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Daylight Saving Countdown: When To Turn Back Your Clocks
The countdown to falling back is getting shorter, and a quick clock check could spare you some confusion when the seasonal switch arrives. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Clocks across most of the US will move backward one hour to 1 a.m. That puts the reset less than two weeks away. It also places the change immediately after Halloween, making Saturday, Oct. 31, the night to adjust manual clocks before bed. Start with clocks that can't adjust automatically: wall clocks, bedside alarms, ovens,…
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Caroline Kennedy Calls RFK Jr. ‘Predator,’ Urges Senate To Reject Trump Nominee
Caroline Kennedy, the sole surviving child of President John F. Kennedy, has delivered a scathing critique of her cousin, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., just as he is about to testify before the Senate in a confirmation hearing following his appointment by President Trump as health secretary. “I have known Bobby my whole life,” Caroline Kennedy, age 67, wrote in a letter to senators. “It’s no surprise that he keeps birds of prey as pets because he himself is a predator.” She criticized his promotion of vaccine misinformation, attributing the 2019 measles outbreak in American Samoa to his anti-vacci…
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Worth Losing Sleep Over: Spring Forward This Weekend
We'll be springing forward this weekend (QUICK: Which two U.S. states don't follow Daylight Saving Time?). Unless you still have a flip, your cellphone will take care of the change from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. this Sunday. The same for most digital devices. We'll have to take care of traditional clocks and those in older-model vehicles, stoves, microwaves, etc. So long, seasonal affective disorder! ****** If you're having trouble getting to sleep, consider: It's "Daylight Saving," not "Savings"; Benjamin Franklin came up with the idea 235 years ago (1784); When it was established in the U.S.…
