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The El Paso Zoo teased the return of Quit Bugging Me this Valentines Day! Last year, the El Paso Zoo let you submit the names of your former significant other. The zoo then named cockroaches after people’s exes and fed them to its meerkats! The zoo teased the return of the popular event on Twitter Wednesday.

CINCINNATI - Hispanic leaders are demanding a public apology from a radio station that put up billboards showing a Mexican flag, a donkey, and a mustachioed man in a sombrero with the headline "The Big Juan." The Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA complained that the advertising by WLW-AM stereotyped Hispanics. The community leaders said at a news conference Tuesday that they plan to meet with station executives to talk about sensitivity training and creating a multicultural community advisory board. WLW, which calls itself "The Big One," is the Cincinnati area's radio ratings leader. The Hispanic Chamber and the League of United...

DEBKAfile’s Palestinian sources reports: Arafat is more seriously ill than the bout of flu officially admitted. His health declined sharply in last 24 hours. Three Tunisian doctors are due in Ramallah - with Israeli PM’s permission – to determine if immediate surgery indicated. He would then be flown to overseas hospital via Amman.