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Peter Shugrue checks one of four clocks destined for installation in Kansas City, Missouri, at the Electric Time Company factory in Medfield, Massachusetts

Is daylight saving time worth the trouble? Research says no.

Economics

Studies show that injuries and illnesses rise when the clocks change. Some states may end the practice; others could make it permanent.

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