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Today: Next Time, the NRA Will Lose , North Korea Sentences American , Bangladesh Mayor Suspended May 02, 2013 HE DID IT? 1. With Friends Like Dzhokhar … Three guys, a backpack, and the Boston Marathon bombing. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's classmates figured out he was being hunted. Then they watched a movie in his room—and destroyed evidence. The Daily Beast's Lizzie Crocker and Eliza Shapiro report. Read it at The Daily Beast BACKGROUND CHECKS 2. Next Time, the NRA Will Lose The background-check bill isn't finished. And when it comes up for a vote again, says The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky, the pressure will be on the senators who recently did the NRA's bidding. Read it at The Daily Beast HARSH 3. North Korea Sentences American Bill Clinton, any chance you're going to meet Kim Jong-un any time soon? North Korea sentenced U.S. citizen Kenneth Bae to 15 years in a hard-labor camp for so-called crimes against the state. Bae, who was born in South Korea, but is a naturalized U.S. citizen, was arrested while visiting North Korea as a tourist. The reasons behind his arrest are unclear, although some have speculated that he was arrested after taking pictures of starving children. The harsh sentence could be that he will end up as a bargaining chip for North Korea, as relations between the communist country and the U.S. have continued to deteriorate. But it's an even harsher sentence than the one given to two American journalists in 2009, when Bill Clinton had to personally negotiate for their release. Read it at Reuters TRAGEDY 4. Bangladesh Mayor Suspended The mayor of the Bangladesh municipality where a clothing factory collapsed last week, killing hundreds, was suspended Thursday, as many have blamed the tragedy on lax oversight of the factory. The death toll in the disaster climbed to 430, while about 2,500 of the 3,000 people who worked at the complex have been accounted for. Eight people, including the building's owner and his father, have been arrested so far in connection with the building's collapse. A senior official said last week that the Savar municipality should not have granted permission for it even to be built, and five stories were on the permit—but an additional three were added illegally. Meanwhile, Pope Francis weighed in Wednesday, calling the conditions "slave labor." Read it at Reuters NEXT ACT 5. David Petraeus to Teach at USC Former CIA director David Petraeus will be teaching part time as well as mentoring students who are veterans at the University of Southern California starting in the summer, officials will announce Thursday. He also will be joining the faculty at the City University of New York. Petraeus, who led the forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, resigned in November as the head of the CIA after admitting an extramarital affair with biographer Paula Broadwell. Broadwell, meanwhile, spoke publicly for the first time since the scandal at a prayer breakfast Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, saying she had "made some mistakes in the past," but she is turning to her "faith" to help her move past it. Read it at The Los Angeles Times UM, WHAT? RNC Ad Shows Obama With Newtown Mom Criticizes him for not passing gun bill. WELCOME BACK? Woman Returns After Being Missing for 11 Years Had been declared legally dead. 'IT'S A KNOCKOUT' BBC's Stuart Hall Admits Sex Abuse Of girls ages 9 to 17. BIG FAT INDIAN DREAM ANC Demands Explanation After Guptagate Wedding of wealthy Indian woman in South Africa has turned heads. R.I.P. Kris Kross's Chris Kelly Dies Possibly of a drug overdose. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Jon Stewart Compares Gitmo To 'Lost' It's tough to joke about an extra-judicial prison where 100 people are on a hunger strike. But at least he tried? More Videos Slain Bronx Teen Alphonza Bryant Did Everything Right by Michael Daly Did the Government Hide the Aliens? by Josh Dzieza Wait, We Still Hate Gwyneth Paltrow? by Kevin Fallon

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