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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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'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

'Culture of second chances' -- or opportunity for struggling students?

As schools try to close the achievement gap, some educators worry that a shift in grading standards -- and allowing students to correct answers they've gotten wrong on tests -- isn't preparing their students for college or the workplace.
by Laura Yuen

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Jury clears Minneapolis cop of excessive force, perjury

Jury clears Minneapolis cop of excessive force, perjury

A federal jury Tuesday cleared Officer Michael Griffin on nearly all charges that he used excessive force on several bar patrons and then tried to cover it up. Jurors deadlocked on three counts.
by Brandt Williams

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MN senator proposing bills to make anti-overdose drug more available

MN senator proposing bills to make anti-overdose drug more available

Sen. Chris Eaton, DFL-Brooklyn Center, who lost her daughter to a heroin overdose, is proposing two bills that would increase availability of the anti-overdose medication naloxone.
by Cathy Wurzer and Jon Collins

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Andrew Bird's new album more personal

Today's Morning Edition music is from Andrew Bird with "Valleys of the Young," a song from his brand new album, "Are You Serious."

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Here's why Minnesota has a big problem with opioid overdoses

Here's why Minnesota has a big problem with opioid overdoses

Deaths from opioid drug overdoses have hit epidemic proportions nationwide. In Minnesota, the struggle with prescription painkillers and illegal drugs has left communities across the state grieving for people whose deaths could have been prevented.
by Jon Collins

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She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

She lost her fiance to painkillers and went on to fight for Narcan

Steve Rummler and Lexi Reed Holtum were high school sweethearts who went their own ways after graduation. Years later, they reunited, fell back in love and planned to marry. A prescription for opioid painkillers -- and later, addiction -- intervened.
by Jon Collins

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