Silent soundtrack.

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Workers were ripping up the street with jackhammers while drivers stuck in traffic leaned on car horns. But nearby, in the middle of New York City's Union Square, there seemed to be a cone of silence. More than a thousand people danced in place, listening to their iPods and prancing to their own playlists. The organizer of this "silent rave" was Jonnie Wesson, 18, a British exchange student. Silent raves are popular in Europe, especially in London where Wesson grew up...