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Choicehotels.com the addition of a leap second is supposed to allow the earths gradually slowing rotation to catch up with atomic clocks. the tinkering could actually effect some systems. last time this happened in 2012 and some websites all crashed. and more than 400 flights were grounded in australia. and perhaps more nerve wracking this is the first leap second added since markets went completely electronic. markets ending trading early actually just in case. for those outside the u.s. trad...

Either for no or yes. but we are confused on what exactly are we voting for because the government has framed that this referendum is about accepting a deal and having a negotiating tool. the europeans have framed it as a yes or no vote to euro and going back to the drag ma. and the ballot they have set exactly what were going to vote for and it is a very bureaucratic and very technical question. so everybody is confused here because people in greece dont really know what they are voting for on ...

Million. thats pretty good. finally ayman in my opinion, summer cant last long enough. thankfully we have an extra second to spare according to the universal time that is. the clock goes to 23 hours 59 minutes and 60 seconds before the clock strikes midnight. this leap second helps make up for the irregular rotation of the earth. john oliver wants to help you make the most of it. take a look. >> an extra second doesnt seem like that bill of a deal. you can get a lot done. you can spoil the endin...

To pay $60 million to a chinese company that (aprsq" it owned the rights to the name ipad. and, if this weekend felt longer than normal, well, it was. one so-called leap second was added to the last minute of june 30th to keep the worlds atomic clock in sync with the earths rotation, and that change tripped up several websites, including readit, yelp, and linkedin. whoops! the dodgers snap a seven-game skid and tiger woods makes history. plus, a heartbreaking fall for one five-time olympic m...

16 people have already died since thursday when triple digit temperatures unleashed the deadly storms leaving millions without power. you see all of these states in yellow? these are the states suffering in ohio, 425,000 customers without power as of 10:00 last night. same story in virginia, same story in maryland, where hundreds of thousands of people are waiting, waiting for that electricity to flip back on. there is still really no let up in sight this morning. 20 states under heat ...

Look." rescue workers again suspended their search of the cruise ship that ran aground off the coast of italy. 21 people are still missing and 11 confirmed dead. a new audio tape showed the ships officers initially reported oreport ed reported only an electrical problem. mega upload was shut down and made several arrests for violating piracy laws. they attacked the website of the u.s. justice department. ironically, scientists say they need more time to decide about time. the leap second to ...

You can spend less often and get more. >> one more prediction question, who do you think will win the nomination? >> its clear to me that its going to be mitt romney. its clear to me its going to be a barack obama versus mitt romney, democrat and republican. >> and november of this year, whos going to win? i mean -- i know who you want to win. i know youre going to say obama. do you think its clear-cut? >> no. i think president obama has a difficult road helping americans understand the incredib...

Midnight. to get the two in sync is what we need to do to avoid the problem. at the stroke of midnight on june 30, it will take two seconds instead of one to transition into july, gary. >> what was the last -- i know it happened before. when of the last time we did there leap second thing? >> the last time was 2008. it all began in 1972. since then theyve done it 25 times. but this is a leap year, too. is there a relationship between leap year and leap second, there isnt. a leap second weve deci...

With just two days to go until the first in the nation primary, a portsmouth, new hampshire, diner is telling republican presidential candidates theyre not welcome. >> this isnt iowa, we dont need them in our face 24/7. we can decide on our own. >> in fact, colbys breakfast and lunch is banning all politicians, no exception. thats just fine with some of the customers. they say the campaigning can be a bit too much to digest. >> i invited mitt romney for lunch, but i told him to meet me here at 3...

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