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Summer marks season for swimming – increase in drownings
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FAIRFIELD — More than 360 people in California died in swimming pools from 2019 through 2021 – one of those in Solano County. In 2022, Solano had two more pool deaths and one hot tub drowning. Of the four deaths since 2019, one was a juvenile, the Solano County Sheriff-Coroner’s Office reported. Another drowning occurred in a bathtub, and there have been two boating-related and one lake drownings within the Coroner’s Office jurisdiction, which would not include Lake Berryessa, which has a number of drownings each year. The local numbers do not reflect all possible drownings, only those that were referred to the Coro-
ner’s Office. QuoteWizard reported nearly a third of all pool drownings in the United States involved children 14 or younger. “Drowning is the leading cause of death for children under 5, and the second leading cause of death for those under 14. Many of these deaths occur in swimming pools. Between 2019 and 2021, nearly 2,500 people drowned in swimming pools – and nearly a third of them were children,” QuoteWizard reported. The total number of pool drowning deaths (2019-21) in the U.S. was 2,454. “Nationwide, 31% of pool-related drownings involve a child under the age of 5. However, in Kentucky, Ohio and Texas, that number is
closer to 60%. Most pool-related drownings occur in the summer, with 65% of all pool drownings happening in June, July, and August,” QuoteWizard reported. Florida had the most overall pool drownings with 478, of which 127 were children younger than 5 and 20 more between 5 and 14. California is second with 367, including 99 who were younger than 5 and 21 more between 5 and 14, QuoteWizard reported. But QuoteWizard noted that fatalities are not the only concern. “Non-fatal drowning injuries can be life-changing. They are also far more common than fatalities. Non-fatal drowning incidents have the potential to result in brain damage and other severe
NATO members pledged to invite Ukraine to join the bloc “when allies agree and conditions are met” and to eliminate bureaucratic hurdles in order to speed up the process. At a summit that began Tuesday in Vilnius, NATO leaders agreed that Ukraine won’t need a so-called Membership Action Plan to prepare for joining, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said at a news conference. That commitment offers Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a more concrete prospect of securing the full military protection of the U.S. and its allies, while falling short of the clear road map that he asked for. Zelenskyy earlier on Twitter criticized NATO for not setting a clear timeline on his country’s bid to join the alliance. “There’s never been a stronger message from NATO at any time, and if you look at other membership processes there
have never been timelines, they have been conditions-based,” Stoltenberg told reporters. He said removing the MAP would turn it from a “two-step process to a one-step process.” Fifteen years ago, the alliance agreed that Ukraine would one day join, a pledge that proved insufficient to prevent the steady ramp up of Russian hostility that led to last year’s invasion. Allies have been grappling with how to move beyond that 2008 summit statement and some countries are concerned that they would limit their room for maneuver in future negotiations with the Kremlin if the pledge is too concrete, according to an official. Russia’s war effectively puts a block on NATO membership for Ukraine, since extending the bloc’s collective defense commitments to Kyiv would bring the U.S. and its allies into direct conflict with Russia, and that’s a situation that See NATO, Page A8
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Trump seeks to postpone setting a trial date in classified documents case
From left, President Joe Biden, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda attend the first work session as part of the NATO summit, in Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday.
of classified information in the case. Nauta’s Washington-based attorney Stanley Woodward said he had a scheduling conflict and also needed more time to get his security clearance approved. The Justice Department opposed the delay, arguing that Nauta’s other attorney Sasha Dadan, who is based in Florida, could handle the hearing and that Woodward had been on notice that the government wanted to quickly hold the hearing. Trump’s defense team didn’t oppose rescheduling the hearing, according to Nauta’s filing. Later in the day, Nauta’s lawyers alerted the court that the government had agreed to reschedule the hearing for July 18 if the court approved the short delay. Trump is also expected to challenge the lawfulness of the indictment on multiple grounds, fights that could add months to the timeline. Trump has pleaded not guilty to charges that he unlawfully held onto national defense information after he left the White House and then conspired to obstruct the
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Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to postpone setting a trial date in the classified documents prosecution against him, objecting to prosecutors’ request to put it on the calendar later this year and signaling he might argue to delay it until after the 2024 presidential election. Trump’s lawyers filed a response Monday evening opposing special counsel Jack Smith’s proposal to start the trial on Dec. 11, calling the government’s proposal “unrealistic.” Both sides do agree on one thing – that the Aug. 14 trial date initially set by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon is too soon. Attorneys for Trump and his personal aide and co-defendant Waltine “Walt” Nauta asked Cannon to delay setting a trial date until all pretrial issues were fully litigated. They argued there was no reason to expedite the schedule given the complicated and “unprecedented” legal issues it presented, the large amount of evidence, the involvement of classified material, the logistics
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Former President Donald Trump delivers remarks outside the clubhouse at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, June 13. Earlier in the day, he was arraigned in federal court in Miami on 37 felony charges, including illegally retaining defense secrets and obstructing the government’s efforts to reclaim the classified documents. of Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, and the challenge of seating an impartial jury before the election. “There is simply no question any trial of this action during the pendency of a presidential election will impact both the outcome of that election and, importantly, the ability of the defendants to obtain a fair trial,” the lawyers wrote. Prosecutors had first asked to push back the schedule last month.
Smith’s team said that it could take as many as 60 days for Trump’s attorneys to receive the final security clearances needed to view all of the evidence. Other legal proceedings to determine how classified evidence could factor in a public trial would add more time to the pretrial schedule, they said. On Monday, Nauta separately asked Cannon to postpone a hearing set for July 14 to discuss issues related to the use
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VACAVILLE — Vacaville Police reported on Sunday the woman hit by a car June 27 has been released from the intensive care unit but faces a long, long road to recovery. The driver fled the scene. The hit-and-run happened near Yosemite Circle and Plumas Circle. A community member found an elderly
neighbor lying in the street, bleeding. “We received some calls and emails regarding this case; however none have led to any significant developments in the case at this time,” the police department said on Facebook. Police want to find the driver. Anyone with information may remain anonymous. Call Traffic Sergeant Carly Stone at 707-469-4847 or email her at carly.stone@cityof vacaville.com.
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