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Vaughn Cockayne

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

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Weekend storms leave thousands without power across Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana

Several states were plagued with power outages over the weekend after intense wind and heat damaged power infrastructure.

June 20, 2023

Prosecutors in Bankman-Fried case agree to drop some charges for now

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop five charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on the condition that he face trial on them at a later date.

June 15, 2023

News site Insider’s workers reach deal to end strike

Insider Group employees have reached a deal with the publication to end the longest open-ended strike in online news history.

June 15, 2023

Music industry slams Twitter with $250 million lawsuit over copyright infringement

The music industry is accusing Twitter of violating copyright law in a new lawsuit that seeks more than $250 million in damages.

June 15, 2023

Teamsters reach agreement to add more air conditioners to UPS vans

In a major breakthrough in contract talks, Teamsters and UPS negotiators have agreed to add air-conditioning units to some of the company's older delivery vehicles that have only fans.

June 15, 2023

Twitter evicted from Colorado offices in latest rent dispute

A Boulder, Colorado, landlord has successfully obtained an eviction order to remove Twitter from their property after the company reportedly failed to pay rent for months.

June 15, 2023

NLRB decision makes it easier for gig workers to unionize

The National Labor Relations Board has thrown out a Trump-era policy that had made it harder to categorize workers as legal "employees," paving the way for unions made up of independent contractors.

June 14, 2023

Tucker Carlson defies Fox News, posts another Twitter show

A legal war is brewing between Fox News and Twitter as former TV host Tucker Carlson continues to defy his old company by releasing his new show on the social media platform.

June 14, 2023

New CEO: Twitter will be ‘global town square for communication’

Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's new CEO, on Monday shared her thoughts on the future of Twitter.

June 14, 2023

Hundreds of popular subreddits plan to stay down indefinitely

Many popular subreddits plan to extend their protest indefinitely over Reddit's changes to its API pricing.

June 14, 2023

Union accuses Starbucks of removing pride decorations

Starbucks Workers United says the coffee chain is failing its LGBTQ employees and customers by removing pride-themed store decorations.

June 14, 2023

YouTube lowers the bar for creators to profit on platform

YouTube is moving to make it easier for creators to make money off their videos.

June 13, 2023

Jack Dorsey: India threatened to shut down Twitter, raid employee homes

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said the Indian government made repeated requests for Twitter to take down posts and threatened drastic action against the social media site if its requests were not met.

June 13, 2023

Elizabeth Holmes rejects government order to pay victims after prison

Lawyers for disgraced tech CEO Elizabeth Holmes are objecting to a government request that their client pay $250 a month to victims of her crimes.

June 13, 2023

Twitter no longer paying for Google Cloud

Twitter has stopped paying for Google Cloud services as its contract with the company nears expiration.

June 13, 2023

Reddit crash caused by user protest over API

Reddit crashed Monday after thousands of subreddits went private in protest over changes to the company's API pricing.

June 13, 2023

Sales for masks, air filters surge in wake of Canadian fires

Shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on air filters and heavy-duty masks since smoke from rampant Canadian wildfires has created some of the worst air conditions on record in the Northeastern U.S.

June 8, 2023

Musk mulls revamping block function on Twitter

Changes may be coming to how blocking works on Twitter.

June 8, 2023

Tennessee high school makes students do physical labor to make up classes

A Waynesboro, Tennessee, high school has some parents up in arms after they discovered their children were made to do physical labor to make up for missed classes.

June 8, 2023