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It’s [the first time](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fformer-us-president-donald-trump-has-been-indicted-by-a-1850285477%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/etjIv1-5NZeaA6stJuTE3I_DspEswGREVwohWyvtEnE=294) a former US president faces criminal charges. The exact charges have not yet been disclosed, but the [hush money payment to Stormy Daniels](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fdonald-trump-arrest-campaign-finance-law-1850242988%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/Z7rhgTdcSqnuzpuy3Bfl7NoIcR0OlzmY-mnXh_Cm3js=294) is likely to be central to the case. A US senator has opposed a fast-tracked ban on TikTok. Kentucky’s Republican lawmaker Rand Paul expressed concerns over the ban’s implication [for freedom of speech](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fa-us-senator-is-slowing-down-the-process-to-ban-tiktok-1850284854%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/Q-G90tHGCIbmPHezQQXHsQWPIUbfjmXCULL0-ObMcUI=294). Virgin Orbit is laying off 85% of its staff. The space company [failed to secure new investment](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fvirgin-orbit-layoffs-share-price-record-low-1850286832%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1680252574468/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/IvMfu9UfAw8p9me_c5B0eBLmgjh-Zi5o1ux9tSXYcVw=294) in the wake of a failed launch. Bed Bath & Beyond launched a $300 million public offering. The retailer is [making another attempt](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fbed-bath-beyond-public-offering-stock-bankruptcy-1850286913%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1680255540519/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/cC35c2w28Pn-bcwGWW1ZHvWDaVgovDbc6_TyO6wvwN8=294) to avoid bankruptcy. The White House unveiled tighter rules for the banking sector. The proposed regulations would target banks [with $100-250 billion](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fbiden-trump-banking-rules-silicon-valley-bank-1850286898%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=%26rev=1680254483880/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/G41-b3TiSKuV69hOK-78oZdQhBkeACVEV3dsV7fJG3M=294) in assets. Tightening an insider trading loophole in the US 90: Days insiders will now need to wait after starting or modifying a preset trading plan before they can trade any of the reported stocks The change is part of new financial disclosure rules that’ll take effect April 1 in the US. [Executives won’t be able to sell shares](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fthe-sec-is-closing-a-common-loophole-for-corporate-exec-1850282801%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/vP2y1u0FG_9-9RI4uwXuTMYzmtgb32CC62OjituiIoo=294) as soon as a day after adopting a trading plan, which has been pretty routine in the past. But as Quartz’s Diego Lasarte explains, [this might be more of a narrowing](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fthe-sec-is-closing-a-common-loophole-for-corporate-exec-1850282801%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/2/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/72YMdZLzZ6KunFSDIPn_sR958y3LFxc6mo-wTerNOkY=294) than a true closing of the loophole. 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Private jet fuel emissions are taking off in Europe What spit over 3.3 million metric tons of carbon emissions into the air last year? More than half a million private flights across Europe, that’s what, and there’s [no sign that the number of trips will hit cruising altitude](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fprivate-jet-emissions-flight-europe-climate-pandemic-1850283244%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_content=/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/XnUNGWo1NI3fvSJ-yxWaCLBah2uSnPPKyluVF4TY10Q=294) anytime soon. [A bar chart showing the number of private jet flights in the EU, UK, Norway, and Switzerland. They grew from 119,000 in 2020 to 573,000 in 2022.](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850286851%2Fa-jury-of-his-peers%2F/3/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/WYZs9AOsfCPRmI9SH9P2v4MuOSm-xur90oGvGHxIQ4c=294) Graphic: (Julia Malleck) [A bar chart of CO2 emissions by metric tons from private jet flights in the EU, UK, Norway, and Switzerland. ](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Femails%2Fdaily-brief%2F1850286851%2Fa-jury-of-his-peers%2F/4/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/hFNlbtyqgB3faKtP0Z2Qd-v9O5aNK5FpYZoWI3ezl2Y=294) Graphic: (Julia Malleck) ✦ Love stories about how global travel is changing? Help keep our content free and accessible to all by becoming a member. Daily Brief readers [get 50% off](%2F%2Fqz.com%2Fsubscribe%2Fnewsletter%2F%3Futm_source=email%26utm_medium=daily-brief%26utm_campaign=story-love-test-50%26code=popupsale/1/0100018737377b71-3a3d5395-21ed-4e02-9777-726e71d94335-000000/cipdfZM8Uir5JAZfbLHwtC78SJqMRdOqKLX1g_3ECgo=294). 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