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Normale Ansicht

It’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas Suburb

21. September 2026 um 10:01
In Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’

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Amazon chose Richardson as one of the first cities to receive drone deliveries.

This California Town Banned Fireworks. Then Came the Dogs.

05. Juli 2026 um 03:17
People flock to the coastal town of Cambria, which has become known for its fireworks ban, to give their dogs some respite on the Fourth of July.

© Mimi Dwyer/The New York Times

Some dog owners hoping to escape the sound of fireworks are spending Independence Day in Cambria, Calif.

The Cloud Has Sound: The Unrelenting and Unseen Cost of A.I. Data Centers

17. Juni 2026 um 15:59
As tech giants rush to build infrastructure, some residents who live near data centers say a constant low-frequency vibration is ruining their health and homes.

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A 350,000-square-foot data center in Lowell, Mass., is abutted by homes. The site was once the Lowell Bleachery and Dye Works, and then for six decades the Prince Spaghetti factory.

Seattle’s Incredibly Loud Street Preachers Eagerly Await the World Cup

07. Juni 2026 um 10:01
Long the bane of Mariners and Seahawks fans, evangelical ministers with large speakers are preparing for the “incredible opportunity” of screaming the word of God at 750,000 soccer fans.

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Ron Cardiel, a preacher, calls it a “no-escape mentality to hearing the word of God,” evangelizing through loudspeakers to captive audiences on lines in Seattle.

Meteor Over Boston Area Causes Loud Boom That Puzzled Residents

31. Mai 2026 um 00:45
A fireball reached 75,000 miles per hour before breaking up miles above New England, NASA said, causing a boom that alarmed residents. The incident followed a similar event in South Carolina.

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For the second time in a week, a loud boom has sounded on the East Coast. This time, on Saturday, it was in the Boston area.

People in This Mississippi City Faced Off With Elon Musk. They Lost.

12. März 2026 um 21:50
Despite locals’ concerns about noise and possible pollution, Mississippi is allowing Mr. Musk’s company to operate gas turbines there that will help power its chatbot.

© Brad J. Vest for The New York Times

The xAI power plant in Southaven, Miss.

Judge in Oregon Blocks Arrest of Protesters for Noise

11. Dezember 2025 um 10:22
Federal agents outside an ICE detention facility in Eugene, Ore., had sought to enforce a new rule that prohibits “creating a loud or unusual noise” outside federal property.

© Jordan Gale for The New York Times

In October, federal agents arrested a person outside of a federal ICE detention center in Portland.
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