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Jasie Sharp, 10, ponders her Valentine’s Day cards at an elementary school party in Ventura, California. (© Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

February 13, 2023

Jasie Sharp, 10, ponders her Valentine’s Day cards at an elementary school party in Ventura, California. (© Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

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