Mexican authorities and the CIA refuted a CNN report alleging direct involvement of CIA operatives in fatal attacks against cartel targets within Mexico over the past year. President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday accused the U.S.-based news organization of attempting to “hurt the government and the people of Mexico.” CNN reported Tuesday that the CIA facilitated a targeted assassination of a member of the Sinaloa cartel on the highway outside Mexico City, fueling a firestorm in Mexico. The New York Times later reported that Mexican forces carried out the attack and the CIA provided planning and support.…