But experts say it’s scant immediate help for an industry reeling from the pandemic, while critics deride it as an insensitive “three-Martini lunch” giveaway to business. The under-the-radar provision in the bill restores the full deductions prized by business and lobbyists for fine dining and schmoozing. The full tax deductions for business meals in restaurants or taken out or delivered are temporary, only for 2021 and 2022 — unless extended by later legislation. The president and the Republican lawmakers advocating the restoration of corporate tax deductions say doing so could help shore up the restaurant industry. The deductions tend to favor higher-end restaurants, the part of the industry that’s been hardest hit by the pandemic’s economic disruption.

Three people were killed Friday when part of a sea bluff collapsed onto a group of beachgoers. (CNN) - Three people were killed after a cliff collapsed in Encinitas, California, the city said on Twitter. Authorities rescued five people from a rubble pile in Grandview Beach Friday evening, Encinitas Fire Chief Mike Stein said. The collapse from the cliff left nearly 20 yards of debris material on the beach, Stein said. Naturally eroding cliffsThe naturally eroding bluff is common across the San Diego County coastline and along the California coastline, Encinitas Lifeguard Capt.