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Daylight saving ends Sunday: a doctor's six ways to protect sleep

Clocks fall back at two a.m. local time on Sunday, November 1, and the Sunshine Protection Act to stop the switching still awaits a Senate vote.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorClocks go back at two a. m.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSunday, and a doctor has six ways to protect your sleep, which is a lot of tips for one extra hour!

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSunset in New York and Chicago falls before five p. m. that day.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Sunshine Protection Act would end all of this, and it has passed the House.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo where is it now?

  6. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAwaiting a Senate vote. The House passed it, and the Senate is, I believe, still asleep.

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