standard time
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Instead, the group representing sleep doctors favors permanent standard time, saying it aligns best with a human’s circadian rhythm, meaning your body’s natural clock.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
About 56% of U.S. adults are in favor of it, while 42% prefer permanent standard time, which would provide more sunshine each morning, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
The bill would end the “fall back” to standard time that typically takes place in November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Those who support keeping standard time also say there are health benefits from having more light in the morning, such as an improved sleep cycle.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
But it is to be understood that local or any other standard time, which is intimately connected with daily life, will necessarily be used side by side with the universal time.
