Campbell's Soup CEO Denise Morrison speaking at a forum. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Campbell Soup CEO Denise Morrison retired abruptly on Friday morning after eight years at the company, reports CNBC.
Why it matters: Morrison's retirement brings the number of women who are Fortune 500 CEOs down to 23. Since her retirement was announced, the company's stock has also fallen by 3%.
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Newly released transcripts of bodycam footage from the Minneapolis Police Department show that George Floyd told officers he could not breathe more than 20 times in the moments leading up to his death.
Why it matters: Floyd's killing sparked a national wave of Black Lives Matter protests and an ongoing reckoning over systemic racism in the United States. The transcripts "offer one the most thorough and dramatic accounts" before Floyd's death, The New York Times writes.
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An "infodemic" of misinformation and disinformation has helped cripple the response to the novel coronavirus.
Why it matters: High-powered social media accelerates the spread of lies and political polarization that motivates people to believe them. Unless the public health sphere can effectively counter misinformation, not even an effective vaccine may be enough to end the pandemic.