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In late March, Nuguse introduced the world to his boyfriend by sharing a series of photos“That post was more important for myself than it was for telling people,” the 25-year-old said. “I’m OK with everyone knowing now. I can be more at peace because I’m continuing to accept myself and every funny little part of me.”

, which is an amino acid. Most of the time Tyro just chills in his terrarium.“He’s a great little guy,” said Nuguse, who’s had him for nearly four years.Nuguse appreciates the contrast.

“Fast man, slow animal,” Nuguse cracked. “I like the idea he absorbs my slow energy. Although, he’s very fast himself — when he’s motivated.”ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV asked Sunday for prayers for China’s Catholics to be in communion with the Holy See, as he made his first public remarks about one of the

issues facing his new pontificate.

History’s first American pope recalled that on Saturday the Catholic Church marked a special feast day to pray for the church in China.Pisano is recovering well, the NYU team announced Wednesday. She’s only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney -- following a landmark transplant

– and the latest in a string of attempts to make animal-to-human transplantation a reality.This week, the 54-year-old grasped a walker and took her first few steps.

“I was at the end of my rope,” Pisano told The Associated Press. “I just took a chance. And you know, worst case scenario, if it didn’t work for me, it might have worked for someone else and it could have helped the next person.”Dr. Robert Montgomery, director of NYU Langone Transplant Institute, recounted cheers in the operating room as the organ immediately started making urine.