Update at 5:58 p.m. ET. Lawsuit Dismissed:

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lance Armstrong that sought to stop a USADA hearing into accusations of doping. The AP reports:

"U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks ruled just hours later. He criticized Armstrong's attorneys for filing an 80-page complaint the judge says seems more intended to whip up public opinion for his case than focus on the legal argument.

"Sparks, however, did not decide on the merits of Armstrong's case and said he can refile his lawsuit."

We'll have a better idea today about who will shape the future of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

CMS Superintendent Heath Morrison is expected to name his cabinet this afternoon at a specially-called school board meeting.

People with different titles will surround Morrison. For example, Morrison will name a chief of staff. Previous superintendent Peter Gorman did not have a chief of staff.

Morrison will also name a deputy superintendent, a position that Gorman axed because of budget cuts.

At the same time the McCrory for Governor campaign was loudly threatening to sue over a political attack ad, the campaign had quietly decided not to follow through on those threats. The ad implied McCrory was paid to lobby for tax breaks on behalf of Tree.com while he was mayor of Charlotte.

A spokesman for the McCrory campaign says the threats accomplished their goal - noting the TV ad is no longer running.

While people donate a couch, clothes, and lamps pretty readily when they go out of style, air conditioners are usually used until they go kaput. Crisis Assistance Ministries' furniture bank was sparse on cooling appliances until a donation arrived Friday.

Electrolux delivered 940 air conditioning units to the Crisis Assistance Ministries' furniture bank to help stifle the heat wave. The units are valued at $140,000 dollars. Crisis Assistance Ministries' will now make the units available to low income Mecklenburg county residents.

Over the weekend, about 1.7 million Libyans cast a ballot to choose a prime minister. Like Tunisia and Egypt before it, these elections are the first free elections since a revolution toppled the country's dictator.

Moammar Gadhafi ruled since 1969. As Reuters reports, while there were some violent incidents and anti-vote protests, international observers gave the election process a thumbs up.

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An investigation into a perplexing outbreak among young kids in Cambodia is getting traction.

Doctors have identified a potential cause, a virus associated with hand, foot and mouth disease. (The illness is not foot-and-mouth disease, which affects only animals.)

Brian Castner arguably had one of the most nerve-wracking jobs in the U.S. military. He commanded two Explosive Ordnance Disposal units in Iraq, where his team disabled roadside IEDs, investigated the aftermath of roadside car bombings and searched door to door to uncover bomb-makers at their homes.

For the second month in a row, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney and his party have raised more money than the Democratic incumbent, President Obama.

Romney and his fellow Republicans hauled in $106 million in June for his presidential campaign, well above the $71 million raised by the president's campaign and Democrats. Both campaigns released their fundraising figures for the month earlier today.

Much fanfare followed South Sudan's independence one year ago. But challenges were also exposed, like how to manage oil revenue and build roads, homes and schools. Guest host Maria Hinojosa learns how the world's youngest country has been doing this year. She speaks with NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton and Juba-based radio host Mading Ngor.