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A grand jury decided not to indict anyone on criminal charges related to the New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel construction collapse in 2019 that left three people dead and 30 others injured, prosecutors said Thursday.

Law360, London (October 4, 2023, 3:57 PM BST) -- A businessman has escaped an order to pay £160 million ($198 million) for assisting in the dishonest sale of three London hotels after an appeals court ruled Wednesday that he was not liable to compensate the properties' previous owner. The Court of Appeal ruled that Anthony Stevens does not owe compensation to Hotel Portfolio II for helping former company director Andrew Ruhan make massive profits by selling the hotels to a business that he controlled.

Shooting guard Kevin Porter Jr. has been kicked off the Houston Rockets basketball team, following an arrest last month on allegations he left his girlfriend with a fractured neck vertebra and a deep cut above her right eye after attacking her in a New York City hotel room, multiple outlets reported Monday.

"You have to understand that in reality no one is safe," said the city's deputy mayor. While throngs of bugs rushing out from all directions and overrunning everyone in sight is a common horror movie trope, the present bedbug infestation in France has produced real-life footage that is no less harrowing.

A married British Airways pilot who was sacked after boasting about an evening where he allegedly snorted cocaine off a woman's breasts had tried to join another airline following his dismissal. Mike Beaton, from Devon, was one of seven pilots who attended a selection event for the firm near Gatwick Airport just days before his outrageous escapades were exposed to the public.

The 25-year-old public servant representing Saga bested 39 other contestants to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Shiori Kojima of Kanagawa. Risa Hiroi of Yamaguchi placed second while Shiori Ohno of Kumamoto, Miyuki Hase of Hokkaido, and Yanase Alessa of Osaka were third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.

Bernard Arnault, who is the founder and CEO of luxury brand LVMH, is under investigation by French authorities regarding hotel property.

A blaze broke out at a nightclub complex in Murcia, Spain, causing a section of the building to cave in

In 2019, animator and illustrator Vivienne Medrano (aka VivziePop) released the pilot for her upcoming animated series Hazbin Hotel. Animation fans took the show fairly well and at time of writing, it’s racked up 90 million views on YouTube. The following year, A24 opted to pick up the pilot for a full-blown show, and audiences will soon see the full results of that in the next couple of months.

A homeowner in the metro Atlanta suburb of Buford called Gwinnett County police saying an armed man who had rented his basement through the room-sharing app had fled after stealing his wallet. According to a police report, the renter checked in late Tuesday and within an hour sent a text message to the owner upstairs saying the toilet was leaking. The homeowner told officers he was checking the toilet when he turned to see renter pointing a gun at him.

Ocotillo Hotels and Apartments may have to shut its doors for good - News4Tucson has the latest on the Ocotillo story as it develops

Allegiant Travel Co. CEO and board member John Redmond resigned Sept. 28, company officials said. The Las Vegas-based company, which owns the Sunseeker Resort on Charlotte Harbor that is set to open in the fourth quarter of this year, said in a statement Redmond’s resignation was effective immediately and gave no reason for his departure.

Two tourists from Gujarat were electrocuted in a hotel room in Daman, Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, a police official said on Sunday.Nadiad-resident Shrikant Vaghela 35 and his son 6-year-old Sheenon died in the bathroom of a local hotel on Saturday, city police station in charge Vishal Patel said, adding the hotel has been sealed as part of the probe.The incident took place between 4pm and 430pm when the man, his wife and their child suffered electric shocks in room 301.

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal says a Vancouver juice bar manager discriminated against his 13-year-old Black employee when he accused her of stealing from their cash register, without any evidence.

A small fire that led to guests and diplomatic personnel being evacuated from Baghdad's Al-Rasheed hotel has been brought under control, an official at the hotel told Reuters via phone early on Wednesday. The hotel houses several envoys from Gulf states. The small fire occurred in kitchen, and an official described the evacuation as a routine precautionary measure, saying guests had safely returned to their rooms.

Eleven men and teenagers were found guilty of multiple counts of rape or sexual offenses for involvement in a 2020 Eilat gang rape of a teenage girl, the Beersheba District Court ruled on Wednesday.

Hotels are still waiting for millions - Yesterday, The Copenhagen Post reported that hotels and accommodations have been missing payment from the portal Booking.com for several months. Now, DR reports that it is not only Danish hosts who are having payment issues with Booking.com. The BBC has spoken to several hosts in Scotland and England who are still out of pocket. One of them is Emma Audain, who rents out her flat in Glasgow and says she is owed some GBP 3,000 (about DKK 25,000) and has not been paid since June.

The Toronto Hospitality Employees Union (THEU-CSN) denounces the growing number of unfair labour practices and anti-union maneuvers being perpetrated against it and its members by the Fairmont Royal York. In one of several complaints filed with the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB), the union also accused management of the prestigious hotel of bargaining in bad faith. At the first meeting with the Ministry of Labour-appointed conciliator, the employer denied all the progress that had been made at the bargaining table, despite the agreements that had been reached up to that point.

The 48-year-old stood out while wearing an entirely-white outfit as she made the most of her Paris Fashion Week experience. The Desperate Housewives actress, who recently showcased her sculpted form during a tennis match in Mexico, donned a flowing coat and kept her sleeves rolled up as she posed for a few photos.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former fugitive from Colorado who pleaded guilty to causing a spectacular Las Vegas Strip hotel standoff that included furniture flying from a Caesars Palace window was sentenced Thursday to pay nearly $55,300 in restitution to the hotel and to serve up to four years of prison time.

Choice Hotels International, Inc. settled with Colorado AG Phil Weiser to resolve allegations that the company violated the Colorado Consumer Protection Act by employing “drip pricing”—omitting mandatory fees from advertised room rates.

What happens in Vegas doesn’t stay in Vegas – and now one of the most prestigious hotels on the strip is red-faced for spilling the beans. The Wynn Las Vegas is currently conducting an investigation into how personal details of three politicos slipped out, costing two of them their jobs.

Atlanta police and fire said crews were called out to Pharr Road near the Homewood Suites and Staybridge Suites at 4:30 a.m. Monday for a large fire. Atlanta Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Ronald Slatton said a car inside the parking deck caught on fire. The fire then spread to another car and construction materials that were in the parking deck left by construction workers, according to Slatton. “They initially called 2-alarm because of the amount of fire that they first saw when they got on scene. But we did not use any of the second-alarm units.”

Just before 2 p.m., Collier County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a passerby who saw what appeared to be a body in the water. A dive team and investigators responded to the call. Detectives confirmed it was a drowning and not suspicious. The identity of the person has not been confirmed yet.