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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Geoff Mulvihill

Why do we change the clocks? US states divided by daylight saving time debate

Millions of people across most of the United States have lost an hour of sleep as clocks sprang forward at 2am Sunday for daylight saving time.

The annual ritual, creating a 23-hour day, is widely unpopular, disrupting sleep schedules, darkening early-morning dog walks, and generating numerous complaints.

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