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Global timekeepers vote to abolish leap seconds

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The leap second has been cancelled. It’s about time
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The international authority on timekeeping voted Thursday to abolish leap seconds, the Sydney Morning Herald reports. This follows earlier reports that the phaseout was scheduled to begin in 2027.

This continues an earlier story: Leap seconds to be phased out from 2027

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  1. Sydney Morning Herald

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    The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the international authority on timekeeping voted Thursday to abolish the contentious leap-second feature of global synchronization.

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