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Panos Panay, Microsoft corporate vice president, introduces the Microsoft Surface Pro 4.(Photo: Andrew Burton, Getty Images)
Microsoft wants Windows 10 to be the sexiest operating system ever
And it wants you to love it and all its other products<span style="color: Red;">*</span>more than anything from Apple. At Tuesday's Windows 10 event in New York, Microsoft unveiled<span style="color: Red;">*</span>some new phones, plus the Surface Pro 4 and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>something billed as a "wearable hologram." (Holograms? Yes, holograms.) But the company surprised everyone with the first Microsoft-built, full-scale laptop: Behold, the Surface Book, which<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the company boldly claims is twice as fast as Apple's MacBook Pro. (Are you listening, Apple?) Meanwhile,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Surface Pro 4 — Microsoft's well-received tablet PC —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was bragged to be 50% faster than the Apple MacBook Air. (It also has 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM and four USB ports, but who's counting?) And in the tech<span style="color: Red;">*</span>threat to end all tech threats, Microsoft introduced the Windows Eraser. That's not the official name, but it's the eraser of the Surface Pen and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>clearly a swipe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>at the iPencil<span style="color: Red;">*</span><span style="color: Red;">*</span>—<span style="color: Red;">*</span>sorry, Apple Pencil<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— that has no eraser.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>What about the holograms?<span style="color: Red;">*</span>A<span style="color: Red;">*</span>"wearable hologram" was demonstrated<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as part of the holographic HoloLens mixed reality system, which some argue is the coolest of Microsoft's initiatives. But really, what could possibly be cooler than<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the Windows Eraser?
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At its product announcement in New York City, Microsoft unveiled its new line of products including several new phones and the first ever Microsoft laptop. Ed Baig reports.
How much water has fallen in the Carolinas? A staggering 11 trillion gallons
Roughly 11 trillion gallons of rain fell on North and South Carolina over the past week:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>5.8 trillion gallons in South Carolina and 5.2 trillion in North Carolina.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>This is according to data gathered by WeatherBell meteorologist<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Ryan Maue. He says 11 trillion gallons would be<span style="color: Red;">*</span>enough to fill<span style="color: Red;">*</span>636 million swimming pools (16 x 32 feet each). Or<span style="color: Red;">*</span>130,370 Rose Bowls (filled to the top).<span style="color: Red;">*</span>It's also about one-third the volume of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Lake Tahoe.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>And, amazingly, it's the exact amount needed to end<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the drought in California.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>So far, the flooding in the Carolinas has killed more than a dozen people and caused more than $1 billion in damages.
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Gunman in Oregon rampage reportedly ranted about not having a girlfriend
Chris Mercer, the gunman who killed nine people at a community college in Roseburg, Ore., had<span style="color: Red;">*</span>ranted about not having a girlfriend in a manifesto he left behind, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. A law enforcement official told the AP that the mother of the 26-year-old gunman, who killed himself as police closed in,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>told investigators he was struggling with mental health issues. Two days before the shootings,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>according<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The New York Times, Mercer commented online in a post titled "How many girlfriends have you had?" by saying "0. Never had anyone." Umpqua Community College is still grief-stricken. Some returned to campus<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday, but classes do not resume until next week. President Obama will go to the community college Friday to meet privately with victims' families.
Robin Griffiths, of Portland, prays at a makeshift memorial near the road leading to Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. Armed with multiple guns, Chris Harper Mercer, 26, walked in a classroom at the community college, Thursday, and opened fire, killing several and wounding several others.<span style="color: Red;">*</span> John Locher, AP
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Man fends off grizzly bear by ramming his arm down its throat
Chase Dellwo, 26, has a couple hundred stitches, staples in his head and a series of other wounds<span style="color: Red;">*</span>— but he's alive, with an incredible story to tell about his tangle with a 350-pound grizzly in Montana. You can read the full account<span style="color: Red;">*</span>here, but we'll cut to the chase: "I remembered an article that my grandmother gave me a long time ago that said large animals have bad gag reflexes," Dellwo said. "So I shoved my right arm down his throat." It worked. The bear left. Dellwo is recovering in the hospital, but is expected to be released soon. Just, whoa.
Chase Dellwo, 26, survived an attack by a grizzly bear Saturday morning. He was attacked after surprising a 350-400 pound male grizzly he encountered while bow hunting for elk.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Tribune photo/Jo Dee Black)
In case you haven't heard, there's a little more 'Twilight'<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the world now
That's right, friends, whether you like it or not,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Stephenie Meyer has penned a new version of the story<span style="color: Red;">*</span>that swaps Edward and Bella's genders, giving us<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Edythe<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and Beau. In<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Life and Death: Twilight<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Reimagined, available as of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Tuesday as bonus material in the 10th anniversary edition of<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Twilight,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>the gender of the two main characters (played by<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Robert Pattinson<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Kristen Stewart<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in the film adaptations — swoon) has been swapped, and the book<span style="color: Red;">*</span>becomes the story of a female vampire and the human teenage boy she falls in love with. But really,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Twilight<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was released 10 years ago? It seems like just yesterday the world got all vampire-crazy. Here's what the fans think.
Just Edward and Bella saying hi to Edythe and Beau.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: Doane Gregory, Summit Entertainment)
If you read only one thing today:<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amid civil war, Syria pushes to qualify for World Cup for first time
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Perhaps the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reports of Donald Trump’s collapse were premature.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>The Donald returns to the top<span style="color: Red;">*</span>spot in USA TODAY's GOP Power Rankings.
Have you seen it? A dolphin came to the rescue when a Miami Heat dancer's phone went overboard.
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A dolphin came to the rescue when a Miami Heat dancer's phone went overboard and plummeted to the bottom of the ocean. Jen Markham (@jenmarkham) has the incredible video. Buzz60
How much is too much to spend on a wedding? There's actually a significant group of brides and grooms who are tying the knot for much less than you'd think.8 million new toilets later, India isn't much cleaner. Here's why.
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This is a compilation of stories from across USA TODAY.
Contributing: Ed Baig, Kelly Lawler, Matthew Diebel, Doyle Rice, USA TODAY;<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jo Dee Black, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune; the Associated Press
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