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Today's Top 5

1. RNC 2016: Donald Trump accepts Republican nomination, pledges to rebuild military (Military Times) Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday, promising to “completely rebuild our depleted military” and to take care of veterans “like they’ve never been taken care of before.”

2. Kerry calls for new measures to counter changing Islamic State (Reuters) U.S. officials on Thursday called on partners in the coalition against Islamic State to increase intelligence sharing as the militant group morphs to focus on attacks beyond its shrinking self-declared caliphate in Iraq and Syria.

3. European Terrorism Arrests Rise as Jihadist Groups Focus on Urban Attacks (Wall Street Journal) European arrests in terrorism cases were up sharply last year, as law enforcement moved to address a shift by jihadist groups to carry out mass casualty attacks on the continent, according to a new report.

4. Turkey attempted coup: EU says measures 'unacceptable' (BBC News) The European Union says Turkey's measures against the education system, the judiciary and the media following the failed coup are "unacceptable".

5. Brazil arrests 10 Islamic State backers in alleged Olympics terror plot (Associated Press) Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as "amateurs" who discussed on social media the possibility of staging attacks during next month's Olympics.

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