A tale of two stages: Golden Globes and Donald Trump

It's officially March! (Can you believe it?! I truly cannot.)

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This morning, news chatter is a tale of two stages: On Sunday, the Golden Globes convened semi-distantly and semi-glamorously (more on that below). Also yesterday, former President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida, arriving late and starting with, "Did you miss me yet?"

☕️ More quick links to discuss over coffee:

• Costco is increasing its minimum wage to $16 per hour, but there's more to the story
• American Airlines diverted a flight after a 'disturbing and unacceptable' passenger fight over racial slur
• Gov. Andrew Cuomo has apologized amid harassment claims, saying he was 'being playful,' never intended to offend or cause harm

Hope you're having a golden Monday, wherever you are in the globe ✨. In the meantime, you've gotten the news quickly. Now we dig in:

Distribution of J&J's one-dose COVID vaccine expected this week

The world is adding a third weapon to the country's COVID-19 arsenal. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously to recommend the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendation soon afterward. The Johnson & Johnson shot was authorized Friday by the Food and Drug Administration for people 18 and older. It requires only one dose and does not have to be frozen. Johnson & Johnson said it began shipping its COVID-19 vaccine Sunday and expects to deliver enough single-shot vaccines by the end of March. 

• A side effect of the COVID-19 vaccine can mimic a sign of breast cancer: This is normal, doctors say

COVID relief legislation, with $1,400 stimulus checks, heads to Senate

The Senate is now the focus of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package after the House approved it Saturday. The bill, known as the American Rescue Plan, narrowly passed 219-212. And it faces a similarly rocky path in the evenly divided Senate, with no Republicans expected to support the bill. The president will have to count on every one of the 50 Democratic senators — and a tie-breaking 51st vote from Vice President Kamala Harris — to make sure its key pillars remain in the bill. The measure would provide millions of Americans $1,400 stimulus payments, ramp up vaccine distribution and extend unemployment aid through the summer. 

• 'The need is real': GOP mayors embrace Biden's COVID-19 relief plan even as Republican lawmakers pan it

Other trending stories this morning:

• Could Tiger Woods have been asleep at the wheel before crash? Forensic experts weigh in
• A 14-hour car ride, but still no shot: Some use road trips, Facebook groups to hunt for vaccine
• 'SNL': Marjorie Taylor Greene gives NSFW science lesson,talks gender neutral Potato Head
• University in Michigan fires professor who used racist and homophobic slurs, called COVID-19 'leftist stunt'
• Sen. Rick Scott, who objected to Pennsylvania vote count, says Biden 'absolutely' won fair and square
• Former Notre Dame and NFL player Louis Nix III found dead, family confirms
• White nationalists are once again using Christian symbols to spread hate
• In deadliest avalanche month for US – 26 fatalities – Juneau, Alaska, 'dodged a bullet' this weekend
• Is Donald Trump a declining parody or a terrifying threat?Mastio & Lawrence on CPAC 2021 (Opinion)

Golden Globes: Best and worst moments, from Tina and Amy's jokes to Chadwick Boseman's emotional win

Kicking off the strangest awards season of all time, road drama "Nomadland" and mockumentary sequel "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" took home big honors at Sunday night's glitchy Golden Globes. Hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, the Golden Globes were even more unpredictable and chaotic than usual, thanks in large part to the show’s hybrid virtual format. Amid the mayhem were some genuinely terrific moments, as “Nomadland” drove off with the night’s biggest award for best drama, and Jodie Foster (“The Mauritanian”) and Andra Day (“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”) appeared genuinely surprised by their unexpected acting wins. Here are more of the best and worst moments from the show.

• Golden Globes' biggest losers: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand and the voters
• Golden Globes winners: See the full list as 'Nomadland,' Chadwick Boseman, 'Borat,' 'The Crown' win
• Golden Globes fierce fashion:Cynthia Erivo, Angela Bassett, Amanda Seyfried and more stars
• Jane Fonda calls on Hollywood leaders to improve diversity in powerful Golden Globes speech
• Rasha Ali for This is America: Black people already knew the Golden Globes had zero Black members, you just didn't listen

White House criticized for not directly sanctioning Saudi prince for role in Khashoggi murder

The Biden administration is expected to make an announcement Monday related to sanctions on Saudi Arabia in response to the brutal murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Biden’s administration has been criticized over its decision to thus far not directly punish Saudi Arabia's crown prince and de facto ruler, Mohammed bin Salman, despite the declassification of an intelligence report which clearly implicated the prince in Khashoggi’s death. The State Department has issued 76 visa restrictions on Saudi nationals who are "believed to have been engaged in threatening dissidents overseas, including but not limited to the Khashoggi killing." Yet, bin Salman himself is not set to face any repercussions for the attack. The White House has so far resisted calls to enact punishments directly on bin Salman, arguing the geopolitics of the situation require a more delicate approach.

• Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman complicit in Jamal Khashoggi's murder, US report says
• Donald Trump at CPAC: Ex-president tears into Biden and his Republican critics

Thanks for reading. Have a wonderful month of March!