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News Articles: Valentine's Day

The aurora borealis, commonly called the northern lights, illuminate the sky over a horse pasture in Mercer, Maine on May 10, 2024.

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  • National

A Valentine's weekend aurora may be visible in the skies of the northern U.S.

During Valentine's Day weekend, northern parts of America, including Maine, may have a chance of seeing an aurora. But space weather scientists warn that the chances of this happening are slim.

February 15, 2025
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
A worker picks roses at a flower farm in Chia, Cundinamarca department, Colombia, on Jan. 29.

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  • Environment

The truth behind your Valentine's Day flowers

The beauty of bouquets comes with a cost to the cloud forests of Colombia, the largest exporter of flowers and foliage to the United States.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Guests get cozy in a vintage machine at the Photo Booth Museum by Photomatica in San Francisco.

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  • Photography

Squeeze into a photo booth for a Valentine's Day smooch

In honor of Valentine's Day, we stop in at the new Photo Booth Museum in San Francisco to find out how people are using the booths to celebrate their love.

February 14, 2025
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Cocoa prices have surged over the past several years, recently reaching record levels and driving up the cost of chocolate.

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  • Business

Chocolate lovers feel the price pinch this Valentine's Day

Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for chocolate makers and for shoppers.

February 12, 2025
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
We want to hear from you.

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  • Arts & Life

To ghost or not to ghost? We want to know about the dating experiences that haunt you

Whether you've been the "ghoster" or the "ghostee" — All Things Considered wants to hear about your ghosting experiences.

January 25, 2025
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  • NPR Staff
Manny and Cayenne wrestle and kiss.

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  • Science

Manny loves Cayenne. Plus, 5 facts about queer animals for Valentine's Day

In a Valentine's Day exclusive report, NPR has learned there is currently a gay anteater couple at Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington D.C.But this couple is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to queerness in the animal world – it's been documented in hundreds of species. We spoke with wildlife ecologist Christine Wilkinson of the "Queer is Natural" TikTok series to uncover the wildest, queerest animals of the bunch.

Questions, comments or thoughts on queer animal love? Email us at shortwave@npr.org and we might feature it on a future episode!

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin,
  • Margaret Cirino,
  • and 1 more
Yulya Dmytrieeva and her husband, Vadym, who have been together for over a decade, embrace in the snow in Sloviansk. They will spend a few days together while he has a break from the trenches on the front lines.

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  • Europe

Ukrainian soldiers' valentines arrive by 'train of love'

Ukrainian soldiers on a break from the front lines meet up with their wives and girlfriends, who arrive on the so-called "train of love," where every day is Valentine's Day.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Joanna Kakissis,
  • Claire Harbage,
  • and 1 more

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  • Arts & Life

Romantic advice (regardless of your relationship status)

Valentine's Day is a time to think about love — no matter whether you're single, taken, confused or ready to mingle.

February 14, 2024
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By:
  • Clare Marie Schneider
Candy hearts are displayed on a shelf in Wilton Manors, Fla., in 2019. If you want to avoid processed, high-sugar candy, consider healthier alternatives for your loved one this year.

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  • Food

Skip candy this Valentine's Day. Here are some healthier options

Most of the candy that you see on grocery store shelves is processed and high in sugar. Consider a healthier alternative for your loved one this year.

February 13, 2024
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By:
  • Diba Mohtasham
Chocolate-makers and sellers have been raising prices to keep up with the skyrocketing costs of cocoa.

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  • Business

Cocoa prices spiked to an all-time high right before Valentine's Day

Chocolate lovers won't see a sudden price spike for Valentine's Day — because the cost already has been rising for months. Extreme weather is largely to blame.

February 12, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Scott Simon gets fitted for his first pair of hearing aids.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: This Valentine's Day, I'm giving the gift of hearing

For people with damaged or diminished hearing, hearing aids are helpful devices that shouldn't carry stigma.

February 11, 2024
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By:
  • Scott Simon
Cupid’s Undie Run (Courtesy CUR)

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  • News

A guide to Valentine’s Day events around metro Atlanta

Love is in the air all around Atlanta and there are plenty of ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day with or without a significant other. 

February 09, 2024
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  • Logan Ritchie
Mayor Andre Dickens officiated a mass wedding at Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Valentine's Day 2023.

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  • News

A mass Valentine's Day wedding in Atlanta: One couple explains their participation

On Valentine's Day, Atlanta’s mayor officiated a mass wedding in Piedmont Park.

February 14, 2023
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
A tug of war-style "Divorce" machine is seen in the "Novelty Automation" gallery on February 15, 2017, in London.

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  • Opinion

Opinion: No, a cockroach does not deserve to be named after your ex

You can say "I wuv u - not" by bestowing your ex's name on a hissing cockroach! NPR's Scott Simon muses on a fundraiser for a Chicago Zoo, and whether the roaches really deserve it.

February 04, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Simon

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  • Opinion

For Valentine's Day, a few of our favorite love stories to read, watch and hear

Valentine's Day reminds us we can relearn and redefine what it means to love and be loved. So, we offer some books, songs, and movies about passion, devotion, and relationships to take on the journey.

February 14, 2022
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  • Miranda Mazariegos
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