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What we know about Iran’s efforts to interfere in U.S. elections

U.S. intelligence agencies said this week that Iran was responsible for hacking into former President Donald Trump’s White House campaign. Iran denies the allegations, but in a joint statement, top intel agencies say Iran’s efforts to interfere with the upcoming election go beyond just the Trump campaign. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on that and some of the other top national security stories of the week. Source

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Processed and red meat increases risk for type 2 diabetes, study finds

A new study published Friday in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal finds that for every 1.8 ounces of processed meat eaten daily, the risk of type two diabetes increased by 15%. and for every 3.5 ounces of unprocessed red meat eaten daily, the risk increased by 10%. Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, director of the Food is Medicine Institute at Tufts University, joined CBS News to discuss the study. Source

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Judge rules Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend caused her death, dismisses felony charges against ex-cops

A federal judge has dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the search warrant in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor’s home. The Justice Department had accused the officers, who were not present during the raid, of putting false information into the warrant. The judge also ruled that Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker is the legal cause of her death because he fired the first shot. Walker has said he thought an intruder was entering the home. Source

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What to know about RealPage antitrust lawsuit

The Justice Department filed an antitrust lawsuit against real estate software company RealPage Friday with federal regulators accusing the company of colluding with landlords to raise the rents on millions of Americans. CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more. Source

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