Time's up: Scientists vote to end leap seconds
The world's timekeepers just approved a 'leap hour' that lets clocks drift a full hour from Earth's rotation. Here's what breaks.

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The world's timekeepers just approved a 'leap hour' that lets clocks drift a full hour from Earth's rotation. Here's what breaks.
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