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Peter Shugrue checks one of four custom, flush mounted clocks, destined for installation in Kansas City, Missouri, at the ...

Nation Jul 16

America already tried permanent daylight saving time. Could it work now?

By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press

Nation Jul 15

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

Congress took its biggest step yet toward ending the twice-yearly changing of the clocks. The House passed the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide. The bipartisan bill now heads to the Senate, where a similar…

By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz

Politics Jul 14

House vote on the Sunshine Protection Act on Capitol Hill
WATCH: House passes bill to make daylight saving time permanent

There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House, argued the change would provide more daylight during…

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Health Oct 27

Peter Shugrue checks one of four custom, flush mounted clocks, destined for installation in Kansas City, Missouri, at the ...
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here's what happens to your body when clocks change

It's time for most of America to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, which means setting your clock back an hour.

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Nation Apr 10

Wall clocks going to a Capital Grill restaurant are tested at the Electric Time Company in Medfield
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Ditch the switch? Senators debate future of daylight saving time

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens, Doug Adams

Mar 08

Daylight saving time causes lower productivity and higher health care costs, studies say

By Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse, The Conversation

A vast body of research shows that every year, the shift to daylight saving time needlessly exacerbates various health risks, disrupting millions of Americans’ sleep and increasing the likelihood of accidents, health issues and fatal errors.

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Mar 03

Daylight saving time is coming. Here's how springing forward could affect your health

By Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press

Studies even show an uptick in heart attacks and strokes the first few days after the spring time change.

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Oct 28

How to prepare for the end of daylight saving time and potential health effects

By Associated Press

The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. But it still may take a while to adjust your sleep habits, not to mention the downsides of leaving work in the dark or trying exercise while there's…

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Mar 09

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health, and how to prepare

By Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press

Losing an hour of sleep as daylight saving time kicks in can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day — it also could harm your health.

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Nov 03

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The history of daylight saving time and its effect on our health

By William Brangham, Ian Couzens

This weekend, nearly all of us will set our clocks back one hour. It's part of the twice-a-year ritual of alternating between daylight saving time and standard time. William Brangham looks at the history of changing the clock and a…

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