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Regulators fear that the $3.8 billion deal, which would create America’s fifth-largest airline, would [increase air travel costs](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fjetblue-spirit-airline-deal-antitrust-lawsuit-1850196352%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/YvJfy5KlSzTH_f6hSIc-yu5LzYnSEf6KmcgNBR0s3po=291) for passengers. Arkansas is set to roll back child labor protection. The Youth Hiring Act would remove a requirement for children under the age of 16 to obtain an employment document certifying their [age, work and work hours, and parental consent](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Farkansas-child-labor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-1850199771%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/z9I8V51uR7sXXgB1rh_Xha6a96HBfjd58Plclef5ETA=291). US senator Elizabeth Warren clashed with Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell. The Massachusetts lawmaker [objected to a focus on the job market](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Felizabeth-warren-clashes-with-fed-chair-over-unemployme-1850198377%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/HMZOq-o8uCclaO-Z10ssoz-R7kFy4j_JsP5MsoSreAA=291) to inform decisions [on interest rates](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fpowell-says-the-fed-will-likely-raise-rates-higher-than-1850196876%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/kISdw9X5Td6dZF7fxXoB6KQscfbBEBcfwV6qBB86W7U=291). SoFi sued the Biden administration to end the student loan repayment pause. The private bank claims the pause [has cost millions of dollars](%2F%2Fapnews.com%2Farticle%2Fstudent-loan-payment-pause-sofi-lawsuit-4b38c9aebf3aea4071d8a9fb53af30e4/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/fk9jHG4CybCb2OFjLLnbyKtk7s6OrP8uTdMVgp6jl7o=291) in lost profits so far. Today is International Women’s Day. The observance’s origins can be traced back to [labor movements and radical socialist politics](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fwhat-are-the-origins-of-international-women-s-day-1850199522%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/BeUjXo_h1mdSHtq61Lg0CzANLSW0UOdfatVj4CH2H80=291). What to watch for It’s a big day for private space startup Relativity Space as its Terran 1 rocket prepares for a maiden voyage. Terran 1 is no ordinary rocket—85% of its components are 3D printed, arguably making it the [largest 3D-printed object](%2F%2Fqz.com%2F1366576%2Fhow-relativity-space-ensures-3d-printed-parts-are-strong-enough-for-space%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/-GPhjyn61QqKH_w2AqKqIKD3lVnz_mNuMW5fUd9ECJY=291) ever made, and the first to attempt defying gravity. The understated launch name “GLHF” (an acronym for Good Luck, Have Fun) conceals the ambition of the mission: no private space company has gotten their debut rocket off the ground on the first try. Tim Fernholz has all the details about the potential breakthrough for the eight-year-old startup. Get the [full story here](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Frelativity-space-aims-for-a-record-breaking-debut-launc-1850197041%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/z0yNYphJEO-2h5YUDz47-e7t3MviGenEPdS8YwWW938=291). ✦ Love stories like this? Support our newsroom by becoming a Quartz member. 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But as Scott Nover [reports for Quartz](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Felon-musk-twitter-ceo-boss-layoffs-1850196877%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/FCi6lDBs2a6zF_i0sQzPZeJBeq7FsxIUU0cBZNBLIS8=291), conducting a perverse exit interview, laid bare for the entire internet, stands out as one of the cruelest moments of Musk’s tenure. 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Python populations are [getting out of control](%2F%2Fwww.sun-sentinel.com%2Fnews%2Fenvironment%2Ffl-ne-usgs-python-assessment-20230304-r6l6v73l4beprazqjlgysgukyy-story.html/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/HmF-bsevNQQjYfALcDatcZZgg_D8HZqogxHtWluaEyY=291) in the southern tip of the state. The scariest thing about clowns is their makeup. It’s less to do with failed contouring and more to do with [failing to see](%2F%2Ftheconversation.com%2Fwhy-are-we-so-scared-of-clowns-heres-what-weve-discovered-199352/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/GsHN05dTgruAryAtMYZDwk3Gh2UnGF7cGYzvatalTzI=291) the face’s contours. Time can be measured within quantum fog. As for [what that actually means](%2F%2Fwww.sciencealert.com%2Fscientists-found-an-entirely-new-way-of-measuring-time/1/01000186c0dcb082-52275ad7-1d87-4e27-a5c5-043e0743c6b5-000000/YswVj6HzGB5ciHvGyxuGTUkNuD1Zn0-wgJu_oWdB7zo=291), we haven’t the foggiest. 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