play about art in the days of cavemen.
by Marianne Combs

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Minnesota struggles to reduce medical errors

Last year 98 patients in Minnesota were seriously injured and another 13 patients died.
by Lorna Benson

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Target won't budge on employee pay

Target won't budge on employee pay

Target executives say the retailer won't follow Walmart and the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls and raise employees' pay. Target's wages are competitive, CEO Brian Cornell said.
by Matt Sepic

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Kanye West's music gets Kevin Garnett ready on game day

Kanye West's music gets Kevin Garnett ready on game day

Vanity Fair magazine reported last year that Garnett plays music by West to get him in the right frame of mind on game nights.

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Tips at center of new fight over minimum wage

A bill that would create a lower minimum wage for some tipped workers passed out of a Minnesota House committee this week.

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Documents show rift between Minneapolis police, top brass

Documents show rift between Minneapolis police, top brass

Officers harshly criticized department officials last year when they got the chance to comment anonymously about the department. Police officials say morale is better now.
by Curtis Gilbert

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Kevin Garnett ready to play for the Timberwolves Wednesday

Kevin Garnett ready to play for the Timberwolves Wednesday

The 15-time all-star began his career with Minnesota in 1995 and left to play for Boston in 2007.
by Peter Cox

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Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' remastered

Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' remastered

Guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant have said that "Physical Graffiti" was the high point of Led Zeppelin's creativity as a band.

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