It’s Official: The Leap Second Will Be Retired (a Decade from Now)

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On Friday, an international vote was taken to ditch the leap second, a technical fudge that has caused headaches since its inception 50 years ago.

By BY ALANNA MITCHELL from NYT Science https://ift.tt/x80yb2o

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