Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution. "The Iranian nation, with its unity and God's grace, will punch the arrogance (Western powers) on the 22nd of Bahman (February 11) in a way that will leave them stunned."

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Toyota is expected to make a decision on recalling Prius hybrid cars on Tuesday. The recall would be because of a brake problem that could potentially be dangerous. Toyota has already recalled a number of other models due to accelerator problems, and the Prius is likely next on the long and costly list of the Japan-based auto company Toyota's recalls.

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A Connecticut fire official says at least 95% of the nearly 100 workers who were at a power plant that exploded are accounted for. Middletown Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said Monday that most of the workers are accounted for, judging by conversations with contractors and labor union officials. But he says a section of the Kleen Energy Systems plant remains too unstable to see whether anyone is still trapped.

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People across the mid-Atlantic have little time to clean-up from the blizzard that dumped several feet of snow and wreaked havoc across the region over the weekend. More snow is likely on the way Tuesday and Wednesday. Early indications show this next storm could be another big one for Philadelphia and Baltimore. Both of these cities picked up over 20 inches of snow from the storm over the past weekend.

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Who Dat won the Super Bowl? The New Orleans Saints, that's who. Ain't kidding. Put away those paper bags forever: Drew Brees and the Saints are NFL champions, rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 Sunday night in one of pro football's most thrilling title games. Brees tied a Super Bowl record with 32 completions and was chosen Super Bowl MVP.

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An explosion in Middletown, Connecticut, blew apart a power plant under construction as workers purged natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least 5 people in a blast that shook homes for miles. Mayor Sebastian Giuliano said at a late-afternoon news conference that at least 12 people were injured. It's reported that about 50 people were in the area around 11:17 a.m., when the explosion occurred.

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The snow had stopped falling, but residents in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. were faced Sunday with the prospect of clearing more than two feet of snow in some areas. Roads reopened but officials continued to warn residents that highways could be icy and treacherous. Hundreds of thousands of people from Pennsylvania to New Jersey to Virginia were without power, with no way to watch the Super Bowl.

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Power outage numbers in D.C are now 200,000+. No DC-area airport has any air traffic. The terminals remain open at all three airports, but the planes aren't flying till further notice. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which controls Reagan National and Dulles, advises passengers against coming to either airport Saturday but to try to rebook canceled flights by contacting the airlines.

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A blizzard battered the Mid-Atlantic region on Saturday, quickly dumping large amounts of snow that piled up on roadways and toppled trees onto apartment buildings and cars. A record 2 1/2 feet or more was predicted for Washington. As of early Saturday, 10 inches of snow was reported at the White House, while parts of Maryland and West Virginia were buried under more than 20 inches.

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Direct from The National Weather Service:

GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY. FALLING BELOW ONE-QUARTER MILE DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT TO PRODUCE NEAR-BLIZZARD AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

TRAVEL IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED TONIGHT AND WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS. LOOKING BACK AT THE BIGGEST STORM OF RECORD FOR WASHINGTON DC... THE JANUARY 1922 KNICKERBOCKER STORM...28.0 INCHES OF SNOW WAS PRODUCED FROM 3.02 INCHES OF LIQUID WATER.

CURRENT FORECASTS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE TOTAL LIQUID FALLING FROM THIS STORM APPROACHING 3 INCHES...WHICH ACCORDINGLY WOULD CREATE A SNOWFALL THAT WILL RIVAL THE KNICKERBOCKER STORM TOTAL. GENERALLY ACROSS THE REGION...20 TO 30 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL BY SATURDAY EVENING.