“We are financing horrific crime around the globe,” said Alexander von Bismarck, executive director of the Environmental Investigation Agency. Source

Authorities evacuated the Lakeside Center in the city of Ankeny after the device was spotted but later re-opened it for balloting. Source

The governors of Texas and Mississippi are rolling back most COVID-19 restrictions in their states and lifting mask mandates. Also, six Democratic New York lawmakers are now pushing for the impeachment of Governor Andrew Cuomo. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source

168 empty desks, each “representing 1 million children living in countries where schools have been almost entirely closed,” highlights “worrying” impact on much more than education. Source

The House is expected to vote on an election reform bill this week, but that measure is unlikely to pass in the Senate. Source

Some conspiracy theorists believe former President Donald Trump will retake power on March 4, which marked Inauguration Day for presidents prior to 1933. Source

Greg McDermott urged players to “stay on the plantation” after loss to Xavier. The private Jesuit school called the analogy “deplorable.” Source

On the “Intelligence Matters” podcast this week, host Michael Morell talks with the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Source

No immediate word on casualties after at least 10 rockets target Ain al-Asad base, the same one hit last year in confrontation between U.S. and Iran-backed militias. Source

The ISIS claim of responsibility contradicted an accusation by the Afghan government that the Taliban carried out the murders. Source