Riding Out Hurricane Earl

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Gerry Broome / AP

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Winds from the storm were measured at 105 m.p.h. as it approached the coast, but Earl lost some of its steam as it neared land, and authorities downgraded it from a category 4 to category 2 hurricane.

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