Latest oil spill developments
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Cleanup and containment efforts continue at the Gulf of Mexico site of the oil spill following the Deepwater Horizon explosion.
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Increasing amount of oil is captured by containment cap.
Tiny tar balls at Fort Walton Beach, Fla., the farthest east discovered.
By the numbers
18,000
claims have been paid by BP, totaling more than $48 million.
2,000
vessels are being used to skim and contain the oil.
