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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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Tesla drops cost of Model Y to below U.S. average car price

The best-selling electric vehicle in the U.S. just became cheaper than the average new car or truck.

April 26, 2023

Arraignment of suspect in Cash App founder’s killing delayed by a week

The arraignment for the man accused of killing Cash App co-founder Bob Lee has been pushed back one week.

April 25, 2023

Snapchat users flood app stores with 1-star reviews after launch of My AI

Users swamped app stores with 1-star reviews. Snapchat's overall U.S. App Store review score dropped from 3.05 out of 5 to 1.67 over the past week. The number of daily reviews also spiked to at least five times the normal amount. According to data published in Apptopia, the reviews are starting to wind down but are still at an elevated level.

April 25, 2023

Thousands pay to see exclusive tweets from Elon Musk

Twitter CEO Elon Musk revealed that nearly 25,000 people pay to see exclusive content from him through Twitter's Subscription feature.

April 25, 2023

San Francisco Target locks up products behind glass, citing ‘organized retail crime’

A Target store in San Francisco has locked many items behind glass in an attempt to combat theft.

April 25, 2023

Shipwreck discovered off Florida after hurricanes

Coastal erosion from two hurricanes exposed a shipwreck last week off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida.

April 25, 2023

Twitter permanently suspends journalist reporting on Matt Walsh account hack

Twitter permanently suspended the account of a Wired reporter after he posted a link to his story on the hacking of conservative commentator Matt Walsh, an account that included private emails provided by the hacker.

April 20, 2023

What’s the buzz? Not much from closing BuzzFeed News

BuzzFeed News is closing its doors this week.

April 20, 2023

D.C. ranks in top 5 among best cities for book lovers

The District of Columbia is a book haven, according to Lawn Love, which ranks the city fourth for book fans.

April 20, 2023

Twitter removing legacy blue check marks in push for paid verification

Twitter is starting to delete legacy blue verification check marks Thursday.

April 20, 2023

New Zealand feral cat killing contest scrubbed after backlash

An event that would have let children hunt and kill feral cats in New Zealand was canceled Monday after animal rights groups protested.

April 20, 2023

Actor Jonathan Majors dropped from several high-profile roles after domestic-violence arrest

Actor Jonathan Majors has been dropped from several projects since he was arrested last month on domestic-violence charges.

April 19, 2023

Another round of mass firings expected at Meta this week

Meta will ax thousands of employees this week in another round of layoffs.

April 19, 2023

Twitter now allows misgendering

Twitter quietly removed its policy prohibiting the targeting misgendering and deadnaming of transgender people this month. The policy, enacted in 2018, said that intentionally and repeatedly calling a transgender person by the wrong name or pronouns is against Twitter's terms of service and could result in a suspension.

April 19, 2023