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A new preprint suggests that daylight savings time can indirectly affect gravitational wave detection by altering human activity patterns, which in turn impacts the sensitivity and data quality of observatories like LIGO, potentially introducing systemic biases in gravitational wave astronomy.
Republican senator James Lankford is renewing his efforts to make daylight savings time permanent, citing its antiquated origins and negative health impacts. Lankford recounted a conversation with a veteran who expressed a strong desire to end daylight savings time before he died. He emphasized the need to eliminate the time change and pointed to Arizona as an example of a state that has successfully stopped adjusting its clocks. This comes as Lankford faces criticism from his own party over a failed bipartisan border security agreement, which was mentioned by President Joe Biden during the State of the Union address.
Burger King is offering a week of free breakfast and drink deals for rewards members in celebration of Daylight Savings Time, including free Croissan’wich, French toast sticks, Simply orange juice, hash browns, Hershey’s sundae pie, large vanilla iced coffee, and sausage biscuit with purchases of at least $1 on different days from March 10 to March 16.
Daylight Savings Time can increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and car accidents due to disruptions in the body's internal clock and sleep deprivation. Experts recommend adopting healthy habits such as prioritizing exposure to natural light, maintaining a balanced diet, limiting technology use in the evening, and creating a relaxing bedtime routine to mitigate the negative effects of the time change.
Lebanon's government has reversed its decision to delay the shift to daylight savings time by a month, which had sparked anger and confusion. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati had agreed to the delay last week so Muslims could break their fasts earlier during the holy month of Ramadan. However, Christian authorities defied the order and changed their clocks as usual on Sunday, which was the last in March. The political and religious divisions in Lebanon have resulted in parliament being unable to agree on a new president since October, leaving a caretaker cabinet with limited powers to run the country.