Busy morning? Here are five stories that will help you catch up on what's going on in the world right now.
Habs' comeback bid fails after losing Game 6
The Montreal Canadiens’ comeback bid and
season ended with a 4-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on
Tuesday night in their Eastern Conference
semifinal.
Tampa Bay raced out to a 3-0 series lead before Montreal clawed back to win Games 4 and 5, but failed to force a seventh and deciding game.
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Five dead after Amtrak train crashes in Philadelphia
An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed and tipped over in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, mangling the front of it, tearing the cars apart and killing at least five people, The Associated Press reports.
Dozens of passengers were injured, and some climbed out of windows to get away. “It is an absolute disastrous mess,” the mayor of Philadelphia said. “I’ve never seen anything like this in my life.”
B.C. First Nations group rejects $1-billion offer for LNG venture
Members of a British Columbia First Nations group voting in the final of three meetings have unanimously rejected a $1-billion cash offer from Pacific NorthWest LNG, declining to give aboriginal consent sought by the project while creating uncertainty for plans to export liquefied natural gas from British Columbia’s north coast, Brent Jang reports.
The lure of the money to be spread over 40 years is being overshadowed by what the native group views as excessive environmental risks.
U.S. helicopter goes missing after second Nepal quake
Hundreds of Nepali troops were searching for a missing U.S. Marines helicopter with eight people on board on Wednesday, a day after the second powerful earthquake in less than three weeks killed scores, Reuters reports.
The U.S. helicopter was delivering aid in Dolakha, one of the hardest-hit areas from the April 25 quake, on Tuesday when it went missing with six Marines and two Nepali troops on board.
Facebook's foray into news publishing
Facebook Inc tied up with nine news publishers to launch “Instant Articles” that will let them publish articles directly to the social network’s mobile news feeds, Reuters reports.
Instant Articles will let stories load more than 10 times faster than standard mobile web articles and will include content from publishers. The launch partners for Instant Articles are the New York Times, BuzzFeed, National Geographic, NBC, The Atlantic, The Guardian, BBC News, Spiegel and Bild.