Ex-HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn dies

Ex-HP chairwoman Patricia Dunn dies

san jose, calif.

Former Hewlett-Packard Co. Chairwoman Patricia Dunn, who resigned amid a scandal over a fumbled investigation into boardroom leaks, has died after battling cancer for several years.

Dunn, who rose from temporary secretary to become CEO of the financial services firm Barclays Global Investors, served on HP’s board during a tumultuous period in the middle of the last decade, when former CEO Carly Fiorina was ousted and later replaced by Mark Hurd.

The 58-year-old Dunn had battled breast cancer and later was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She died Sunday morning at her Orinda, Calif., home.

Body found believed to be missing girl

canton, ga.

A body found in a trash container is believed to be that of a 7-year-old girl who went missing last week from an apartment complex playground north of Atlanta, authorities said Monday.

Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said that “everything points to it being” Jorelys Rivera of Canton. Bankhead said officials were awaiting results of an autopsy to confirm the identity and cause of death.

Bankhead told The Associated Press the body appeared to have been severely beaten and sexually assaulted. He said the girl’s mother had been notified.

No suspects were in custody as of Monday night, authorities said.

Protesters: Putin’s party rigged vote

moscow

Several thousand protesters took to the streets Monday night and accused Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party of rigging this weekend’s parliamentary election in which it won the largest share of the seats.

It was perhaps the biggest opposition rally in years and ended with police detaining about 300 activists. A group of several hundred marched toward the Central Elections Commission near the Kremlin, but were stopped by riot police and taken away in buses.

Estimates of the number of protesters ranged from 5,000 to 10,000. They chanted “Russia without Putin” and accused his United Russia party of stealing votes.

Senate Dems change payroll-tax-cut plan

washington

President Barack Obama accepted a move by Senate Democrats to scale back his Social Security payroll-tax- cut extension Monday, then prodded Republicans to support it despite a requirement for the very wealthy to pay more taxes.

Obama also called on lawmakers to renew a program of extended unemployment benefits due to expire Dec. 31.

2 elderly women go public about search

new york

With age come such things as catheters, colostomy bags and adult diapers. Now add another indignity to getting old — having to drop your pants and show these things to a complete stranger.

Two women in their 80s put the Transportation Security Administration on the defensive this week by going public about their embarrassment during screenings in a private room at Kennedy Airport. One claimed she was forced to lower her pants and underwear in front of an agent so that her back brace could be inspected. Another said agents made her pull down her waistband to show her colostomy bag.

Though not confirming some of the details, the TSA said a preliminary review shows officers followed the agency’s procedures in both cases.

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