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Former Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran dead at 81

Former Sen. Thad Cochran has died at the age of 81. The Mississippi Republican was first elected to the Senate in 1978 and was the 10th-longest-serving senator in U.S. history when he retired in 2018. Reena Ninan has more. Source

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Trump says Russia did not help him get elected

President Trump tweeted Thursday morning that he “had nothing to do with Russia helping me get elected.” But when asked by CBS News’ Paula Reid whether Russia had helped him, Mr. Trump said, “No, Russia did not help me get elected.” He went on to talk about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, and claimed accusations against him were “a hoax” and “totally false.” Source

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Iraq sentences 7 ISIS fighters from France to death

An Iraqi court has sentenced another French member of ISIS to death, bringing the total to seven this week. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi attended one of the trials in Baghdad and spoke to Iraq’s chief justice about France’s objections to the sentences. Source

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