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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.

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Poliça back in action, releasing new album after singer’s accident

Poliça’s new album, “When We Stay Alive,” comes out on Friday. It’s the band’s first since singer Channy Leaneagh fell last winter while trying to clear ice dams from the roof of her home in Minneapolis.
by Cathy Wurzer and MPR News Staff

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Most MN teacher prep programs expose educators to science of reading

Most MN teacher prep programs expose educators to science of reading

A new study gives Minnesota's teacher prep programs a high grade for how well they expose teachers to the science of reading. But researchers say more work is needed to raise Minnesota’s reading scores.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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"We Are the World" recorded 35 years ago this week

“We Are The World” was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Ritchie, and it was designed to raise money and awareness around a famine in Ethiopia. The song became an immediate hit. It won a Grammy and raised more than $63 million in humanitarian aid for Africa and the United States.
by Cathy Wurzer

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New analysis reveals 'alarming' number of Minnesota teens reporting sexual exploitation

New analysis reveals 'alarming' number of Minnesota teens reporting sexual exploitation

At least 5,000 teens in Minnesota say they’ve traded sex for something of value, according to the triennial Minnesota Student Survey results. Numbers were particularly high among those who’ve been in a juvenile correctional facility or foster care, faced an unstable housing situation or attended an alternative school.
by Matt Sepic

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35 years since Foreigner was No. 1 with ‘I Want to Know What Love Is’

Guitarist Mick Jones later told Songfacts that he wrote the song about the search for love that could last, after going through a series of relationships that eventually ended.
by Cathy Wurzer

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When grandparents step in to fill a parenting gap

When grandparents step in to fill a parenting gap

Across Minnesota, more than 70,000 grandchildren are being raised by their grandparents. The true numbers are likely higher, given that many grandparents don't go through formal processes to assume responsibility for the kids.
by Peter Cox

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Senate Republicans want to renew voter ID push in 2020; DFLers say no way

Senate Republicans want to renew voter ID push in 2020; DFLers say no way

Voters in 2012 rejected a constitutional amendment requiring IDs at the polls, and any new legislation would have to win support from both the DFL House and governor, which appears unlikely.
by Tim Pugmire

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