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MIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say dangerous surf and rip tides appear to be the biggest threat posed by the Atlantic season's first tropical storm though isolated flooding in some coastal areas is also a concern. Tropical Storm Ana could deposit a few inches of rain in some areas. Although the season doesn't formally start until June 1, forecasters say such early surprises aren't unheard of. The Plains are expecting heavy rain while South Dakota and the Nebraska panhandle could see snow.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Greenpeace has been ordered to stay away from Royal Dutch Shell's latest Arctic operation. A federal judge has established a buffer zone around the company's ships and told the environmental activists not to fly unmanned aircraft over the offshore Arctic area where Shell plans to drill. The Alaska Dispatch News reports the safety-zone injunction is in effect until Oct. 31.

UNDATED (AP) — One of the three West African nations hardest hit by Ebola has now been declared free of the deadly virus, but new cases have been reported elsewhere. The World Health Organization says Liberia has gone 42 days without new cases. That's twice the maximum incubation period. Neighboring Sierra Leone and Guinea are still reporting new cases of the disease that has killed more than 11,000 in West Africa.

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq says 40 inmates, including some convicted of terrorism charges, are on the loose after escaping an eastern prison amid a riot that killed six guards and 30 other inmates. Officials say security forces are cordoning off the area, hunting for the escaped inmates. Jailbreaks are common in Iraq and usually a result of assaults from militants seeking to free their comrades.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have again drawn prison sentences along with fines in a retrial on corruption charges they faced earlier. It wasn't immediately clear whether the three-year sentence will include time Mubarak has already served since his country's 2011 revolt. The three were charged with embezzling millions of dollars' worth of state funds. A lawyer says the decision can be appealed.

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