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[h=4]5 things you need to know Wednesday[/h]1. Windows 10 arrival expects<span style="color: Red;">*</span>huge traffic,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but for limited users<span style="color: Red;">*</span>

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told a Senate committee this month she expects the Fed to raise interest rates this year.(Photo: Susan Walsh, AP)


1. Windows 10 arrival expects<span style="color: Red;">*</span>huge traffic,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but for limited users<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Microsoft rolls out Windows 10 on Wednesday — which analysts expect will cause massive Internet traffic. But Windows users may have to wait in line to get the much-anticipated upgrade. If you aren't an insider and didn't reserve your copy, it's going to be awhile — months — because Microsoft is upgrading in small groups. The new software is free for Windows 7 and 8.1 users. Expect major changes: Continuum software will allow phones to work as desktops and apps to adjust layouts to fit PCs, tablets or phones; Cortana will work on PCs; apps will function universally across PCs, tablets, phones and Xbox One; Microsoft Edge replaces Internet Explorer; Xbox One gamers can play opponents<span style="color: Red;">*</span>on PCs or Xbox One consoles;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and more.
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Microsoft's Windows 10 launches Wednesday, and critics agree it's a much better all-in-one OS than Windows 8.
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2. Will they or won't they?
The Federal Reserve wraps up its two-day meeting Wednesday with a monetary policy announcement at 2 p.m. ET. Will Fed Chair Janet Yellen reveal whether we're six weeks away from the first interest rate hike in nearly a decade? "We wouldn't expect any heavy hints … that a September rate hike is coming," economist Paul Ashworth<span style="color: Red;">*</span>says.
3. Time to pony up<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
About 130 wild ponies will take to the water<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wednesday in the 90th annual<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pony Swim<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from Assateague to Chincoteague, Va.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The<span style="color: Red;">*</span>tradition made famous by Marguerite Henry's 1947 book Misty of Chincoteague raises money for the local fire department and keeps the herd within the limits regulated by the National Park Service (the ponies are auctioned off on Thursday).<span style="color: Red;">*</span>In recent years, tourism around the event has increased, as well.
4. 'America's Got Talent' relives<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the wild performances in 10th anniversary special
Remember that break-dancing inflatable cow from Season 1 of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>America’s Got Talent? Relive that performance and a decade’s-worth of show memories Wednesday during the two-hour 10th-anniversary special, 10 Years of Talent. Talents have ranged from ventriloquists to choreographed rescue dogs, and performers include now-stars like violinist Lindsey Stirling and magician Mat Franco. In June, the show took a turn as judge Howard Stern announced he would leave at the season’s end. AGT<span style="color: Red;">*</span>tops summer ratings again this year, averaging 12.5 million viewers.
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“Las Vegas is the exact opposite of Washington, D.C. Here people gamble their OWN money!” | Terry Fator performs at The Mirage at 7:30 p.m. on select dates.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: MGM Resorts International)

5. Russia expected to veto U.N. vote on MH17 investigation<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
Russia on Wednesday is expected to veto a<span style="color: Red;">*</span>U.N. Security Council<span style="color: Red;">*</span>resolution to set up an international criminal court to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a Malaysia Airlines plane over<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ukraine<span style="color: Red;">*</span>a year ago.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The foreign ministers of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Netherlands, Australia and Ukraine will address what is likely to be an emotional meeting over the downing that killed all 298 people on board Flight MH17.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ukraine and the West suspect the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile fired by Russian soldiers or Russia-backed separatist rebels. Russia denies that any involvement in the incident.
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Newly released video from News Corp Australia allegedly shows Russian-backed rebels looting around the crash sight of MH17. The video surfaces around the one year anniversary of the crash. USA TODAY

And, the essentials:
Weather: Wednesday brings<span style="color: Red;">*</span>dangerous heat from Texas to the lower Mississippi Valley, hot temperatures in California, Arizona and Nevada, and showers and thunderstorms from the Ohio Valley to the Deep South
Stocks: U.S. stock futures and Chinese shares were higher as<span style="color: Red;">*</span>traders looked to the Federal Reserve<span style="color: Red;">*</span>meeting.
TV Tonight:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Wondering<span style="color: Red;">*</span>what to watch tonight? TV critic Robert Bianco looks at<span style="color: Red;">*</span>America's Got Talent.
If you missed Tuesday's news, we've<span style="color: Red;">*</span>got you covered here.
Need a break? Try<span style="color: Red;">*</span>playing some of our games.
You can also<span style="color: Red;">*</span>subscribe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to get the day's top news each weekday in your inbox or find us on the Yo! app:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>justyo.co/usatoday.
Contributing: The Associated Press<span style="color: Red;">*</span>
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