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Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
MPR

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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A medical haven for Latino immigrants in rural Minnesota

A medical haven for Latino immigrants in rural Minnesota

Latinos in the United States are more likely to work essential jobs during the pandemic and be exposed to the coronavirus. They are also three times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white Americans. A free clinic in central Minnesota is helping connect community members to quality health care.
by Riham Feshir

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How do Minnesota’s recent winters stack up?

How do Minnesota’s recent winters stack up?

An MPR listener asked how many winter seasons — December through February — since 2000 have brought colder-than-normal temperatures to Minnesota. Host Cathy Wurzer talked with retired U of M climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley about this winter’s outlook and more in their weekly weather chat.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Holiday favorite British Arrows dodge the pandemic on both side of the Atlantic

Holiday favorite British Arrows dodge the pandemic on both side of the Atlantic

The British Arrows — the Walker Art Center annual holiday extravaganza — hit not one but two COVID-19-related speed bumps this year: Not only can’t audiences visit the Walker for hundreds of screenings of the best of British television commercials, but the awards competition it is based on in London was postponed because of the pandemic. But organizers still found a way forward.
by Euan Kerr

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COVID-19 brings opera singer home to the farm

COVID-19 brings opera singer home to the farm

The pandemic is forcing many people to change how and where they work. For one Minnesota-born opera singer, the COVID-19 threat meant a return to her roots and a surprising revitalization.
by Dan Gunderson

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Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

Lawmakers look for ways to help businesses, workers

With another round of COVID-19 restrictions taking effect late Friday, Minnesota lawmakers are looking for ways to help small businesses that might be forced to close and the employees who would be put out of work. Discussions are already underway about what the state can do and when it could happen.
by Tim Pugmire

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Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

Restaurants, gyms on the verge of COVID-19 closure worry about employees

“It sounds really bad, but it’s like mom and dad getting divorced and you’re that kid just sitting there saying what’s going to happen to us. That’s what we feel like,” said one Minneapolis chef.
by Matt Sepic

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As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As COVID surges, Minnesota dials it back. Here’s what you need to know

As Minnesota’s COVID-19 cases continue to surge, Gov. Tim Walz has laid out new restrictions for the next four weeks, including a prohibition on social gatherings with people outside the same household. Here’s what else you need to know about the new rules.
by Sara Porter and Dan Kraker

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Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Remembering the life of Joan Drury, beloved North Shore writer, publisher and women's advocate

Minnesota has lost a great advocate for women and women writers. Drury died earlier this month at the age of 75. Her daughter Kelly Kager joined MPR News Host Cathy Wurzer to remember Drury’s remarkable life.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

Walz hits the brakes on Minnesota social life as COVID-19 rages

“We’re at a dangerous point in this pandemic,” Gov. Tim Walz told Minnesotans in his address announcing the new four-week restrictions, which include no in-person social gatherings with people outside your household and restricting bar and restaurant service to takeout and delivery.
by Brian Bakst and MPR News Staff

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