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[h=4]5 things you need to know Wednesday[/h]The biggest and most buzzworthy news to start your morning.
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Emergency personnel investigate the wreckage of an Amtrak train that derailed and crashed in Philadelphia, Tuesday.(Photo: Joseph Kaczmarek, AP)
1. NTSB works to determine cause of deadly Amtrak derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board announced that an investigative team will arrive Wednesday morning at the site of an Amtrak crash in Philadelphia that left at least five people dead and scores more injured. Northeast Regional Train 188 was traveling from Washington D.C. to New York City with 238 passengers and five crew members aboard when the train derailed and tipped over as it passed through Philadelphia on Tuesday. "It is an absolute disastrous mess," Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said. "I've never seen anything like this in my life."
2. In the hands of the jury: Will Tsarnaev live or die?
Once again, the fate of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in the hands of the same jurors who found him guilty last month of 30 counts related to the Boston Marathon attacks. Jurors get the case Wednesday to decide whether Tsarnaev will be executed or spend his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Throughout its case, the defense team has admitted Tsarnaev's guilt, but emphasized his youth and impressionability. They are trying to convince the jury that he should be sentenced to life in prison instead of the death.
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The prosecution rested their case in a dramatic day of testimony Monday in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokar Tsarnaev. AP legal affairs writer Denise Lavoie recaps the day in court. (March 30) AP
3. Obama to meet with (some) Persian Gulf leaders
Saudi Arabia isn't sending their king (it's not a snub!), but they are sending a high-ranking deputy to meet with President Obama and leaders from five other Persian Gulf allies Wednesday. Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates will all be represented at the summit called to settle nerves about developments in Iran. Obama's plan was to meet one-on-one with Saudi Arabian King Salman before meeting with the group. Instead, the two spoke on the phone about the need "to address more effectively the range of threats facing the region and to resolve regional conflicts," said a White House statement. All the leaders will meet at the White House on Wednesday, before continuing talks at Camp David on Thursday.
President Obama is greeted by new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz on Jan. 27.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Carolyn Kaster, AP)
4. The Navy plans to make changes — and most affect women
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is set to unveil a host of far-reaching initiatives and policy changes aimed at improving quality of life and careers for sailors and Marines. Some of the initiatives aimed at retaining women include doubling paid maternity leave to 12 weeks, longer child-care hours, an updated co-location policy for dual military couples and opportunities like the career intermission program, which allows sailors to take time off to pursue educational or other personal goals.
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus wants to open the last closed billets in the Navy and Marine Corps to women and increase the recruiting of women to 25%.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Pvt. Crystal N. Curtis, U.S. Marine Corps)
5. Focus on the movies at Cannes, and leave your selfie sticks at home
"You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie," the Cannes festival director said, therefore the act is banned from the event's red carpet. The 68th Cannes International Film Festival kicks off Wednesday with the glamour, pageantry and international films that have made the event in the South of France so famous. Watch for Inside Out the first Pixar film screened there since Up (which went on to worldwide success). Mad Max: Fury Road brings a high-octane car-chase movie to the black-tie affair. And don't forget the stars: Natalie Portman makes her directorial debut, Emily Blunt stars in a new FBI drama, and Oscar winners Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett will both have films competing for the festival's top prize.
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USA Today's Carly Mallenbaum and Bryan Alexander discuss everything Cannes from the selfies ban to the lack of parties at this year's festival. USA TODAY
And, the essentials:
Weather: The sodden south-central U.S. will see yet another wet day on Wednesday while most of the East and Southwest stays dry.
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The national weather forecast for Wednesday, May 13, 2015 calls for rain and thunderstorms in the Great Plains, showers and thunderstorms in the Rockies, and breezy and cool temps in the East. VPC
Stocks:U.S. stock futures gained Wednesday.
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