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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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Jazz musicians temporarily fill Artists' Quarter void

Jazz musicians temporarily fill Artists' Quarter void

Jazz guitarist Zacc Harris and a group of fellow musicians, backers and jazz enthusiasts are banding together to fill the void that emerged when their community's longtime home -- St. Paul's Artists' Quarter -- closed last year.
by Simone Cazares

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Minnesota House Republicans create a new committee on aging

MPR News' Cathy Wurzer speaks with Rep. Joe Schomacker, R-Luverne, chairman of the new Minnesota House Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Committee.

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Art Hounds: Comedy for a cause and Arrowhead art

Art Hounds: Comedy for a cause and Arrowhead art

This week on Art Hounds, comedians stand up against sexual assault at the Amsterdam Bar, Duluth takes a deep look at its art history, and fairy tale characters are taken to court.
by Marianne Combs

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Lennon's only solo No. 1 song during his lifetime included Elton John

Elton John played the piano and provided background vocals for "Whatever Gets You Through the Night."

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Oil boom, pipeline safety put Enbridge on the spot

Oil boom, pipeline safety put Enbridge on the spot

The Canadian company runs hundreds of miles of pipeline in Minnesota and wants to build more. Its spill history is worrisome but Enbridge says it has learned from its errors.
by Dan Gunderson

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Patricia Kopatchinskaja wants to push SPCO's musical envelope

Patricia Kopatchinskaja wants to push SPCO's musical envelope

Acclaimed Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is known for looking for something new in compositions.
by Euan Kerr

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Vixen takes its place in Minnesota history

Today's Morning Edition music features "Edge Of A Broken Heart" by the all-female rock band which got its start in St. Paul in 1973.

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Task force: Tribes need more authority, dollars to protect kids

Task force: Tribes need more authority, dollars to protect kids

MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with legal scholar and advocate Sarah Deer about the task force and its work.

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Stealing from one Shakespeare play to improve another

Stealing from one Shakespeare play to improve another

When the Minneapolis-based Moving Company delivers its adaptation of Shakespeare's "Love's Labor's Lost," some theater-goers may be confused. The production borrows lines from other Shakespeare plays.
by Euan Kerr

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