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Questlove Opens Chicken Burger Restaurant Mixtape in Los Angeles newsthirst.

Multi-hyphenate musician, producer, and DJ Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson is opening a burger spot with a twist in Westlake Village food hall, Neighborly. Mixtape, which opens May 19, has all the signs of an old-school burger joint with soft serve “Saturdaes,” double-stacked patties, and chicken tenders — but without any beef, gluten, or seed oils. All…

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LNP’s youth crime legislation condemned by UN as ‘incompatible with basic child rights’ | Queensland newsthirst.

The United Nations special rapporteur on torture has urged Queensland’s parliament to vote down the government’s headline youth crime legislation, calling it “incompatible with basic child rights”. The Liberal National government ran on a slogan of “adult crime, adult time” at last October’s election. It passed legislation to sentence children convicted of 13 offences the…

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Mohsen Mahdawi, released from Ice custody, graduates from Columbia | US immigration newsthirst.

Columbia University student Mohsen Mahdawi, released just over two weeks ago from federal detention, crossed the graduation stage on Monday to cheers from his fellow graduates. The Palestinian activist was arrested by immigration authorities in Colchester, Vermont, while attending a naturalization interview. He was detained and ordered to be deported by the Trump administration on…

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