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Samoa to Change Time Zones

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Pacific island to jump forward by a day.

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It must be a confusing time to live in Samoa. First the government switched the side of the road Samoans drive on, and now it’s trying to switch to the other side of the dateline, meaning the Pacific island will jump forward in time by a day.

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