Mar 9, 2020

Crude oil’s crash

Crude oil has seen its steepest price drop in decades. Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP via Getty Images

Crude oil and U.S. futures plummet. The CDC has new guidelines for how to clean airplanes. And, with South by Southwest canceled, how Austin, Texas, businesses are responding.

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COVID-19

Keep those planes clean: CDC issues new guidance for airlines amid outbreak

by Marielle Segarra

Mar 9, 2020

If airline staff see someone who appears to have a fever, they should do a deep clean of everything within 6 feet of the passenger.

Deep cleaning could be quite time-consuming, and potentially lead to flight delays.

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No SXSW means no economic boost for Austin, Texas

by Andy Uhler

Mar 9, 2020

It's the first time in the festival's 34 years that the show will not go on.

SXSW 2020 banners are seen in the Red River Cultural District on March 6, 2020, in Austin, Texas.

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Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) B.o.B, Hayley Williams

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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