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UK officials: BP not seeking gov't help with spill

LONDON (AP) - British government officials said Thursday that BP has not sought Prime Minister David Cameron's help in reducing compensation claims for its role in the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. U.K. media reports claim BP will ask Cameron for help in convincing the U.S.

Cisco 3Q net income rises 14 percent

NEW YORK (AP) - Cisco's net income jumped 14 percent in the latest quarter as revenue at all four of its divisions rose for the first time in a year and a half. Cisco earned $2.5 billion, or 46 cents per share, in its fiscal third quarter, which ended April 27. That's up from $2.2 billion,

Jurors find Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty

By BRIAN SKOLOFFAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) - The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder last week took less than three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death penalty in the killing of her one-time lover. The swift verdict sets the

Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes

By JOHN MILLERAssociated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) - A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the U.S. government to approve five