U.S. Involvement in Venezuela, Winter Storms, and Trump's Global Ambitions Dominate News Cycle
The beginning of February 2026 saw a confluence of significant events, ranging from the aftermath of U.S. military action in Venezuela to severe weather conditions in the United States and President Donald Trump's continued pursuit of a new world order.
Nearly a month after U.S. forces seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Caracas was settling into an uneasy normal, according to NPR Politics. The situation involved major changes and lingering questions about the future.
Meanwhile, a winter storm was threatening to bring freezing temperatures and snow to the southern United States, with the potential to develop into a "bomb cyclone," Time reported. The storm had already begun dropping snow on parts of eastern Tennessee, the Carolinas, and southern Virginia by Friday. Tampa, Florida, could see snow flurries for the first time since 2010. About 240 million people were under cold weather advisories Saturday, and nearly 200,000 customers were without power, some from the previous week's storm, most in Tennessee and Mississippi. A "bomb cyclone" is defined as a weather event in which atmospheric pressure drops sharply over a short period.
President Trump continued to make headlines with his global aspirations, despite his "America First" promises, according to Vox. Recent weeks have seen US action in Venezuela; threats to Greenland, Europe, and Iran; and Trumps open solicitation of a Nobel Peace Prize. Vox also noted the president's latest global push: the Board of Peace. The new body, with its billion-dollar lifetime membership fee, has been labeled a minor bid to replace the United Nations.
Vox also reported that Trump's poll numbers were declining. Astead Herndon, a host and editorial director at Vox, noted the importance of having a reliable MAGA supporter to consult when things are looking messy in President Donald Trumps GOP orbit.
In other news, Phys.org reported on a single-cell microdevice that isolates and profiles extracellular vesicles over weeks. Extracellular vesicles and particles are central to how cells communicate, especially in cancer, where they help shape metastasis and treatment resistance.
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