Valentine's Day

2023 - 2 - 14

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Hundreds wed in Valentine's Day ceremony in Mexico (The Sun Daily)

NEZAHUALCOYOTL: Hundreds of couples wed Tuesday in a mass ceremony on Valentine's Day in one of the last Mexican states to legalize same-sex marriage....

Marriage equality was approved in October in the State of Mexico, the most populous of the country's 32 states, located on the outskirts of the capital Mexico City. “We’re happy because same-sex marriage was approved just three months ago here in the State of Mexico, so we decided to marry this year,“ she added. NEZAHUALCOYOTL: Hundreds of couples wed Tuesday in a mass ceremony on Valentine's Day in one of the last Mexican states to legalize same-sex marriage.

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Valentine's Day (The Daily Princetonian)

For many, Valentine's Day is an eager celebration. It's a mark on the calendar, a reminder of how you have been loved for yet another revolution around the sun.

Click to Read At The Prospect, our writers capture a range of feelings in their pieces, and this project is just a glimpse into their everyday lives. Valentine’s Day is when our writers lament over what went wrong, celebrate with classic rom-coms, and anticipate a life of love for themselves.

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Happy Valentine's Day! Learn How USDA is Using Biotechnology to ... (USDA.gov)

Nothing says Valentine's Day in the United States like chocolate. According to the National Confectioners Association, 92% of Americans plan to celebrate ...

Through support from Cacao for Peace, scientists are using [genome editing](https://innovativegenomics.org/education/digital-resources/what-is-crispr/)to make minor changes to the cacao gene responsible for cadmium absorption from the soil. The Cacao for Peace Initiative is helping Colombia take advantage of rapidly increasing global demand for chocolate, creating economic opportunities for the U.S. [Innovative Genomics Institute](https://innovativegenomics.org/projects/engineering-disease-resistant-cacao/)(IGI) page on engineering disease-resistant cacao. [Cacao for Peace](https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/colombia-cacao-peace-overview), a project of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and funded by the U.S. [Food and Drug Administration](https://doi.org/10.1080/19393210.2017.1420700)(FDA) research findings from 2018. [Consumer Reports](https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/), [Seattle Times](https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/how-heavy-metals-get-into-dark-chocolate-bars/), [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/consumer-reports-urges-dark-chocolate-makers-reduce-lead-cadmium-levels-2023-01-23/), and others, chocolate can contain trace amounts of cadmium - a heavy metal that can cause health problems when consumed at certain levels, confirming U.S.

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