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Zombie Machines Fueling New Cyber Crime Wave

By Bernhard Warner, European Internet Correspondent

LONDON (Reuters) - "The rapid growth of broadband home computer connections may be inadvertently fueling what police suspect could be the start of a new crime wave -- cyber-blackmail.

"As more homes connect to faster delivery systems, their computers are becoming vulnerable to hackers and virus writers who can turn them into "zombie" machines, ready to carry out any malevolent command."

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Woman Sues Over Condom in Her Clam Chowder

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Waiter, there is something worse than a fly in my soup.

"A California woman who found a condom in her bowl of clam chowder has sued the upscale restaurant that served it to her -- saying she has suffered depression and anxiety from the shocking discovery."

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Ministers Fall to Own Road Safety Push

PARIS (Reuters) - "Two French ministers being whisked to the unveiling of new radar speed traps outside Paris were caught over the speed limit as their cars raced to the event, French car magazine Auto Plus says.

"It said Monday its reporters used hand-held radars to record Transport Minister Gilles de Robien's car whizzing out of the French capital at 62 mph on a road with a 43 mph limit."

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