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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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Timberwolves lose emotional home opener
Ahead of the game, many former NBA players and coaches including Larry Bird, Phil Jackson and Pat Riley shared their memories of Flip Saunders in a video tribute.
'Yesterday' hit top 10 as cover song before Beatles version
Paul McCartney wrote the song and is the only Beatle to perform on it. When the song was done, the other Beatles didn't want to release it as a single at first because it was so different than their other songs.
Last week, Dayton and other state leaders toured two mines to gather information before determining whether the state should issue permits for the proposed PolyMet mine in Hoyt Lakes.
The candidates for the St. Paul school board
The four favorites leading the school board ballot in St. Paul this year carry the endorsement of the DFL party, from an April convention, as well as a movement of parents and the St. Paul Federation of Teachers, the district's main labor union.
Voters poised to remake St. Paul school board as worries mount
With concerns rising over discipline and achievement in St. Paul schools, voters appear ready to overhaul the school board Tuesday at the polls. Skeptics wonder if that will bring real change to classrooms.