Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search announces the discovery of the latest largest known prime number, a Mersenne prime with 22,338,618 digits equal to 2 74,207,281 -1.
In 2016 Former Governor of Alaska, vice presidential candidate (2008), and Tea Party activist Sarah Palin endorses Republican Party presidential candidate Donald Trump for President of the United States.
U.S. Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear an appeal that may redefine the boundaries of insider trading in U.S. law and regulation, especially as it relates to tips shared among family and friends.
Hôtel Ritz The roof of the renovated Hôtel Ritz in Paris is damaged by fire just weeks before the planned re-opening.
Pakistan Pakistan lifts a three-year ban on YouTube after Google launches a local version that allows the government to demand removal of material it considers to be offensive. Similar systems have existed in China for many years.
Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights releases a report stating that at least 18,802 civilians have been killed and another 36,245 wounded between 1 January 2014 and 31 October 2015. Of these, 3,855 civilians were killed and 7,056 wounded between 1 May and 31 October 2015, with approximately half of these deaths occurring in Baghdad.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claims that scores of Syrian Army troops have been killed in fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant over the past few days with the fiercest battles near the city of Deir ez-Zor.
War in North-West Pakistan At least 9 people are killed and 35 injured after a suicide bomber strikes near a security checkpoint near Peshawar, Pakistan.