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How far the world's timekeepers will now let official clocks drift from Earth's rotation, abandoning the one-second nudges that have kept them in sync for decades. The move avoids an unprecedented 'negative leap second' -- and effectively punts the problem to the next millennium.
Source: The Register
Tomorrow: Ben Shelton faces Carlos Alcaraz in the US Open men's quarterfinals in New York.
Sept. 14: The Primetime Emmy Awards telecast airs, with Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX Halftime Show among the winners already crowned.
- 1822Brazil declares its independence from Portugal
- 1936The last known thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, dies at Hobart Zoo
- 1940Germany begins the Blitz, bombing London for 57 consecutive nights
- 1979ESPN launches, bringing 24-hour sports coverage to American television
How a succession battle over a beloved New England supermarket empire turned ugly
How a succession battle over Market Basket, New England's beloved supermarket empire, turned a decades-old family feud ugly.
Business Insider · Guthrie Scrimgeour
The US now has access to more than half Australia's military bases – could it drag the country unwillingly into war?
Why US military access to more than half of Australia's bases has some fearing the country could be dragged unwillingly into war.
The Guardian · Ben Doherty, Andy Ball and Nick Evershed
What archaeology reveals about the rise of all-powerful rulers
What archaeological digs reveal about how societies first came to accept all-powerful rulers.
Scientific American · Tim Vernimmen
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