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Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday morning

Anyone looking to get some extra sleep this weekend may want to go to bed earlier than normal Saturday night.

Clocks “spring forward” at 2 a.m. Sunday, meaning the hour jumps immediately to 3 a.m. and an hour of sleep is lost.

Smartphones and computers are likely to automatically note the change, but other clocks will need to be set forward manually.

The shift in the clocks will add an hour of daylight to the evening.

Daylight Saving Time will end Nov. 6.

First proposed in 1784 by Benjamin Franklin, Daylight Saving Time was not used until World War I. It was used at that time as part of an eff...

 

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