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‘The hotel burned down,’ but a Florida woman’s reservation refund was denied
Read full article: ‘The hotel burned down,’ but a Florida woman’s reservation refund was deniedA Maitland woman, who spent hundreds of dollars to secure a hotel room for a trip to Mississippi, was denied a refund after the hotel caught fire and shut down.
Shooting suspect in hotel near Detroit surrenders to police
Read full article: Shooting suspect in hotel near Detroit surrenders to policeAn armed man accused of shooting and wounding one person and who then barricaded himself inside a room at a suburban Detroit hotel has surrendered and has been taken into custody.
EXPLAINER: Why Dutch soldiers were at Indiana military camp
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Dutch soldiers were at Indiana military campBefore three Dutch soldiers were shot, one fatally, in downtown Indianapolis, they were training in a southern Indiana military camp where international soldiers enter highly specialized urban combat simulations they might not be able to get in their own country.
About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US border
Read full article: About 8,800 unaccompanied children are expelled at US borderAbout 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)SAN FRANCISCO – About 8,800 unaccompanied children have been quickly expelled from the United States along the Mexico border under a pandemic-related measure that effectively ended asylum, authorities said Friday. The administration “immediately” expelled most children and families to Mexico but more than 2,200 unaccompanied children and 600 people who came in families were held until flights could be arranged to return home, Ortiz said. She ordered border agencies to stop placing children in hotels by Tuesday. Before the pandemic, unaccompanied children were sent to state-licensed shelters operated by the Department of Health and Human Services and often released to family members while seeking asylum.
Furloughed hotel employee says unemployment checks dont match her claim number
Read full article: Furloughed hotel employee says unemployment checks dont match her claim numberMangsen contacted News 6 with a confusing mystery that centers on her benefits checks and an incorrect claimant identity number. Her ID number starts with the numbers 149,' while the checks she received have a claimant ID number that begins with 131.' Because the case number is not mine.She filed for unemployment benefits weeks ago and her claim status is still listed as pending-submitted, according to the Department of Economic Opportunitys website. Mangsen looked at the case ID number told News 6, it is a different case, its not me.As she waits to sort out the ID number confusion, she also waits like so many other Floridians for the hotel industry to make a comeback. The spokesperson said there is a common misconception that state representatives can approve unemployment benefits, which they cannot.