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Ronn Matt told the Chicago Tribune that his mother used to frown on his habit of spitting cherry pits. But now he's become a champion in Michigan. He won by spitting a pit 69 feet. The world record is 93.5 feet.

Disney says nobody in North Korea asked permission to use Mickey and Minnie and some of the company's other characters. A concert for the country's new leader Kim Jong Un featured the Disney stars.

It was a deadly weekend. And the video of a woman being executed recalled the days when the Taliban ruled the country.

Also: Eypt's Morsi moves to reconvene parliament; Annan says he had "constructive" talks with Syria's Assad; bomb kills six Americans in Afghanistan; video shows woman's public execution by Taliban; and Mitt Romney raised $106 million in June.

Video from Pyongyang shows Kim Jong Un enjoying the show as bogus cartoon characters danced. Next to him was a woman who has caused much speculation. Is she his wife or his sister?

Do you have a good idea? Something that could change the world? NPR wants to know. Our new "What's Your Big Idea?" video contest will showcase the big ideas of people ages 13 to 25. It's all part of our exploration of the process of innovation and invention. So, what's your big idea?

When filmmaker Julie Winokur's son called her the most intolerant person he knew, she set out to prove him wrong. She's traveling the country with a star-spangled tablecloth, a camera and an invitation for people to sit awhile and share their political beliefs.

Brian Castner commanded two Explosive Ordnance Disposal units in Iraq, where his team disabled roadside IEDs and investigated the aftermath of roadside car bombings. He returned home a completely different man, which he details in his memoir, The Long Walk.

Preliminary results showed the Western-educated Mahmoud Jibril in the lead.

The seven-time Tour de France winner argued the process violated his constitutional rights.