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The article highlights safety concerns at Coney Island after recent drownings, with calls for extended lifeguard hours and improved safety measures as swimmers continue to enter the water after official beach hours, despite warnings and closures due to ongoing heat waves and staffing shortages.

The article focuses on the suspension of the search for two missing teenagers who disappeared in the waters off Jacob Riis Park in Queens, where they were last seen struggling against rip currents, despite extensive efforts by emergency responders and the Coast Guard.

The article focuses on the alarming increase in drowning deaths in the United States during the pandemic, prompting calls for urgent attention from government policymakers and highlighting the need for national drowning prevention efforts.

The article reviews the performance of "Jordans" at the Public Theater, highlighting its exploration of race and workplace dynamics through humor and bleakness.

The article focuses on the drowning of three migrants near the closed border entrance in Eagle Pass, Texas, sparking a dispute between state and federal officials, including Governor Greg Abbott's security measures and the feud between Texas and the Biden administration over immigration policies.

The article focuses on the need for drowning prevention measures in the U.S. and the disparities in drowning deaths among different racial and socioeconomic groups. Topics include the lack of a federal plan to address the crisis, the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4, and the factors contributing to the disparities including limited access to swimming lessons and dilapidated public pools in minority communities.

The article discusses how spam posts promoting escort services and gambling advertisements (ad) at Twitter have prevented the posts of people documenting the protests by Chinese citizens against their government's strict coronavirus policy. Also cited are how the protesters used Twitter to protect their content from government censors, and the claim by Twitter's owner Elon Musk that he will crackdown on chatbots or spam posts.

Corrections are presented to articles concerning theatrical performance "The Great Gatsby" published in previous issue, gear for walking trip published in previous issue, and article about Mr. Beast, YouTube megastar, published on June 18, 2023.

The article reports that Mark Batista, a veteran member of the New York Fire Department, drowned for attempting to save her daughter when waves swept her while swimming in the beach.

The article reports many migrants from Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan, who had been crossing from Turkey drowned as their boat broke apart near Italy; and the tragedy has prompted calls for action to control migration and human trafficking by the International Organization for Migration.

The article discusses about the case of Erin Merdy, charged with allegedly drowning her three children in Coney Island, which led to their death. Topics discussed include her aspiration to a career in health care a decade ago; the charges against her detailing one of the most horrific crimes against children in the New York city's recent memory, and the attribution of her behavior to postpartum depression or bipolar disorder according to some acquaintances.

The article reports that mother of three children who drowned in Brooklyn was arrested and charged with murder in their deaths as one of the most horrific crimes against children in the city's recent memory.

The article presents the discussion on deaths of three children being discovered unconscious along the Brooklyn shoreline where the agency not commenting on whether having abuse or neglecting allegations involving the family.

The article presents the discussion on crossing the raging waters of the Rio Grande reaching the US. Topics include migrams being among scores of people crossing the river near Eagle Pass, a town in southern Texas becoming a major entry point for migrants in the last year; and migrants struggling for keeping the heads above water being dragged by turbulent currents.

The article presents the discussion on citizens of Mississippi having things like universal health care and running water achieving rapid income growth narrowing although not closing the gap with the rest of the country.

The article discusses how marine creatures are adversely affected by anthropogenic noise from seismic surveys, dynamite fishing, drilling platforms and speedboats. Also cited are a study published in a 2021 issue of "Science" showing that said noises affect the ability of larval fish to find the reefs where they will spend their lives, and how noise pollution affects marine species like dolphins, toad fish, and whales.

The article reports on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the delivery of benefits to laid-off workers in the U.S. Topics mentioned include an increase in the number of people who filed initial unemployment claims according to the U.S. Department of Labor, approval of coronavirus relief package to replenish a depleted small-business loan program and fund hospitals and testing, and the number of states that have started making payments under the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.

Reports that Andrea Yates, who was convicted for drowning her children in a bathtub, was granted a retrial by an appeals court in Houston, Texas. Claim that false testimony of Park Dietz, the prosecution's mental health expert, about the television program "Law and Order" required a retrial; Argument that Yates copied the program in a way that implied lucid planning and premeditation.

Reports on the drowning of a man from Morris County, New Jersey, Christian Fleetwood, while fishing on the Passaic River.

Reports that two soldiers confront courtsmatrial in the drowning of an Iraqi civilian who was reported to have been forced to jump off a bridge near Samarra in January 2004.

Reports that on the day four Chicago tourists drowned at the Fort Worth Water Gardens in Texas in 2004, the water was deeper and the suction stronger than it should have been, an engineering firm has reported.

Reports that divers recovered the body of a New Jersey man from the Upper Delaware River on July 25, 2004, the river's third victim of the year. Death of Michael Miranda who went swimming in the river with his friends on July 23 in a turbulent section of the river.

Reports that Andrea P. Yates, who has been confined to a state psychiatric center since her conviction in 2002 for drowning her five children, has been transferred to a hospital in Galveston, Texas, after refusing to eat.

Reports that American soldiers have been charged in the drowning death of an Iraqi detainee who was pushed off a bridge north of Baghdad along with another Iraqi man. Manslaughter charges and assault in the nighttime incident; Investigations into the deaths of Iraqi detainees; Questions about the legal authority over American soldiers who are accused of crimes against Iraqis.

The article discusses the implications of the drowning of a 9-year-old migrant girl while trying to cross the Rio Grande into Texas with her family which is said to be the first reported death of a child in a new surge of migration along the southwestern border, as of March 27, 2021.

The article discusses passed the Cares Act passed in March 2020 to deal with the economic fallout of the pandemic.

The article reports that foreign ministry of Afghanistan investigated claims that Afgans migrants detained Iran who were tortured by country's border guards and mentions diplomats rejected claims based on information.

The article discusses drowning of a town by muddy water in Illinois by Mississippi River in 1993. Topics discussed include views Laurie Brown, the city clerk, on the same, providing new homes to Valmeyer refugees, and views of Dennis Knobloch, a former mayor and the current Monroe County clerk, on floods conditions.

The article informs that six firefighters drowned in during a rescue operation of a teenager in disused mine outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 3, 2018 and mentions views of Mohammad Hamdan Wahid, director general of the Fire and Rescue Department of Malaysia, on the same.

The article reports that several people drowned when ferry sank in Lake Victoria and presents the views of colonel Lucas Magembe on rescue mission to fund survivors from disaster.

The article discusses the drowning deaths of immigrants off the coasts of Turkey and Tunisia, including the rescue of immigrants off Spain's coast.

The article reports on the death of 16 migrants after their bodies were recovered from drowning from the sea off the island of Greece.

The article reports that 64 people drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after the overcrowded rubber dinghy carrying migrants to Europe sank off the coast of Libya on January 6, 2018, and mentions rescue of migrants from another dinghy from the Italian Coast Guard.

The article focuses on the attempt of goalkeeper Fatima Jawara of the Red Scorpions women's soccer team in Gambria to escape to Europe to manage poverty in which she was presumed drowned off the coast to Libya in November 2016.

The article discusses the drowning of former Atlanta Hawks basketball player Dan Roundfield while rescuing his wife, Bernadine (Bernie) Roundfield, in 2012, highlighting Bernie Roundfield's reaction to her husband's death. Topics addressed include Roundfield's basketball career, family life, and personality, and the circumstances leading up to Roundfield's death.

The article reports on Lisette Bamenga who was sentenced to eight years in prison after drowning her children in a bathtub.

The article offers world news briefs as of February 2016 including the concerns on reported shooting of journalists in Turkey, the drowning of at least 13 college students in the Arabian Sea due to a receding tide, and the significant endorsement received by Hassan Khomein after disqualification.

The article discusses how the drowning death of 3-year-old Anthony Muniz has spurred momentum for the passage of a legislative bill that would require a swimming pool alarm that would sound when someone enters an untended pool. New York law requires such alarms on new and renovated pools, but not on pools built before the law became effective. Muniz had climbed a fence to enter such a pool at a neighbor's house.

This article recounts the failed attempt to recover and revive helmsman Hans Horrevoets when he fell overboard while sailing on the ABN Amro Two sailboat in the Volvo sailing race around the world. Horrevoets was washed overboard when a large wave washed over the deck. The boat immediately began to turn around but the sea was difficult and the visibility at night was poor. Horrevoets was recovered an hour later, but couldn't be revived.

This article discusses the near drowning of Elizabeth Gonzalez, a five-month-old Bronx, New York girl. Her mother, Carol Gonzalez, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, endangering the welfare of a child and other charges after being interviewed by police. The home had been visited by a worker with the city's child welfare agency two days before the near drowning.

The article examines the sharp rise in the number of Cubans intercepted at sea while trying to reach the U.S. Clashes between would-be immigrants and the U.S. Coast Guard are inflaming tensions over a policy allowing Cubans without visas to stay if they reach the U.S., but turns back those caught at sea. The policy, which does not apply to other immigrant groups, is being blamed for at least 39 deaths in 2005 in the Florida Straits. Critics say the Coast Guard has become too aggressive in enforcing restrictions and that the policy encourages Cubans to risk their lives. Scores of Cubans have attempted the journey despite the dangers.

This article reports on the drowning death of Dahquay Gillians, a 1-year old boy from Brooklyn, after his mother, Tracina Vaugh, left him alone in the bathtub with his 3-year-old half brother. The details of the incident are described. Vaughn pleaded guilty to child endangerment six months previously after her child was scalded by hot water by her boyfriend. Vaugh was arrested and charged with two counts each of reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child in this incident. Both children had recently been returned to Vaughn's custody. The city's Administration for Children's Services is investigating the situation.

This article focuses on the death of a 16-month-old Brooklyn boy who drowned while his mother allegedly listened to CD's. The prosecutor told the court that the Dahquay Gillians' mother Tracina Vaughn had been listening to CD's while the child was in a bathtub in a bathroom with no lights for approximately 40 minutes. Vaughan was on probation for reckless endangerment of her other child who had been scalded by hot water by one of Vaughn's male companions. The Administration for Children's Services was ordered by Family Court Judge Susan S. Danoff to supervise Vaughn while on probation.

The article observes the mood at Lake George, New York, following a boat accident in which 20 mostly elderly visitors drowned. The fatal accident has cast a shadow over the lake and the vacation town. Visitors found themselves talking of the tragedy. An outpost before and during the Revolutionary War, Lake George evolved steadily into a tourist destination. Some tourists remarked that the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks had helped them put new disasters, like the one at Lake George, into perspective.

Discusses the dangers of rip currents in the U.S. Information on rip currents, which can form anywhere there is a channel in the ocean floor or along a permanent fixture like a pier; Observation that few people recognize rip currents as a major hazard; How rip currents form; Efforts of researchers to devise ways of predicting when and where rip currents are likely to occur; Advice on surviving rip currents; Views of experts; How rip current drowning and near drownings occur on every state with an ocean coast, most often in California and Florida. INSETS: Lethal Currents;Surviving Rip Currents.

The article reports that a refugee woman and two young children drowned near the Greek island of Lesbos.