Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were the closest in voting by members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Source
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Army updates grooming standards to foster inclusion and diversity
Under updated requirements, short ponytails will be allowed, and phrases with racist connotations will be removed from regulations. Source
Biden to boost weekly vaccine supply to states amid shortage of doses
President Biden is ramping up efforts to get more Americans vaccinated as states sound the alarm on a vaccine shortage. The administration will be increasing weekly vaccine allocations, while also giving states advance notice of upcoming shipments. Dr. Amesh Adalja, an infectious disease expert and a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, joins CBSN to discuss the latest. Source
How Biden plans to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
President Joe Biden and his administration are boosting COVID-19 vaccine distribution by 16% for at least three weeks, and announced plans to buy 200 million more doses. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang, CBS News’ Skyler Henry, and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller spoke to “Red & Blue” host Elaine Quijano about the pandemic response, and also the upcoming impeachment trial against former President Donald Trump. Source
Senator presiding over impeachment trial hospitalized hours after colleagues sworn in as jury
Just hours after being sworn in as the jury in former President Trump’s upcoming impeachment trial, Senator Patrick Leahy was hospitalized after he feeling unwell. Leahy is presiding over the trial, in place of Chief Justice John Roberts. Siobhan Hughes, a congressional correspondent with the Wall Street Journal, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss what would happen if Leahy is unable to preside over the trial and what will happen between now and when the trial starts in two weeks. Source
U.S. Army to update grooming standards
Starting next month, the U.S. Army is loosening regulations on the types of hairstyles — along with earrings and nail polish — allowed while in uniform. Source
Acting Capitol Police chief apologizes for security failures
The acting Capitol Police chief told lawmakers they knew there was a potential of violence, but they were not prepared for the Capitol riots. Kris Van Cleave has more. Source
Man charged after allegedly wearing varsity jacket during Capitol riot
Brian Gundersen, 26, was arrested after multiple people recognized the jacket from photos of the January 6 riot and contacted the FBI, according to court documents filed Monday. Source
DOJ rescinds memo used to justify separations of migrant families
To this day, advocates have been struggling to locate more than 600 migrant parents. President Biden has pledged to create a task force to help locate them. Source
Judge: Details of George Floyd’s past arrests can’t be used at trial
Information about George Floyd’s prior arrests can’t be used at the trials of four former Minneapolis police officers charged in his death, a judge ruled. Source