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Morning Edition

Cathy Wurzer
Cathy Wurzer
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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.

Morning Announcements | Weather chats with Mark Seeley

Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

Officials see extremist groups, disinformation in protests

U.S. officials are seeking to determine whether extremist groups infiltrated police brutality protests across the country and deliberately tipped largely peaceful demonstrations toward violence — and if foreign adversaries were behind a burgeoning disinformation campaign on social media.
by The Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Wrapping up a cooler than normal May

With May in the rearview mirror, retired University of Minnesota climatologist and meteorologist Mark Seeley joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk about the month in weather — and what to expect from the weekend ahead.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death

Ex-Minneapolis cop charged with murder, manslaughter in Floyd death

The criminal complaint says then-officer Derek Chauvin kept his knee on the neck of a handcuffed, prone George Floyd for nearly nine minutes — including nearly three minutes when Floyd was unresponsive. Bystander video captured much of it.
by MPR News Staff

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Contact tracers key to slowing the spread of COVID-19. Meet one of them

Contact tracers key to slowing the spread of COVID-19. Meet one of them

Effective testing and contact tracing are considered critical components of managing the spread of COVID-19. The job of contact tracing can mean long hours and stressful conversations.  
by Dan Gunderson

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Floyd protests: Mpls. police precinct overrun in night of fury, fire

Floyd protests: Mpls. police precinct overrun in night of fury, fire

Chaos gripped the Twin Cities Thursday night into Friday as peaceful protests gave way to spasms of looting and fire. Gov. Tim Walz called up the National Guard amid the unrest sparked by the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis police custody.
by MPR News Staff

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'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again

'Unbelievable devastation': 1 dead as Floyd protests boil over again

A man was shot to death as protests over the death of George Floyd dissolved into looting Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, with streams of people pulling goods from local businesses. Fires, some of which are still burning, engulfed the Lake Street area in smoke.
by MPR News Staff

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