Sandy packs punch as a strong Category 2 hurricane, claims 2 lives
(CNN) — Hurricane Sandy churned over eastern Cuba early Thursday as a Category 2 storm with winds of 105 mph, slipping a bit in strength since making landfall, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. Along the U.S. East Coast, residents were told to be wary headed into the weekend. Sandy claimed a pair of lives before reaching Cuba. A woman in western Haiti’s Camp-Perrin died Wedn... »