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President Obama called on the military government in Egypt to stop "the cycle of violence and escalation" and said the US was canceling planned joint military exercises with Egypt; aid to Egypt has not been suspended, due to concerns about destabilizing the region. Secretary of State Kerry met with his Iraqi counterpart and warned of the threat posed by the al Qaeda network in Iraq and beyond. The US is trying to decide what to do with leftover military equipment in Afghanistan. Data systems at the Department of Energy were hacked in late July; it was the second such attack at DoE this year.