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Presidential candidates and dementia

The frontrunners in the Democrat nomination race and President Donald Trump and the health risks they face.

We talk about the age of some of the frontrunners in the Democrat nomination race and President Donald Trump and the health risks they face.

Also, More or Less listeners were surprised by a claim they read on the BBC website recently: “Pets are estimated to be consuming up to 20 percent of all meat globally.” So we – of course – investigated and will explain all.

(US President Donald Trump at a Keep America Great Rally in Battle Creek, Michigan. Credit: Brendan Smialowski /Getty images)

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Tue 31 Dec 2019 03:50GMT
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