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Biden announces that we will have enough vaccines for every adult in the U.S. by end of May
03.02.21
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It was a mere three weeks ago that President Biden announced that the U.S. would have enough vaccine supply to cover every adult American by the end of July. At the time, that was good news.
Today, he's bumped up that date by two full months.
Three weeks ago, I announced we would have enough vaccine supply for all Americans by the end of July. Now, with o… https://t.co/lbWI7Izsf5— President Biden (@President Biden)1614720564.0
That's great news.
In his announcement to the nation, Biden outlined the updated process for getting the country immunized against COVID-19.
<div id="b4dfd" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="00e16afb8edf83ec4878e794b746eddd"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366871228955451394" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">President Biden: "We're now on track to have enough vaccine supply for every adult in America by the end of May." https://t.co/IOsTIKzN0a</div> — The Hill (@The Hill)<a href="https://twitter.com/thehill/statuses/1366871228955451394">1614722470.0</a></blockquote></div><p>Part of what led to this announcement is a historic partnership between two pharmaceutical companies. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/03/02/972873395/merck-will-help-manufacture-johnson-johnsons-covid-19-vaccine" target="_blank">News broke today</a> that Merck & Co will be helping to manufacture more doses of its competitor Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. Merck had tried to create its own COVID-19 vaccine early in the pandemic, but was unsuccessful. It's unusual to see a company partner up with a fierce rival, but sometimes the good of the nation comes first.</p><p>"This is a type of collaboration between companies we saw in World War II," Biden said of the partnership.</p><p>With the help of the Defense Production Act, which Biden has invoked, Merck will be able to dedicate two of its facilities to manufacturing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It will take some time to get fully ramped up, but the hope is that the two companies will be able to manufacture double the number of vaccines that Johnson & Johnson could create alone. </p><p>Johnson & Johnson has had a slower start than anticipated in getting production ramped up; of the 37 million doses promised by the end of March, the company says it will only be able to provide 20 million. However, Pfizer and Moderna are both <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/02/23/pfizer-and-moderna-to-dramatically-increase-covid-19-vaccine-production-this-spring/?sh=2e97698676c5" target="_blank">dramatically ramping up</a> their mRNA vaccine production—a development that also contributed to today's end of May news.</p><p>According to the Associate Press, the president <a href="https://apnews.com/article/merck-help-make-johnson-johnson-vaccine-9ca6f1f4c502b095531926a53abe7262" target="_blank">told governors</a> to be prepared for a vaccine supply increase over the coming weeks. Additional doses will also be going to retail pharmacies for a federally backed program that will help get vaccines to more teachers, which will enable schools to open more safely. The White House announced a goal of getting every teacher at least one dose of the vaccine by the end of March.</p><p>The key now will be increasing distribution capacity to get more shots in more arms more quickly, a feat that lies largely in the hands of individual states. This news couldn't come at a better time. In states like Texas, where the <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gov-greg-abbott-lift-texas-mask-mandate-open-state-100-n1259329" target="_blank">governor announced today</a> that he will be lifting the state mask mandate and opening up all businesses at 100% next week <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/09/01/816707182/map-tracking-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-in-the-u-s" target="_blank">despite being one of the worst-hit states</a> in the nation at the moment, a two-month difference in getting people vaccinated could save thousands of lives. </p><p>Good news all around. Go science go. </p><p>Here are Biden's full remarks from today:</p><div id="ad6a1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7347f842d6986a100e728db5df42d4d0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366861386324664322" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Tune in as President Biden announces a new partnership between Johnson & Johnson and Merck and gives an update on o… https://t.co/puRHeumpg5</div> — The White House (@The White House)<a href="https://twitter.com/WhiteHouse/statuses/1366861386324664322">1614720124.0</a></blockquote></div>
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Here's what it takes to grow one of the most loved fruits in the world
"It's what we're leaving to our kids."
02.08.21
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Don Bay has been in the citrus business for over 50 years now, and according to him, his most recent growing endeavor has been the most challenging. Alongside his son Darren and grandson Luke, Don cultivates Sumo Citrus®, one of the most difficult fruits to grow. The Bay family runs San Joaquin Growers Ranch in Porterville, California, one of the farms where the fruit is grown in the United States.
Sumo Citrus was originally developed in Japan, and is an extraordinary hybrid of mandarin, pomelo and navel oranges.
The fruit is temperamental, and it can take time to get a thriving crop. The trees require year-round care, and it takes five years from seed to fruit until they're ready for harvest. Thanks to expert citrus growers like the Bay family though, Sumo Citrus have flourished in California. Don and his son Darren worked together through trial and error to perfect their crop of Sumo Citrus. Darren is now an expert on cultivating this famously temperamental fruit, and his son Luke is learning from him every step of the way.
"Luke's been involved as early as he could come out," Darren said in a YouTube video.
"Having both my son and grandson [working with me] is basically what I've dreamt about," said Don. "To have been able to develop this orchard and have them work on it and work with me — then I don't have to do all the work."
<p>Down the road from the Bay farm, Kellie Neufeld's family turned empty farmland into a thriving Sumo Citrus crop in just six years. They've spent every week during those six years tirelessly working on it and watching it grow. "Sumo Citrus is what we're leaving behind," Kellie said in a video. "It's what we're leaving to our kids."</p><p>The pride she feels for what she's built with and for her family is palpable.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-photo-credit" placeholder="Add Photo Credit...">Kellie Neufeld (center) and her daughters</small></p><p>Kellie wasn't always a farm girl. Born in Orange County, she didn't get introduced to farm life until she met her husband at college. He grew up on a farm, and once they got married, he showed her the ropes. Together they have 35 years of experience growing citrus between them and relish the steps it takes to bring Sumo Citrus to market, especially harvest time.<br></p><p>"Harvest is the most exciting time," said Kellie. "I let my kids miss school, we come out here, I bring donuts and cookies for the pickers." Each fruit is handpicked and laid in bins rather than tossed in large carts to keep them in prime shape for market. It's a laborious job, but Kellie and her family wouldn't have it any other way. They're determined to protect their product from harvest to market.</p><p><span></span>Julie Imbimbo of Strathmore, CA has also made growing Sumo Citrus a lifetime endeavor, even when life got particularly hard. She worked on the farm at Paradise Acres with her husband until 2015 when he passed away from cancer. Even after he was gone, she continued cultivating without him, determined to keep his contribution alive.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-rebelmouse-image">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="Add Photo Caption...">Julie Imbimbo</small></p><p>"It was extremely important to me that this was his legacy," Julie said in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Tdfpoogvg&feature=emb_logo" target="_blank">YouTube video</a>. "It broke my heart that he never got to see [his fruit] being harvested. I made the decision. This was going to be my life. And our life. And my connection with him."<br></p><p>This love, care and dedication go into each Sumo Citrus you find at the store. It's why the mandarin hybrid with a knot on the top has garnered a sizable following from citrus fans. Not only is it delicious and easy to eat, but there's no mess, so you can take it with you wherever you go and not worry about a juice explosion.</p><p><span></span>If you're looking to develop a healthy snacking habit, there's no better moment. Sumo Citrus is only in season from January through April, so now's the time to stock up. Start the new year right with an enormous, super-sweet fruit like nothing else out there, grown by people who've dedicated their lives to perfecting it.</p>
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Coworkers who became quick friends are shocked to discover they're actually sisters
03.02.21
Julia Tinetti, 31, and Cassandra Madison, 32, first met in 2013 while working at The Russian Lady, a bar in New Haven, Connecticut, and the two immediately hit it off.
"We started hanging out together. We went out for drinks, dinner," Julia told "Good Morning America." "I thought she was cool. We hit it off right away," added Cassandra
The two also shared a strong physical resemblance and matching tattoos of the flag of the Dominican Republic. They had a bond that was so unique, even their coworkers thought there must be something more happening.
<p>"I looked at both of them and I was like, 'You two look alike, like are you guys, sisters?'" their former coworker Courtney Ritchotte told <a href="https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/friends-who-met-by-chance-while-working-at-same-restaurant-find-out-theyre-biological-sisters#" target="_blank">WTIC-TV </a>in Hartford, Connecticut.</p><p>Both of the women were adopted from the Dominican Republic so they checked their adoption papers to see if they may be related. After first looking at their papers, they learned they had different parents. But suspicions grew when Julia discovered there was an error on her adoption papers. </p><p>Even when Cassandra moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia in 2015, she and Julia stayed in touch.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="267" src="https://abc7ny.com/video/embed/?pid=10381711" width="476"></iframe></div><p>In 2018, Cassandra traveled to the Dominican Republic where she met her biological father who said that he and her mother gave her and a sister up for adoption so they could care for an older brother who was sick. The couple would go on to have seven more children.<br></p><p>Cassandra called Julia and they took a DNA test to see if it confirmed their suspicions.</p><p>On January 28, 2021, the results came back and they discovered they were, in fact, sisters. "It's exciting. We've got one more sister," Cassandra told <a href="https://abc7ny.com/10381494/" target="_blank">ABC News.</a> "Especially since Julia and I were already friends."</p><p>"Still processing the magnitude of the situation," Julia said. "This is the type of thing you see on TV. Finding my biological family just wasn't a thing for me. I grew up with a great family, so I just kind of left it to what it was."</p><p>"We started twinning, we wore the same clothes, we actually bought shirts one day that said 'I'm the big sister/I'm the little sister,'" Julia explained in a TikTok video. "I'm her family, I'm her sister, same mom, same dad."</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcassandraraquel/video/6922871840486509830" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6922871840486509830" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcassandraraquel" target="_blank" title="@iamcassandraraquel">@iamcassandraraquel</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Put-Your-Back-In-It-Afrobeat-6756231880846084098" target="_blank" title="♬ Put Your Back In It (Afrobeat) - DJ Flex">♬ Put Your Back In It (Afrobeat) - DJ Flex</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>The two are also overjoyed to learn they share seven biological siblings. Cassandra shared a video of the whole family on TikTok.<br></p><p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcassandraraquel/video/6926952593927245061" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6926952593927245061" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@iamcassandraraquel" target="_blank" title="@iamcassandraraquel">@iamcassandraraquel</a> The biological siblings from oldest to youngest 🇩🇴🙌🏽💪🏽 <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/familia" target="_blank" title="familia">#familia</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dominicanos%F0%9F%87%A9%F0%9F%87%B4" target="_blank" title="dominicanos🇩🇴">#dominicanos🇩🇴</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/love" target="_blank" title="love">#love</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/We-Are-Family-Single-Version-222695208365387776" target="_blank" title="♬ We Are Family (Single Version) - Sister Sledge">♬ We Are Family (Single Version) - Sister Sledge</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>The story is amazing because the two just seemed to know they were related once they met each other. Was it because they had a physical resemblance? Was it their shared history of being adopted? Or was there a deeper understanding — like a sixth sense they shared — that only sisters would understand?<br></p><p>The story is also another example of what can happen when you follow your gut instincts. Sometimes they're the best path to the truth.</p>
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Dr. Seuss estate says it will stop publishing 6 books with 'hurtful and wrong' depictions
03.02.21
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Editor's Note: This article contains imagery that some readers may find offensive.
News about Dr. Seuss today has people discussing history, racism, children's literature, "cancel culture," and what to do with problematic and harmful work from a beloved author.
After years of growing awareness of racist imagery in some of Dr. Seuss's early work, the estate of the children's author has announced that six of his titles will no longer be published or licensed.
"These books portray people in ways that are hurtful and wrong," Dr. Seuss Enterprises wrote, adding "Ceasing sales of these books is only part of our commitment and our broader plan to ensure Dr. Seuss Enterprises' catalog represents and supports all communities and families."
Naturally, people have feelings about this.
<p>Dr. Seuss books are a beloved part of millions of Americans' childhoods. Many of us learned to read with Dr. Seuss books and have fond memories of the rhyme and rhythms inherent in his silly stories. But that doesn't mean that all of his works were benign. </p><p>Theodor Seuss Geisel, who wrote his kids' books under the pseudonym "Dr. Seuss," got his start as a political cartoonist. While his anti-Nazi cartoons are largely still palatable, his <a href="https://reimaginingmigration.org/dr-seuss-political-cartoons/" target="_blank">racist depictions of Japanese Americans</a> during the war are not. Racial stereotypes such as Geisel depicted led to 120,000 Japanese Americans being cruelly placed in internment camps in the U.S. between 1942 and 1945. Geisel also drew horrible caricatures of people from Africa and the Middle East.</p><p>Geisel's views evolved, and he expressed regret over some of his depictions. His book "Horton Hears a Who" was meant to be an indirect apology to the Japanese, and "The Sneetches" can be read as a moral story showing the pitfalls of prejudice. Debate over whether or not his racist work can be reconciled with his later anti-prejudice work has raged for years. Some try to defend his early work, saying he was a product of his time—but that ignores the fact that anti-racist people have existed alongside racists for all of history. Some say that his change of heart is enough to forgive his past, but others point out that he never formally apologized for his racist works nor did he do anything to change his portrayal of people of color. </p><p>Which brings us to the Dr. Seuss Enterprises announcement that they will stop publishing six of his children's books. </p><p>Whether or not Geisel redeemed himself in his personal views later in life, his hurtful portrayals of people of color are still out there. In fact, <a href="https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=new-study-published-on-racism-and-dr-seuss" target="_blank">a study</a> on the racial implications in 50 of his children's books titled "<a href="https://sophia.stkate.edu/rdyl/vol1/iss2/4/" target="_blank">The Cat is Out of the Bag: Orientalism, Anti-Blackness, and White Supremacy in Dr. Seuss's Children's Books</a>" found the following:</p><p><em>"In the fifty Dr. Seuss children's books, 2,240 human characters are identified. Of the 2,240 characters, there are forty-five characters of color representing two percent of the total number of human characters. The eight books featuring characters of color include: The Cat's Quizzer: Are YOU Smarter Than the Cat in the Hat?; Scrambled Eggs Super!; Oh, the Places You'll Go!; On Beyond Zebra; Because a Little Bug Went Ka-choo; If I Ran the Zoo; And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street; and Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?</em><br></p><p><em>"Of the forty-five characters of color, forty-three are identified as having characteristics aligning with the definition of Orientalism. Within the Orientalist definition, fourteen people are identified by stereotypical East Asian characteristics and twenty-nine characters are wearing turbans. Characters aligned with Orientalism are sometimes attributed an ethno-racial identity, but are generally situated within a colorblind lens, often from an unspecified nationality, race, or ethnicity. Only two of the forty-five characters are identified in the text as "African" and both align with the theme of anti-Blackness.</em></p><p><em>"White supremacy is seen through the centering of Whiteness and White characters, who comprise 98% (2,195 characters) of all characters. Notably, every character of color is male. Males of color are only presented in subservient, exotified, or dehumanized roles. This also remains true in their relation to White characters. Most startling is the complete invisibility and absence of women and girls of color across Seuss' entire children's book collection." </em></p><p>The following tweet contains two examples of racist imagery found in "If I Ran the Zoo":</p><div id="af77d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="2ceb53330a38567b4ac55406036928c0"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1366794276399538176" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">https://t.co/HT34WAwh7v https://t.co/vWYn6COCOs</div> — ✡️🌈👩🌾- Webdev / Author - old white woman (@✡️🌈👩🌾- Webdev / Author - old white woman)<a href="https://twitter.com/ldragoon/statuses/1366794276399538176">1614704123.0</a></blockquote></div><p>While there has been a predictable uproar about "canceling" or "banning" Dr. Seuss, this move to remove the problematic books came from the Dr. Seuss estate itself, not some amorphous "cancel culture" mob. It's only six books out of 50 that will no longer be published so they don't keep putting out hurtful images. Some parents and educators have decided there are other authors they prefer to use to help kids learn to read due to Geisel's history—but that's not the same as banning his books. Some libraries and school districts have stopped highlighting Dr. Seuss books, but they are still available on the shelves. <br></p><p>President Biden<a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-joe-biden-break-dr-seuss-tradition-read-across-america-day-1573202" target="_blank"> not mentioning Dr. Seuss</a> during his Read Across America Day proclamation today is also not really "canceling." The day has been around since 1998, and though it coincides with Geisel's birthday, neither Bill Clinton nor George W. Bush mentioned Dr. Seuss in their proclamations, either. Presidents Obama and Trump did—both of them singing Dr. Seuss's praises—but the day is not synonymous with Dr. Seuss. <span></span></p><p>Do we really want to call thoughtful criticism, personal discernment in book choices, and making changes when harmful things come to light "cancel culture"? Meh. What we're seeing here is learning. It's growth. It's reckoning with the complexities of reality and wrestling with demons of the past. Uprooting racism is messy, but pretending it doesn't exist, even in the works of beloved icons, will get us nowhere. </p><p>We'll likely be debating Dr. Seuss's legacy for many years to come, but it's good to see his estate taking action to stop continuing to put out imagery that perpetuates stereotypes. </p>
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A therapist is blowing minds by explaining how men can have sex with men and still be straight
03.02.21
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Gay sex and relationships therapist Dr. Joe Kort is causing a stir on TikTok where he explains why straight men who have sex with men can still be considered straight. If a man has sex with a man doesn't it ultimately make him gay or bisexual?
According to Kort, there can be a big chasm between our sexual and romantic orientations.
"Straight men can be attracted to the sex act, but not to the man. Straight men having sex with men doesn't cancel somebody's heterosexuality any more than a straight woman having sex with a woman cancels her [heterosexuality]," he says in the video.
<p><br></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@drjoekort/video/6931043975843319046" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6931043975843319046" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@drjoekort" target="_blank" title="@drjoekort">@drjoekort</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/straightmen" target="_blank" title="straightmen">#Straightmen</a> can be with a man and still be straight <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/malesexuality" target="_blank" title="malesexuality">#malesexuality</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/kinktiktok" target="_blank" title="kinktiktok">#kinktiktok</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/sexualfluidity" target="_blank" title="sexualfluidity">#sexualfluidity</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/bee-6732032403629410306" target="_blank" title="♬ bee - Burbank">♬ bee - Burbank</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>Kort says he isn't erasing bisexuality, but that it's an entirely different phenomenon from straight men who have sex with men. Bisexual men are attracted to both men and women romantically, but straight men who have sex with other men, are only into the sex, not the person.<br></p><p>"When straight men have sex with men, it's not a gay thing. It's a guy thing," he explains in a later video.</p><p>For the man who has sex with other men and considers himself straight, it's more about getting off than getting close. </p><p>The video has had a lot of negative comments, most saying that men who have sex with men are gay or bisexual, case-closed. "Can I eat steak and still be vegan?" one commenter asks.</p><p>Many also accused Kort of being mildly homophobic for giving straight men the option to have gay sex without having to confront the notion they may be gay or bisexual. </p><p>Kort's videos point out the seldom-discussed idea that sexual and romantic attraction are not the same thing. Then, by adding the twist that someone can be into sex with a certain gender without feeling any romantic pull, makes things even more confusing.</p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@drjoekort/video/6935131934943137030" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="6935131934943137030" style="max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;"> <section> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@drjoekort" target="_blank" title="@drjoekort">@drjoekort</a> There's a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/difference" target="_blank" title="difference">#difference</a> between your <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/attraction" target="_blank" title="attraction">#attraction</a> and your <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fantasies" target="_blank" title="fantasies">#fantasies</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lesbians" target="_blank" title="lesbians">#lesbians</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/women" target="_blank" title="women">#women</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/straightmen" target="_blank" title="straightmen">#straightmen</a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/tag/lgbt" target="_blank" title="lgbt">#lgbt</a><br> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/music/Up-Beat-Married-Life-6831843160709138433" target="_blank" title="♬ Up Beat (Married Life) - Kenyi">♬ Up Beat (Married Life) - Kenyi</a> </section> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script></div><p>The type of men that Kort describes could be aroused by another man sexually, but wouldn't feel comfortable or have any interest in being emotionally intimate with them. In fact, the emotional intimacy with another man may make them uncomfortable. It's just sex for sex's sake and what's wrong with that?<br></p><p>This same type of man may enjoy fantasizing about gay sex or watching gay pornography while having little interest in actually performing the act in real life.</p><p>Kort further explained his thoughts in a subsequent video.</p><p>"When I'm talking about straight men who sleep with men, I'm talking about a difference between who you're attracted to and what fantasies you have in your head. You have a sexual orientation and an erotic orientation," he says. </p><p>"And the things that are embedded in your erotic orientation that turn you on, that bring you to the finish line, can include other genders. You can imagine yourself being another gender," he continues.</p><p>Kort does a great job at explaining the difference between romantic and sexual attraction and that, for some, it spans gender. It may also help some men who are only into guys sexually and are unsure why they have zero romantic interest in someone, feel a little less confused.</p>
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