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• Trump has barely campaigned, and yet he has cleared out the primary field on the Republican side. Meanwhile, Biden's immigration policies seem designed by the Trump administration. Why? "The most generous interpretation of Biden's border theater is that he hopes to call Trump's bluff with some persuadable group of undecided voters," writes Ben Beckett for Jacobin.

• At least 95 journalists have been killed covering the Gaza war. The Committee to Protect Journalists is monitoring these deaths.

• Gig workers are exploited everywhere. In South Asia, they are also exposed to extreme levels of air pollution. "I can't even stand because of how tired I get, and most days I just cough and cough the entire shift," said one interviewed by Rest of World, which investigated the health risks of earning a living.