Ohio Special Election, Biden at the Grand Canyon, Red Cross Blood Donations

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🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

An election in Ohio has implications for abortion. President Biden heads to the Grand Canyon to tout his environmental policies. The Red Cross allows blood donations from men who have sex with men.

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Today's episode of Up First was edited by Liz Baker, Dana Farrington, Jan Johnson, Ally Schweitzer and Alice Woelfle. It was produced by Kaity Kline, Claire Murashima, Mansee Khurana and Lilly Quiroz. Our technical director is Zac Coleman, with engineering support from Stacey Abbott.

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0:00.0	Yay, I can see all of your shining faces now, hooray.
0:04.7	It's everybody happy to be awake on this.
0:08.8	What is this Tuesday morning?
0:11.3	Tuesday morning.
0:13.8	Oh, hi, Republicans scheduled an election for today in August.
0:20.5	They chose a month when fewer people pay attention for a vote that could affect abortion
0:25.4	rights.
0:26.4	How many people are casting their ballots?
0:28.4	I'm Sarah McKemmon with Steve Innskipe, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:35.8	President Biden wants to ban mining on miles of land near the Grand Canyon.
0:40.6	Indigenous tribes consider the area sacred.
0:43.2	The uranium industry considers it lucrative.
0:46.2	Now the president is designating the region a national monument.
0:49.7	Also gay and bisexual men may now donate blood after the FDA changed a decade's old policy.
0:55.7	The old rules date back to the height of the AIDS crisis.
0:59.0	The new standards affect both people who are gay and straight.
1:03.1	Stay with us.
1:04.1	We've got the news you need to start your day.
1:14.4	Surprise!
1:17.8	This Tuesday in August today is an election day in Ohio.
1:22.1	The Republican-dominated state legislature arranged that vote for today a time when
1:26.2	historically fewer people pay attention to politics.
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