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How the Russians hacked the 2016 election

Twelve Russian military officers have been indicted for breaking into the Democratic Party’s computers, stealing compromising information and selectively releasing it to undermine candidates. Bill Whitaker reports on the case against them Source

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New York joins California in lawsuit against e-cigarette maker Juul

New York state officials have joined their counterparts in California and North Carolina in suing e-cigarette maker Juul, alleging the company created marketing campaigns that targeted youth and helped fuel teenage lung illness and, in some cases, vaping-related deaths. CBSN New York reports. Source

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Volker says investigations were mentioned at July 10 meeting with Ukranians

In his closed-door testimony, Kurt Volker, the former special envoy to Ukraine, said “investigations” weren’t discussed at a contentious July 10 meeting between U.S. and Ukrainian officials, replying “no” to a question about whether they came up. But his opening statement at public hearings Tuesday, Volker revised that account, and said they had been raised, corroborating the accounts of other participants. Source

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