Hurricane Earl slapped North Carolina's coast with heavy wind and surf on Friday and then weakened as it swirled up the U.S. eastern seaboard toward New England and Canada as a much tamer storm than feared.

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Hurricane Earl forces Boston-Chicago postponement

Issued at 253 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010

Hurricane Earl is lashing the US East Coast with heavy winds and high surf.

Issued at 227 PM EDT FRI SEP 3 2010