Donald Trump And Elon Musk, Tim Walz And Labor, Drug Lord's Letter

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🗓️ 13 August 2024

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Former president Donald Trump sat down for a wide-ranging interview on X with Elon Musk. Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz will hold his first solo rally in LA speaking with union workers, and Mexico's most notorious drug lord released a public letter that raises questions about government collusion and corruption.

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0:00.0	Former President Trump is back on X. He rarely posts there but put up some
0:07.1	messages and also showed up to chat with the owner, his supporter Elon Musk.
0:10.7	What did the interview reveal about Musk's evolving business?
0:14.3	I'm Steve Innskeep and this is up first from NPR News.
0:18.4	Minnesota Governor Tim Walls is campaigning solo today.
0:24.8	He'll meet with one of the nation's largest labor unions to promote the cause of Vice President
0:29.1	Harris.
0:30.1	It's very simple.
0:31.1	She stands on the side of the American people and the American worker.
0:34.4	What role do unions play in this year's Democratic coalition?
0:39.3	Also a public letter from a drug cartel leader is raising questions about possible collusion between
0:44.8	organized crime and the government of Mexico.
0:48.3	Stay with us, we've got the news you need to start your day. On the TED Radio Hour, MIT psychologist Sherry Turkle, her latest research into the intimate relationships people are having with chatbots.
1:08.6	Technologies that say, I care about you, I love you, I'm here for you, take care of me.
1:16.3	The pros and cons of artificial intimacy that's on the Ted Radio Hour from NPR.
1:23.6	The world's richest man interviewed Donald Trump last evening.
1:26.5	Elon Musk said beforehand, quote, entertainment, guaranteed.
1:30.8	He had time to say that because the interview on X started 42 minutes late.
1:35.0	The site once known as Twitter did a lot of traffic last evening as people asked what was happening.
1:40.0	The owner of the site claimed without evidence that his site faced a cyber attack,
1:43.6	although the real problem appeared to be technical issues as had happened to Musk in a similar situation
1:50.1	before. Anyway, he did talk with the Republican presidential candidate and
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