Did Weight and Noise Make a Dominican Republic Nightclub Roof Collapse? NYT | Top Stories By: Frances Robles and Hogla Enecia Pérez 26 April 2025 at 17:01 The Dominican nightclub where a roof loaded with equipment collapsed, killing 232 people, had repeatedly violated excessive noise rules. Now some wonder if sound vibrations played a role. © Martin Bernetti/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesThe Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, after its roof caved in and much of the debris had been cleared.
A Republican Senator Says It: ‘We Are All Afraid’ NYT | Opinion 24 April 2025 at 00:39 Readers react to the startling admission by Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. Also: Private prisons for immigrants; noise in a Queens neighborhood.