Daylight saving time starts Sunday. Why gaining an extra hour of sunlight matters
3 weeks ago

Daylight saving time starts Sunday. Why gaining an extra hour of sunlight matters

LA Times  

At 2 a.m. Sunday, most clocks on phones and devices will automatically spring forward one hour to 3 a.m. Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Daylight saving time starts Sunday. And here’s today’s e-newspaper Lose an hour of sleep, gain an hour of evening sunlight Early Sunday morning, the United States — minus Hawaii and Arizona — will enter daylight saving time, the annual tradition of springing forward one hour. Sleep experts say standard time is the healthier choice While daylight saving time provides more sunlight and reduces crime, it also disrupts sleep patterns and raises the likelihood of collisions. In December, President Trump said Republicans would push to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it “inconvenient” and “costly.” This week, Trump said he won’t push for eliminating daylight saving time or making it permanent, as “it’s a 50/50 issue.” The week’s biggest stories President Trump delivers his address to a joint session of Congress in the Capitol on Tuesday.

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Why do these two American states skip daylight saving? Here's the exact reasons
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Why do these two American states skip daylight saving? Here's the exact reasons

Hindustan Times  

Many Americans lost an hour of sleep overnight as clocks “sprang forward” due to daylight saving time. Why Arizona says no to daylight saving time Arizona has remained on Mountain Standard Time since 1968, with the exception of the Navajo Nation, which does observe daylight saving time. Section 101 of the Uniform Time Act of 1966 permits states to opt …

Daylight saving time has started. Here's how to adjust
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Daylight saving time has started. Here's how to adjust

NPR  

Daylight saving time has started. Therefore, some sleep even later during daylight saving compared to standard, says Dr. Indira Gurubhagavatula, who specializes in sleep medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Sponsor Message "Most people in the U.S. are already sleep-deprived, which makes the sudden loss of one more hour of sleep particularly painful," she says. Daylight saving time is contrary …

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time is upon us once again
3 weeks ago

Love it or hate it, daylight saving time is upon us once again

LA Times  

Daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March to the second Sunday in November. President Trump, on his social media site, said the Republican Party, which controls Congress, would “use its best effort to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” But while taking questions Thursday, Trump hinted at doing nothing. In …

Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Why are clocks set forward in the spring? Thank wars, confusion and a hunger for sunlight

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious sunlight in the evenings as the days warm into summer. There’s been plenty of debate over the practice, but about 70 countries — about 40% of those across the globe — currently use what …

Spring Forward, Health Back: How Daylight Saving Time Disrupts Your Body
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Spring Forward, Health Back: How Daylight Saving Time Disrupts Your Body

Deccan Chronicle  

Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. The ritual will …

How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health — and how to prepare
3 weeks, 4 days ago

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

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Most of America “springs forward” Sunday for daylight saving time and losing that hour of sleep can do more than leave you tired and cranky the next day. Darker mornings and more evening light together knock your body clock out of whack — which means daylight saving time can usher in sleep trouble for weeks or longer. Some …

Daylight Saving Time 2025: Clocks spring forward soon—When and why the US and Europe will lose an hour of sleep
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Daylight Saving Time 2025: Clocks spring forward soon—When and why the US and Europe will lose an hour of sleep

Live Mint  

As spring approaches, millions across the United States and Europe will prepare for the annual adjustment of clocks due to Daylight Saving Time. As Daylight Saving Time 2025 approaches, millions will once again adjust their clocks to make better use of daylight. In the United States, DST will begin on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at 2:00 am local time, when …

Do the clocks go forward in the US this weekend?
4 weeks ago

Do the clocks go forward in the US this weekend?

The Independent  

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Do the clocks go forward in the US this weekend?
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1 month ago

Do the clocks go forward in the US this weekend?

The Independent  

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Daylight saving time 2025: When do the clocks move forward in the US?
1 month ago

Daylight saving time 2025: When do the clocks move forward in the US?

The Independent  

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Donald Trump wants to change how time works forever. Here’s why
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants to change how time works forever. Here’s why

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Daylight Saving Time is inconvenient, and very costly to our Nation.” Trump’s billionaire allies …

What is Daylight Saving Time that Donald Trump wants to end and how is it tied to US economy?
3 months, 1 week ago

What is Daylight Saving Time that Donald Trump wants to end and how is it tied to US economy?

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday that the Republican Party would make efforts to eliminate daylight saving time, calling it "inconvenient and very costly to our nation." "The Republican Party will work hard to end daylight saving time," Trump shared on social media. In March 2022, the US senate voted unanimously to make daylight saving time permanent but the …

Donald Trump Vows To End Daylight Saving Time For US, Calls It Costly And Inconvenient For Nation
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump Vows To End Daylight Saving Time For US, Calls It Costly And Inconvenient For Nation

ABP News  

Washington, Dec 14 : President-elect Donald Trump has said his Republican Party will "use its best efforts" to eliminate daylight saving time in the US as it is inconvenient and costly to the nation. In the United States, daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November. In a post on …

Donald Trump wants to eliminate ‘very costly’ daylight saving time in US
Top News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants to eliminate ‘very costly’ daylight saving time in US

Hindustan Times  

US President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he will push to eliminate the Daylight Saving Time, terming it as a "very costly" factor to America. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! First adopted as a wartime measure in 1942, Daylight saving time affects …

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US

ABP News  

Washington, Dec 14 : President-elect Donald Trump has said his Republican Party will "use its best efforts" to eliminate daylight saving time in the US as it is inconvenient and costly to the nation. In a post on his social media site Truth Social on Friday, Trump said, "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving …

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US: 'Inconvenient, very costly'
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump vows to abolish daylight saving time in US: 'Inconvenient, very costly'

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that he wants to end daylight saving time, describing the long-standing practice as "inconvenient" and "very costly" to Americans. "The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!" His 2022 Sunshine Protection Act, which sought to make daylight saving time …

Trump vows to eliminate 'inconvenient and costly' daylight saving time | Here's all you need to know
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump vows to eliminate 'inconvenient and costly' daylight saving time | Here's all you need to know

India TV News  

On Wednesday, US President-elect Donald Trump said that his Republican party will put efforts into eliminating Daylight Saving Time. Dubbing it "very costly and inconvenient to America", he said that the Republican Party will push to eliminate daylight saving time in the US. History of the Daylight Saving Time Proposed by New Zealand entomologist George Hudson, the idea behind DST …

Trump's latest demand: An end to ‘inconvenient’ Daylight Saving Time
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump's latest demand: An end to ‘inconvenient’ Daylight Saving Time

Raw Story  

President-elect Donald Trump wants to end Daylight Saving Time changes – and he said Friday the Republican Party will work to do just that. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t!” Trump said Friday in a post to his Truth Social platform. “Daylight Saving Time …

Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving time

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump wants to turn the lights out on daylight saving time. “The Republican Party will use its best efforts to eliminate Daylight Saving Time, which has a small but strong constituency, but shouldn’t! Daylight saving time was first adopted as a wartime measure in 1942. The most prominent recent attempt, a now-stalled bipartisan bill named …

Daylight Saving Time: Musk and Ramaswamy suggest ending time changes, reviving an effort that has failed in the past
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Daylight Saving Time: Musk and Ramaswamy suggest ending time changes, reviving an effort that has failed in the past

CNN  

Washington CNN — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are suggesting the country stop its biannual ritual of falling back and springing forward – advocating a permanent end to time changes in a move that has garnered broad support in the past. In a series of posts on X last week, both entrepreneurs called for the US to stop changing its …

Why Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk want to eliminate daylight saving time
4 months ago

Why Vivek Ramaswamy and Elon Musk want to eliminate daylight saving time

Firstpost  

Top Trump administration influencers, billionaires Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, are spearheading efforts to end daylight saving time, calling it inefficient and harmful. File Image/Reuters The debate surrounding daylight saving time is back again as Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, both tapped by United States President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency, have voiced their …

Musk and Ramaswamy reveal a new target in their efficiency war – daylight savings
4 months ago

Musk and Ramaswamy reveal a new target in their efficiency war – daylight savings

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have a new target in …

Daylight Saving 2024: US returns to standard time. What is DST and what is its purpose?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Daylight Saving 2024: US returns to standard time. What is DST and what is its purpose?

Live Mint  

Daylight Saving 2024: The United States returned to standard time on Sunday, November 3, at 2:00 am. This adjustment, often called “spring forward”, and is aimed at extending evening daylight during the warmer months, making outdoor activities more accessible in the evenings. The shift to “fall back” provides an extra hour of morning sunlight, though it means earlier sunsets as …

Daylight saving ends Sunday. Why that extra hour of sleep isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Daylight saving ends Sunday. Why that extra hour of sleep isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

LA Times  

At 2 a.m. Sunday, most clocks on phones and devices will automatically fall back an hour to 1 a.m. California will remain on standard time until March 9, when the clocks in every state but Hawaii and most of Arizona “spring forward” an hour as daylight saving time returns. In 1942, Congress made daylight saving time permanent year-round to conserve …

This is what changing the clocks can do to your health
5 months ago

This is what changing the clocks can do to your health

The Independent  

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Time for a Change: Daylight Saving Time Ends in the US
5 months ago

Time for a Change: Daylight Saving Time Ends in the US

Firstpost  

Daylight saving time ends in the US on November 3, Sunday, at 2 am, when clocks will roll back by one hour. This will give people an extra hour of sleep. However, shifting the clock can also have a serious impact on sleep patterns. Studies even suggest an increase in heart attacks and strokes around the spring shift.

Ready for fall back? How to prepare your body for next weekend’s clock shift
5 months ago

Ready for fall back? How to prepare your body for next weekend’s clock shift

The Independent  

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UK government told to stop changing the clocks by scientists and doctors
5 months ago

UK government told to stop changing the clocks by scientists and doctors

The Independent  

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How to minimise sleep disruption as the clocks go back – and into winter
5 months ago

How to minimise sleep disruption as the clocks go back – and into winter

The Independent  

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Top scientists call for an end to daylight saving time: Experts warn clock change fuels a rise in cancer, traffic accidents and sleep issues - and claim it should be ditched entirely
1 year ago

Top scientists call for an end to daylight saving time: Experts warn clock change fuels a rise in cancer, traffic accidents and sleep issues - and claim it should be ditched entirely

Daily Mail  

With the clocks set to go forward this Sunday, many of us will be dreading losing an hour of sleep. Leading sleep scientists told MailOnline that daylight savings time leads to a large number of health issues and argue that it should be done away with completely Problems linked with daylight savings time Putting the clocks forward each year has …

Places around the world that opt out of daylight savings - and why
1 year ago

Places around the world that opt out of daylight savings - and why

BBC  

Places around the world that opt out of daylight savings - and why Getty Images The pros and cons of daylight saving sparks debate around the world. Seasonal clock shifts involve "springing" the clock forwards one hour in the spring to be on daylight savings time and "falling" backwards one hour in autumn to be on standard time. Getty Images …

Daylight saving time is coming Sunday. Get ready
1 year ago

Daylight saving time is coming Sunday. Get ready

LA Times  

Traffic and recreational activities are seen at sunrise over Los Angeles County on the 605 Freeway and Santa Fe Dam on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Irwindale. Time travel is real, and people across the country practice it together two times every year— as the United States enters and exits daylight saving time. At President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s urging, Congress …

Should we end daylight saving time? Doctors think it’s bad for our health
1 year, 4 months ago

Should we end daylight saving time? Doctors think it’s bad for our health

The Independent  

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Why Isn’t Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Experts Weigh In.
1 year, 4 months ago

Why Isn’t Daylight Saving Time Permanent? Experts Weigh In.

Huff Post  

Carol Yepes via Getty Images Some officials are trying to eliminate the process of changing our clocks each fall and spring. If that were ever to happen, our clocks would permanently move an hour forward ― like we do every spring ― making daylight saving time our new forever normal. The way we use energy is much different than our …

Daylight Saving Time ends today: Here's what netizens say as clocks ‘fall back’
1 year, 4 months ago

Daylight Saving Time ends today: Here's what netizens say as clocks ‘fall back’

Hindustan Times  

This Sunday, clocks will start to “fall back” an hour to standard time in the US as Daylight Saving Time comes to an end. Daylight Saving Time ends today What is Daylight Saving Time? Daylight Saving Time is the period starting from March to November when clocks are adjusted to an hour forward to accommodate springtime. This year, Daylight Saving …

Which US states don’t observe daylight savings time?
1 year, 4 months ago

Which US states don’t observe daylight savings time?

The Independent  

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Daylight saving time is ending. Should we not do the time warp again?
1 year, 4 months ago

Daylight saving time is ending. Should we not do the time warp again?

LA Times  

We can’t avoid the slow march of time, but we can adjust our clocks. Daylight saving time is ending and we want to hear from you Porter and Schiff may be headed for a runoff Why so many actors are launching their own businesses And here’s today’s e-newspaper Should we not do the time warp again? Because “no one can …

Could the UK end Daylight Savings Time?
1 year, 5 months ago

Could the UK end Daylight Savings Time?

The Independent  

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Daylight saving time can affect our body clock. Here's how to get a good night's sleep after the change
1 year, 6 months ago

Daylight saving time can affect our body clock. Here's how to get a good night's sleep after the change

ABC  

Daylight saving time is right around the corner, bringing with it more than just brighter evenings. In the ACT, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria, Australian eastern daylight saving time will start at 2am on October 1, which will mean one less hour of sleep for people in those jurisdictions that night. Flinders University sleep expert Leon Lack …

US switches to daylight saving time: How it harms health
2 years ago

US switches to daylight saving time: How it harms health

Firstpost  

Experts say even a small change can have an impact on Circadian rhythm – the body’s internal 24-hour body clock which regulates cycles of alertness and sleepiness, Meanwhile, studies show an increase in heart attacks and car accidents following the switch to daylight saving time On Sunday, the United States switched over from standard time to daylight saving time. Whatever …

The Daylight Saving Time Mess Just Won't Go Away
2 years ago

The Daylight Saving Time Mess Just Won't Go Away

Wired  

On March 12, most of the US and Canada will wake up to an hour stolen. Europe will suffer the same loss two weeks later—a victim of the persistent and unpopular practice of switching to daylight saving time. Nations started switching between standard time in winter and daylight saving time in summer during the First World War, as they sought …

Editorial: End time-shift insanity! Give us permanent daylight saving time now
2 years ago

Editorial: End time-shift insanity! Give us permanent daylight saving time now

LA Times  

The suns sets behind the Santa Monica Mountains in a view from Eagle Rock along the Backbone Trail in Topanga State Park. On the second Sunday, we set the clocks forward an hour to begin daylight saving time and then spend the next few days slightly discombobulated and wondering why we still practice this odd ritual. Last March, just two …

Expert says daylight savings time is unhealthy for you: ‘Harms are proven’
2 years, 4 months ago

Expert says daylight savings time is unhealthy for you: ‘Harms are proven’

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Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
2 years, 4 months ago

Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Pro tip: It’s Daylight Saving Time, with singular use of “saving,” not “savings.” Reasons for Daylight Saving Time The US kept Daylight Saving Time permanent during most of World War II. In the US, states are not required by law to “fall back” or “spring forward.” Hawaii, most of Arizona and …

Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time
2 years, 4 months ago

Why the US kept Daylight Saving Time

CNN  

Sign up for CNN’s Sleep, But Better newsletter series. Pro tip: It’s Daylight Saving Time, with singular use of “saving,” not “savings.” Reasons for Daylight Saving Time The US kept Daylight Saving Time permanent during most of World War II. In the US, states are not required by law to “fall back” or “spring forward.” Hawaii, most of Arizona and …

Mexico Scraps Daylight Saving Time, Putting End To Biannual Hassle
2 years, 5 months ago

Mexico Scraps Daylight Saving Time, Putting End To Biannual Hassle

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Senate approved a bill Wednesday to eliminate daylight saving time, putting an end to the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Some cities and towns along the U.S. border can retain daylight saving time, presumably because they are so linked to U.S. cities. Previously, Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer had said Mexico should …

Op-Ed: The trouble with daylight saving time
3 years ago

Op-Ed: The trouble with daylight saving time

LA Times  

Standard time is more closely aligned with our body clocks. For many, the Senate’s passage of the Sunshine Protection Act to enact year-round daylight saving time seemed like an appealing antidote to our collective grogginess after turning our clocks forward an hour on March 13. Each year, the sleep loss connected to “springing forward” for daylight saving time leads to …

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it
3 years ago

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it

NPR  

The U.S. tried permanent daylight saving time in the 1970s — then quickly rejected it Enlarge this image toggle caption Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images The Senate gave itself a pat on the back earlier this week when senators voted without objection to make daylight saving time permanent. Congress passed a law to make daylight …

Explained: What is daylight saving time and why has the US Senate passed a bill to make it permanent?
3 years ago

Explained: What is daylight saving time and why has the US Senate passed a bill to make it permanent?

Firstpost  

The US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the country from next year, doing away with the practice of putting clocks forward and back twice a year in spring and autumn The US Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the country from next year, doing away …

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