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Nation Jul 15

What to know about the latest push to make daylight saving time permanent

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

Science Mar 27

Peter Shugrue checks one of four custom, flush mounted clocks, destined for installation in Kansas City, Missouri, at the ...
Timekeepers may subtract a second from clocks as soon as 2029 as planet spins slightly faster

Ice melting at both of Earth’s poles has been counteracting the planet's burst of speed and is likely to have delayed the global second of reckoning by about three years.

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Nation Nov 03

100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures

One hundred years after Congress passed the first daylight saving legislation, more and more people are doubting the wisdom of changing the clocks.

By Michael Downing, The Conversation

Nation Mar 06

Reminder: we're going to lose an hour of sleep this weekend

Most Americans will set their clocks 60 minutes forward before heading to bed Saturday night, and most smart phones should update automatically. Daylight saving time officially starts Sunday at 2 a.m. local time.

By News Desk

Politics Mar 09

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Daylight Saving Time Arrives Earlier than Usual

Daylight saving time, which usually begins the first week of April, will be start earlier by four weeks starting this year, due to federal legislation passed in 2005. Two authors examine the impact of advancing the start of daylight saving…

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