US Updates Terror Alert System

The U.S. has updated its terror alert system, adding a terror alert “bulletin,” intended to inform the public of developing terrorist threats. Unveiling the new intermediate warning category Wednesday in Washington, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson emphasized that there is no credible, specific information about a threat to the United States at the present time. However, he issued the department’s first bulletin which warns of a “new phase in the global threat environment” with...

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