32: Turkish warplanes destroyed 32 sites associated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party — which Ankara and Washington label a terrorist group — in Iraq and Syria on Thursday in retaliation for Wednesday’s attack on a Turkish defense plant that killed five. No group has claimed responsibility for the assault on the plant.
35: Boeing’s unionized workers rejected an offer from the aerospace giant that included a 35% pay rise over four years, with 64% of union members voting against the deal. The union says 10 years of sacrifices need to be compensated, and that it hopes to resume negotiations promptly.
1,000: On Friday, President Joe Biden will for the first time formally apologize for the US government’s role in forcing Native American children into boarding schools, where students were harshly abused, resulting in the death of at least 1,000. Beyond the atrocious physical, sexual, and psychological trauma, the schools were intended to snuff out the intangible aspects of Indigenous cultures transmitted from generation to generation. It is unclear whether any action will follow the apology.
2136,279,841 − 1: Programmer Luke Durant made history this month by discovering the largest prime number yet known on his home computer as part of a project called the Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search. But we can’t print it in full here, as it has 41,024,320 digits. For context, the longest novel ever published, Marcel Proust’s “In Search of Lost Time,” has just 9,609,000 characters (including spaces) and runs to over 3,000 pages.
35: Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is recommending a resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez, brothers who’ve been behind bars for almost 35 years for murdering their parents. “I believe that they have paid their debt to society,” Gascón said Thursday. His office will recommend that the brothers, originally sentenced to life in prison without parole, receive a sentence of 50 years to life with the possibility of parole. Under California law, this would make the Menendez brothers immediately eligible for parole.
In this episode of Tools and Weapons, Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith sits down with Ed Policy, President and CEO of the Green Bay Packers, to discuss how purpose-driven leadership and innovation are shaping the future of one of the world’s most iconic sports franchises. Ed shares how technology and community-focused initiatives, from Titletown Tech to health and safety innovations on the field, are transforming not just the game of football, but the economy and culture of Green Bay itself. He explains how combining strategic vision with investment in local startups is keeping talent in the Midwest and creating opportunities that extend far beyond Lambeau Field.
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Egyptians are voting this month in parliamentary elections that aren’t expected to change who’s in charge, but could allow President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to rule beyond 2030.
Thailand and Cambodia’s ceasefire is on the verge of collapse. Strikes were launched across their disputed border today, following clashes over the weekend that resulted in the death of a Thai soldier.