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| 0:00.0 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. |
| 0:05.0 | Tonight Donald Trump is set to be interviewed by businessman Alan Musk on the social |
| 0:10.9 | media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. |
| 0:14.0 | As NPR's Daniel Kurtzleman explains, the interview will be on friendly territory as |
| 0:18.9 | Musk, the owner of X supports Trump. |
| 0:21.1 | In July, Musk posted on X, quote, I fully endorse Trump. One question looming |
| 0:26.2 | over the interview is X's technical capabilities. A May 2023 X event in which Florida |
| 0:31.5 | Governor Ron DeSantis announced his presidential run |
| 0:34.4 | was riddled with glitches and interruptions. |
| 0:37.3 | Musk has posted that they were testing X's capacity in advance of this event. |
| 0:41.5 | The interview which will be live at 8 PM |
| 0:43.6 | eastern comes as Trump finds himself in a very different race, facing a very |
| 0:47.5 | different opponent in Vice President Kamala Harris and invigorated |
| 0:50.4 | Democratic voters. Trump's campaign has been focused lately on digital voter outreach |
| 0:55.3 | through interviews with podcasters and streamers, |
| 0:57.8 | as well as Tik-Tocs. |
| 0:59.7 | Danielle Kurtzlavin and PR News. |
| 1:01.6 | Nevada is among the latest states to include a measure on the November ballot to enshrine |
| 1:06.4 | access to abortion in the state constitution. |
| 1:10.4 | The move comes as data is beginning to suggest the broader impact of limiting access to reproductive health care. |
| 1:16.0 | Yvette Vermandez from Mountain West News Bureau has more. |
| 1:19.0 | Despite tighter restrictions and fewer clinics, abortions have increased since Roe v. Wade was overturned, |
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