June 24, 2005

The Supreme Court ruled that fostering economic development is an appropriate use of the power of eminent domain.

Experts say hundreds of thousands of computers each week are being added to ranks of zombies--commandeered computers--infected with software that makes them susceptible to remote deployment for variety of illicit purposes, from overwhelming Web site with traffic to cracking complicated security codes; user of zombie computer in most in instances is never aware that it has been commandeered; networks of zombie computers are used for variety of purposes, from attacking Web sites of companies and government agencies to generating huge batches of spam e-mail; officials at FBI and Justice Department say their inquiries on zombie networks are exposing serious vulnerabilities in Internet that could be exploited more widely by saboteurs to bring down Web sites or online messaging systems; some cases noted; best way to avoid having home computer conscripted into zombie army discussed; chart; graph; photo (M)

When the defending champion Detroit Pistons were storming toward a repeat and critics' whispers were growing louder, Tim Duncan grew more determined to take over Game 7 of the N.B.A. finals. Duncan found his bank shot in the third quarter, opened the floor for his San Antonio Spurs teammates on the perimeter and pulled down rebounds like a man who was ready to regain the mantle of a great player who had been quietly slipping.

So what do you call Henman Hill after Tim Henman loses in the second round at Wimbledon? It is time to find out, and from the looks of Henman's familiar face and tentative game on Thursday against Dmitry Tursunov, it may finally be time to ponder bigger tennis questions, like what to call the grassy slope with the giant television screen behind Court One when Henman is no longer playing here at all.

Analysis of $18.5 billion bid by CNOOC, China's state-controlled oil company, to acquire Unocal holds offer leaves Bush administration officials and many lawmakers almost tongue-tied about implications; Treas Sec John W Snow, asked whether he would lead national security review of deal, hesitantly tells members of Senate Finance Committee that question is 'hypothetical' because transaction has yet to happen; Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says virtually nothing about deal; Rep Phil English says problem is that many companies are depending on Chinese inputs and on imported goods to sell at retailers; China is also leading creditor of US; it acquired more than $200 billion of Treasury securities over last year; China is already home to growing number of American-owned factories, many of them exporting to US, and large number of factories that are suppliers to American companies; photo