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Thanks to the Energy Policy Act of 2005, daylight saving time now starts on the second Sunday in March, rather than the first Sunday in April.
Yitzhak Avigur
Daylight saving time goes into effect early Sunday morning. The goal of daylight saving time is to provide more light in the evening. Its secondary objective must be to create chaos.
Current host Mary Lucia and reporter Nikki Tundel discuss some of the unintended consequences of daylight saving time.
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