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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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Searching for Bigfoot in northern Minnesota

Searching for Bigfoot in northern Minnesota

The past decade has been a boom time for Bigfoot enthusiasts like Mike Hexum who says he first saw Bigfoot from a homemade deer stand on Minnesota's Iron Range.
by John Enger

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The first No. 1 hit to feature a sitar

In the mid-60s, bands like the Rolling Stones were looking to expand their musical horizons with new instruments. For "Paint it Black," Brian Jones learned to play the sitar.

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Somalis hope compassion guides judge in ISIS sentencing

Somalis hope compassion guides judge in ISIS sentencing

Observers say the judge has a tough task ahead in deciding the fate of nine young Somali-American Minnesotans who've either pleaded guilty or been convicted of crimes tied to trying to join the ISIS terror group.
by Doualy Xaykaothao

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Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

Why are Allina nurses striking for 7 days?

A U professor says the limited strike is a strategy to put pressure on the company without exposing workers to income loss and uncertainty of a traditional strike.
by Jon Collins

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Anniversary of Beatles album cover controversy

When the "Yesterday and Today" album cover was criticized, Capitol Records decided to paste a different image of the band gathered around a steamer trunk over the controversial cover. Copies of the unaltered original album are rare and very valuable.
by Cathy Wurzer

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