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• Zombie Alert issued by Homeland Security
• Homeland Security runs threat response exercise with Jewish leaders
• White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity
• Homeland Security partners with Simon owned shopping malls
• Canada Severs Iran Diplomatic Ties on Terrorism Threat
• Youcef Nadarkhani – Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed
• Tornado warning issued for NYC

Zombie Alert issued by Homeland Security Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:31 AM PDT If zombies take over, the government wants you to be prepared. The Homeland Security Department warned citizens on Thursday that the “zombies are coming,” and urged them to be ready for a walking-dead apocalypse, The Associated Press reported. Read More This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Zombie Alert issued by Homeland Security

Homeland Security runs threat response exercise with Jewish leaders Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT About 50 high-ranking federal and state law enforcement officials met with an equal number of leading American Jewish officials for their first “table top” threat exercise. The Joint Department of Homeland Security-American Jewish Community Table Top Exercise, held Wednesday at an unnamed location in Rosslyn, Va., was designed to identify gaps in information sharing, to [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Homeland Security runs threat response exercise with Jewish leaders

White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:24 AM PDT The White House is circulating a draft of an executive order aimed at protecting the country from cyberattacks, The Hill has learned. The draft proposal, which has been sent to relevant federal agencies for feedback, is a clear sign that the administration is resolved to take action on cybersecurity even as Congress remains gridlocked on [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. White House circulating draft of executive order on cybersecurity

Homeland Security partners with Simon owned shopping malls Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announced on Thursday a new partnership with Simon Property Group to bring the “If You See Something, Say Something” public awareness campaign to more American shopping malls. The new effort to spread the public awareness campaign to shopping malls and retail centers across the United States will start [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Homeland Security partners with Simon owned shopping malls

Canada Severs Iran Diplomatic Ties on Terrorism Threat Posted: 08 Sep 2012 10:18 AM PDT Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government suspended ties with Iran in part due to an increasing risk to his country’s diplomats in the Middle Eastern country. “This is a regime that, among its many wrongs, does not respect normal practices of diplomatic immunity,” Harper told reporters today in Vladivostok, Russia, where he is [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Canada Severs Iran Diplomatic Ties on Terrorism Threat

Youcef Nadarkhani – Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:38 AM PDT Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who was originally sentenced to death in his native country for his Christian faith, was acquitted of apostasy charges and released from custody. Nadarkhani, 32, was imprisoned for three years and waiting execution for refusing to renounce his Christian faith. His charges were lowered to evangelizing to Muslims, which carried a [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Youcef Nadarkhani – Christian pastor jailed in Iran for 3 years is freed

Tornado warning issued for NYC Posted: 08 Sep 2012 09:31 AM PDT The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Queens and Brooklyn as a line of strong thunderstorms moved through New York City.The service issued the warning Saturday morning after radar detected a “strong rotation” in a band of severe weather sweeping across neighborhoods that included Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. Read More This story comes [...] This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National Terror Alert. National Terror Alert is America's trusted source for homeland security news and information. Tornado warning issued for NYC