The Perseverance rover arrives on Mars today.

The winter storm is now targeting the northeastern US

Here's what you need to know to start your day.

First the truth.

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This is how vaccination against the coronavirus goes in Latin America

Several countries in Latin America have received the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine, with which governments promise to begin mass vaccination plans, although they may take a long time to materialize.

This is the state of vaccination against covid-19 in Latin America.

• This is how the Russian Sputnik V vaccine spread throughout Latin America

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The winter storm is now targeting the northeastern US.

February has been a snowy month across much of the US, including the Northeast, where another round of significant snowfall is looming late in the week.

• How You Can Help Winter Victims in Texas

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Failed policies against feminicidal violence in Argentina

In Argentina, the femicide of the young Úrsula Bahillo, who had denounced her ex-partner several times and was murdered on February 8 with 15 stab wounds, once again exposed the failures in the policies to prevent violence against women that, despite the Progress in recent years in the country is still insufficient to stop gender-based killings.

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IRS says all stimulus payments of $ 600 have been sent 

The US Internal Revenue Service has sent payments of $ 600 from the December stimulus package to all eligible taxpayers it has on file, while Congress continues to negotiate a third round of checks.

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Here's what we know about the new stimulus check 0:54

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The Perseverance rover arrives today at Mars

Perseverance, NASA's most sophisticated rover yet, is expected to land on the surface of Mars this Thursday.

He will do it around 3:55 PM Miami time.

Know all the details of the operation here.

Also, look at the story of Diana Trujillo, who came to the US from Colombia without knowing English and today takes NASA's Perseverance to Mars.

This is the new robot that will explore Mars 3:41

At coffee time

Dinosaurs may have disappeared from a comet (and not from an asteroid)

The researchers theorized that a comet chunk, rather than an asteroid, struck Earth, causing many species to go extinct more than 66 million years ago.

Paris Hilton is engaged to boyfriend Carter Reum

Hilton's boyfriend, Carter Reum, proposed to her after a year-long relationship.

She confirmed the news on her website and on Instagram, calling Reum her "soul mate."

Colo-Colo stays in the First Division

Colo-Colo avoided relegation to the Second Division of Chilean soccer on Wednesday.

South American giants who went to Second Division 1:50

Google Maps will now allow you to pay for parking without leaving the application

Google Maps is now making travel even easier by allowing users to pay for parking or public transportation directly from their cell phones.

Animals freeze to death at a Texas sanctuary

After continuous blackouts plunged much of Texas into darkness, animals at Primively Primates, a primate sanctuary in San Antonio, froze to death.

The number of the day

$ 191 billion

Jeff Bezos surpasses Elon Musk and is once again the richest person in the world: Bezos is worth $ 191 billion compared to Musk's $ 190 billion.

Quote of the day

"I had covid-19 from the beginning, and that left me some fatigue and mental confusion"

Gwyneth Paltrow revealed that she had covid-19 early in the pandemic and is still suffering from some effects from the virus.

Gwyneth Paltrow suffered sequelae from covid-19 0:54

Selection of the day

These Wireless Beats are 30% off

They sound exceptionally good and pair easily with the iPhone or iPad.

And to finish…

Why are scientists uneasy about the huge holes in the Russian Arctic? 

The possible origin of the holes in the Russian Arctic 1:39

They are a great mystery.

At least 17 large holes have formed in the remote Russian Arctic region since 2013. Now a group of scientists believe they have found an explanation for their origin.