The Roar keeps you updated with local news, recent events and interesting stories ― everything you need to know for this week.

1. 84 people were killed over the weekend in Aleppo, demonstrating the escalating deadliness of the Syrian rebels’ assaults on regime-held parts of Aleppo.

2. Setting a new record, more than 22,000 people voted early in Brazos County for the first week this past week. Early voting will continue through this week; election day is Tuesday, November 8.

3. Last week, thousands of men, women and children were snatched from their homes and forced into the center of Mosul as human shields in ISIS’ attempt to capture Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city.

4. On Monday afternoon, a fire broke out along a section of the major pipeline Colonial Pipeline in Alabama, killing one person and injuring five others.

5. Early this week in Nepal, 40 army soldiers and local villagers dug through boulders to drain a glacial lake south of Mount Everest, preventing an outburst that could have flooded several villages

6. Scientists have found the first fossilized dinosaur brain, which was officially identified as such last Friday. This discovery has led to new interpretations of the recognition of preserved soft tissue.

7. Since last week, Apple has increased the prices of its laptop and desktop computers in the UK by hundreds of pounds, leading to public outcry.

8. Demonstrators took to the streets on Sunday in Venezuela after election officials suspended an opposition effort to recall President Nicolas Maduro, who is criticized for his corruption.

9. Since the protest gained popularity, over 1 million people have “checked in” on Facebook to show solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, who is currently in heated conflict with the proponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

10. Early Sunday morning, a Texas A&M Jewish student center sign was vandalized and then stolen– officials have yet to confirm whether this was a hate crime.