## Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego seeks to block Ashli Babbitt from military funeral honors

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Sen. Ruben Gallego, Democrat of Arizona, will seek to block the Pentagon from offering full military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt, a member of the crowd that rioted at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

File: U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) listens during a town hall at NOAH Cholla Health Center on March 17, 2025 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Gallego, who has criticized the Pentagon for agreeing recently to provide Babbitt with an honorary military funeral, will attempt to pass legislation this week to prevent the honor from being conferred.

"I'm gonna put people on the record to make sure that we know who stood with your traitor, Ashli Babbitt.".

The Arizona Democrat has posted a number of social media messages criticizing the idea of any military honor for Babbitt.

The Pentagon initially denied the Babbitt family's request for military funeral honors for her.

The 'process of national reconciliation' that began with presidential clemency demands a new determination granting military funeral honor for Ashli and her family.". »

### Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup

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The announcement came two weeks after Cracker Barrel backtracked on a separate plan to modernize and simplify its logo.

Lebanon, Tennessee-based Cracker Barrel said Tuesday that just four of its 660 restaurants had been remodeled as part of a test for the brand.

“We heard clearly that the modern remodel design does not reflect what you love about Cracker Barrel,” the company said in a statement. »

### Israel carries out strike targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar

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The Qatari foreign ministry’s spokesperson, Majed Al Ansari, said “the cowardly Israeli attack” targeted residential buildings housing several members of the Hamas political bureau in Doha.

Hours after the strike, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel accepted a new US ceasefire proposal and that the attack could bring the end of the war closer.

Qatar has been a key mediator in Gaza ceasefire talks, maintaining direct channels with the US, Israel and Hamas. »

### Poland says it has shot down drones that entered its airspace during Russian attack on Ukraine

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Polish airspace was violated by “a huge number of Russian drones” that were shot down.

The Polish military thanked NATO member the Netherlands for contributing F-35 fighter jets to defensive operations overnight.

The leader of the newest NATO member, Sweden, called the presence of Russian drones over Poland “unacceptable.”. »

### Iguana's "virgin birth" hailed by zookeepers as "one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom"

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"This is one of the rarest events in the animal kingdom," Scott Adams, the zoo's director, said in a statement shared with CBS News.

Exotic Zoo director Scott Adams with one of the eight casque-headed iguana hatchlings born as a result of parthenogenesis in August 2025 Exotic Zoo Telford.

"When we confirmed the eggs were fertile without any contact with a male, our jaws hit the floor. »

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