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The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.

Linda talks to Peter Bodo, senior writer for Tennis Magazine, about the surprise upset today of American favorite Pete Sampras by Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov (ka-FELL-nik-ov) at the French Open. Bodo says that Sampras's proven inability to play well on clay, along with the stress he has recently felt as the top seed in men's tennis, contributed to his loss. Kafelnikov will advance to the final on Sunday against Michael Stich of Germany. Bodo believes that Kafelnikov's "time has come" and picks him to win Sunday's final match. In women's tennis, Bodo believes that Steffi Graf is in top condition and is likely to win her match against Arantxa Sanchez (ah-RAHN-tcha SANN-chezz) of Spain in Saturday's final.

The Dark Barrel Latte is topped with whipped cream and a dark caramel sauce, but contains no actual alcohol. The beer flavored coffee is only available in a few places.

The Monopoly game hitting store shelves contains a sleek kitty, which will join the classic Scottie dog and top hat. Fans adopted the cat in an online vote earlier this year. The company shelved the iron after a 78 year run.

Someone just spent a record-setting $2.7 million for a bottle of Macallan at an auction. It was bottled in 1986 after 60 years of aging — it was a small batch for top customers.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the presidential candidates opening season. The top Republican hopefuls appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows just before kicking off the 1996 run for the White House.

publisher of "Mother Jones", about the magazine's list of the top 400 political donors.

The giant automaker Mitsubishi has replaced its top two Japanese officials at its U-S operations, in the wake of two lawsuits over sexual harassment. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR's Dean Olsher reports on an on-going investigation into whether the the nation's top compact disc makers are keeping their CD prices artificially high.

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was undergoing extensive renovation when Monday's fire broke out. Steve Inskeep talks to Bertrand Badre with the Friends of Notre Dame, which helped fund the renovations.