A Wisconsin political scientist helps us put a possible further federal indictment for former President Trump in the context of other legal challenges he’s facing. And a Wisconsin biochemistry expert helps us understand what it means that the World Health Organization recently declared common artificial sweetener Aspartame to be a possible carcinogen.
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Trump faces more possible indictments
Former president Donald Trump is facing a possible third indictment. This time, federal officials are targeting the Jan. 6 riot and efforts to overturn the 2020 election. We talk with a Marquette University associate professor of Political Science for the latest on Trump’s criminal cases.
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How natural and artificial sweeteners affect the body
The World Health Organization recently released a pair of recommendations suggesting that non-sugar sweeteners should not be used for weight loss and that the artificial sweetener Aspartame has the possibility of being carcinogenic. A Wisconsin biochemist who researches sweeteners joins us to explain how the body processes them and what we should know for our health.
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