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Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Bob Knudsen News Examiner Subscribe Facebook Twitter Pinterest Linked Yet another study has shown a correlation between gun ownership and lower  crime rates. This one,  by the Crime Prevention Research Center , was released today and shows that an increase in concealed carry permits led to a drastic reduction in murder rates. It says that some 11.1 million Americans now hold concealed carry permits, up from 4.5 million in 2007, according to  Fox News . “When you allow people to carry concealed handguns, you see changes in the behavior of criminals," John R. Lott, president of the group that conducted the study, said. “Some criminals stop committing crimes, others move on to crimes in which they don’t come into contact with victims and others actually move to areas where they have less fear of being confronted by armed victims.” Murder rates dropped by some 21 to 22 percent between 2007 and 2013, while conc...

Tingkat hilangnya hutan primer meningkat pesat, mencapai 840 ribu hektar per tahun pada 2012 -- hampir dua kali lipat tingkat deforestasi Brazil. Hutan Indonesia, yang sebagian dibakar untuk pembukaan lahan di Riau. (Foto: Dok) Gambar-gambar satelit menunjukkan bahwa hutan-hutan Indonesia, yang kaya akan keanekaragaman hayati dan merupakan pembatas melawan perubahan iklim, telah mengecil jauh lebih cepat dari yang diperkirakan, menurut para ilmuwan Senin (30/6). Antara 2000 dan 2012, Indonesia kehilangan sekitar 5,02 juta hektar hutan primer, sebuah wilayah yang hampir seukuran Sri Lanka, menurut mereka. Hutan primer atau purbakala berbeda dari hutan yang dikelola, yang pohonnya ditumbuhkan untuk kayu dan kertas. Para peneliti menemukan bahwa tingkat hilangnya hutan primer meningkat pesat dalam periode pengamatan, mencapai 840 ribu hektar per tahun pada 2012 -- hampir dua kali lipat tingkat deforestasi Brazil, yaitu 460 ribu hektar pada tahun yang sama. "Hutan-hu...

By Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said it has freed at least 4.7 million infected personal computers from control of cyber crooks in its most successful digital crime-busting operation, which interrupted service at an Internet-services firm last week. The world's largest software maker has also identified at least another 4.7 million infected machines, though many are likely still controlled by cyber fraudsters, Microsoft's cybercrime-fighting Digital Crimes Unit said on Thursday. India, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Algeria and Mexico have the largest number of infected machines, in the first high-profile case involving malware developed outside Eastern Europe. Richard Domingues Boscovich, assistant general counsel of the unit, said Microsoft would quickly provide government authorities and Internet service providers around the world with the IP addresses of infected machines so they can help users remove the viruses. "Those victim...