World's Timekeepers Vote to Eliminate the Leap Second

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By BeauHDOct 16, 2026, 3:00 am124 ptsTrending
Timekeepers have officially voted to eliminate the leap second, allowing Coordinated Universal Time to drift as much as one hour from Earth's rotation before a correction is needed. The change ends decades of occasionally adding or subtracting seconds and replaces it with a hypothetical "leap hour" that likely…

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