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Kellyn Smith Kenny, Uber's vice president of marketing, is heading to Hilton Worldwide as the hotel company's chief marketing officer, she announced on Thursday. She joined the ride-hailing company last year after more than a decade at Capital One and Microsoft.
Why it matters: Smith Kenny is the latest executive to depart this year. Others include its CEO, head of finance, head of public relations, chief legal officer and head of ride-sharing.
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Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a vote on Republicans' $500 billion targeted COVID-19 relief bill, a far less comprehensive package than the $1.8 trillion+ deal currently being negotiated between the Trump administration and House Democrats.
Why it matters: There's little appetite in the Senate for a stimulus bill with a price tag as large as what President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have been calling for. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) "skinny" proposal was mostly seen as a political maneuver, as it had little chance of making it out of the Senate.
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The recent firestorm over the New York Post’s publication of stories relying on data from a hard drive allegedly belonging to Hunter Biden shows the increasingly hazy line between domestic political “dirty tricks” and a foreign-sponsored disinformation operation.
Why it matters: This haziness could give determined actors cover to conduct influence operations aimed at undermining U.S. democracy through channels that just look like old-fashioned hard-nosed politics.