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Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend; clocks turn back

Most of the U.S. sets clocks back one hour this weekend, and USA Today says the debate over keeping the change pits science against politics; sleep, briefly, wins.

On air: Brock Thunderson and Dale Bearman on #Trending
Published 7:39 AM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by NBC 5 Chicago: “Daylight Saving Time ends this weekend; clocks turn back”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 7:39 AM ET on #Trending, by Brock Thunderson and Dale Bearman.

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NBC 5 ChicagoDaylight Saving Time ends this weekend; clocks turn back

What BBN said about it

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistDaylight saving time ends this weekend in most of the country, so everyone sets their clocks back one hour and gets an extra hour of sleep.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's trending on Google this morning.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorAn extra hour. Who's paying for it?
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistNobody, Dale, that's the scandal.
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistMornings get brighter, and I've got eleven windbreakers built for gloom, so now they're just sitting there in the sunshine looking foolish.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorYou're upset about more light?
Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistUSA Today says the clock change is a dilemma of science versus politics, and frankly, I side with the fog. The hashtag is extrahour.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorExtrahour sounds like a name you give a cloud.