Virus spike prompts big California about face on reopenings
The governor also said he plans to announce on Wednesday plans to "toggle back" the states stay-at-home order. Newsom says indoor operations at restaurants, wineries and tasting rooms, family entertainment centers, movie theaters, zoos and museums and cardroom gambling businesses must close. The bottom line is the spread of this virus continues at a rate that is particularly concerning, Newsom said. And he suggested that state officials would first try to convince non-compliant businesses to cooperate instead of penalizing them. Confirmed coronavirus cases in California have increased nearly 50% over the past two weeks.
Motel 6 hotel chain to settle lawsuit over sharing guest lists with ICE
(Reuters) - Motel 6 has agreed to pay $10 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over claims the budget chain routinely provided guest lists from properties in Arizona to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, court documents showed on Saturday. A sign marks a Motel 6 property in Espanola, New Mexico, U.S., July 11, 2018. The new settlement seeks to clarify how the plaintiffs would be found and paid and sets up a fund for that purpose. In April of this year, Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a similar lawsuit filed by Washington state. Motel 6 is controlled by the private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, which bought the brand in 2012.
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