BOSTON (AP) — Teachers who knew Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev as a child described him as a hardworking youngster who seemed to have a bright future.

Catheryn Charner-Laird, his third-grade teacher, said Tsarnaev was just learning English after moving to the U.S. from Russia in 2002 and cared very much about his schoolwork. She said he "always wanted to do the right thing."
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MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced 10 militants to life in prison for their involvement in the 2012 attack on teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, a public prosecutor said.

Sayed Naeem said the court announced the ruling at an undisclosed location because of security concerns.
"Each militant got 25 years in jail. It is life in prison for the 10 militants who were tried by an anti-terrorist court," he said. In Pakistan 25 years is considered a life sentence.
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Shots fired from NFL legend Tim Brown -- who just blasted Floyd Mayweather as one of the most BORING fighters ever ... and said he refuses to pay to watch him fight Pacquiao!!! Brown just appeared on "105.3 THE FAN Dallas/Ft. Worth" -- and sounded off on the head of The Money Team ... saying, "He's BORING man! He never gets hit. Knock somebody out, will ya?!" The former wide receiver went on to explain that Floyd is more of a "piddy pat" fighter who never goes in for the kill -- "If I'm gonna pay for a boxing match, I wanna see blood." Damn, Tim Brown.
Source: tim brown-mayweather is boring-knock-somebody-out-already
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1803

France sold Louisiana and adjoining lands to the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase.

1812

Louisiana became the 18th state in the United States.

1939

U.S. commercial television made its official debut at the New York World’s Fair.The signal was transmitted from the Empire State Building.

1945

Adolf Hitler and his newly married mistress Eva Braun committed suicide.

1948

The Organization of American States held its first meeting in Bogotá, Colombia.

1975

The Vietnam War ended with South Vietnam's surrender to North Vietnam.

1991

Over 131,000 were killed and as many as 9 million left homeless when a cyclone struck Bangladesh.

2003

Libya accepted responsibility for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his father have had a stormy relationship, but they are back together for the fighter’s toughest test yet against Manny Pacquiao.

Over the years, Mayweather Sr. has spent long stretches estranged from his son because of their clashing egos and the father’s stints in jail, including a five-year sentence two decades ago on a drug trafficking conviction.
Mayweather Sr., who turned to training after his own boxing career was cut short when he was shot in the leg during a family dispute, once almost took a job training Oscar De La Hoya against his son.
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One of the global global PC manufacturers, Lenovo while reaffirming  its commitment to the Nigerian smartphone market has introduced a mix of three new smartphones into the market.

Telling the company’s success story after it entered Nigerian market last year, Shashank Sharma, Executive Director of Mobile Business Group of Lenovo, Middle East and Africa (MEA) at a breakfast meeting with Technology Journalists described Nigeria as a vital focus for the organisation.
“Nigeria is one of the fastest growing smartphone markets globally. With about 30 per cent smartphone penetration, the country represents huge growth potential for Lenovo.
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The potential pay-per-view television revenue for Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao’s blockbuster welterweight showdown with Floyd Mayweather is so stratospheric that with just four days to go, an actual figure is impossible to predict.

Stephen Espinoza, vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports, said interest in the bout is unprecedented to a degree that the usual markers for predicting the number of purchases and revenue just don’t apply.
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