Hurricane Sandy gains power as it heads northwest
October 30, 2012  00:09
Hurricane Sandy is rapidly accelerating toward the northwest at 28 mph, the National Hurricane Centre said in its 2 pm ET advisory. 

Sandy remains a Category One hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph with gusts 110 mph, forecasters said.

Nearly 300,000 customers are without power in seven states due to Hurricane Sandy, according to figures from power companies.  New Jersey tops the states in outages with about 92,000 customers without electricity, followed by New York with 90,000.

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