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Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm


    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hurricane Earl was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday, weakening as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.

    The storm, which earlier had been a major hurricane, was now packing sustained winds of 70 mph, the Miami-based hurricane center said.

    (Reporting by Will Dunham, Editing by Chris Wilson)