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BEIRUT — Swift Turkish advances deep into Syrian territory on Sunday triggered a panicked exodus from a strategic Syrian town — and the unraveling of the U.S. mission in northeastern Syria. from https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-troops-withdraw-from-another-syrian-town-as-turkish-forces-block-supply-lines/2019/10/13/aab5fab8-ec5a-11e9-a329-7378fbfa1b63_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/resizer/bZjCJMQhrmli9PEWbU9XvVct2gE=/150x0/smart/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MQBBIZXNXYI6TCPL5RLM2QKHGI.jpg

Less than a week after a Sony PlayStation 5 (PS5) insider confirmed that the crazy design we first caught wind of back in August is real, a short video has surfaced highlighting the device from all angles – and it looks nothing short of fantastic. from https://www.t3.com/news/sony-ps5-playstation-5-design-video https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BDymZ9n9kcboMAci2GEubF-768-80.jpg

Dear Windows 10 users, please brace yourselves yet again. Microsoft’s shoddy upgrade practices may have been exposed by a whistleblower, but the tide of frustrating, limiting, chaotic and quite bizarre updates continue. And now there are new warnings every Windows 10 user needs to know about. from https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2019/10/12/microsoft-windows-10-warning-search-start-menu-edge-browser-problem-upgrade-windows-10/ http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

Speaking to Ars Technica, the ‘GAY BOYS’ guild reported that it had its name forcibly changed to a random string of letters. from https://www.videogamer.com/news/gay-world-of-warcraft-guild-forced-to-change-name-creators-account-suspended http://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png

With the release of MacOS Catalina, Apple made some key changes to how you'll use your Mac going forward. For starters, iTunes is nowhere to be found, developers can tweak iPad apps to run on the Mac and you can use your iPad as a second monitor with Sidecar.  from https://www.cnet.com/how-to/itunes-is-dead-heres-how-to-back-up-and-sync-your-iphone-in-macos-catalina/ https://cnet2.cbsistatic.com/img/rDsVk80sbIjWm0JDt7K7QUmAL24=/2019/10/08/f54b0668-d681-4501-8b23-ab6eb8788a4d/iphone-11-syncing-with-finder.jpg

The sheer number of new science-fiction and fantasy books published in any given year can be overwhelming, and it doesn’t help matters that both genres are so series-heavy. from https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-fantasy-book-series-sci-fi-science-fiction https://assets3.thrillist.com/v1/image/2844653/size/gn-gift_guide_variable_c.jpg

A stroke occurs when blood flow to an area of the brain is suddenly cut off. The brain cells get deprived of oxygen and begin to die quickly. Having a stroke is a scary thought, but you can be mindful of your health to reduce the chances of having one. from https://starplasticsurgerypics.com/stroke-signals/ https://starplasticsurgerypics.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Stroke1.jpg