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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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Family Dollar to close 1,000 stores in the next few years

Discount retail company Family Dollar will shutter 1,000 U.S. locations in the coming years.

March 13, 2024

Tate brothers detained in Romania, awaiting extradition to face sex charges in U.K.

Content creators Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested in Romania Tuesday for sex offense charges in the U.K.

March 12, 2024

Safety watchdog skeptical of self-driving technology, gives poor marks to Tesla, others

According to a new report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, automakers who market self-driving or autopilot technology in their vehicles have a lot of room for improvement.

March 12, 2024

Female Marines now free to go without pantyhose

Women in the Marine Corps no longer have to wear pantyhose underneath uniform skirts, according to new regulations.

March 12, 2024

Deadspin sweeps office staff after sale

The entirety of sports website Deadspin's staff was laid off Monday after an abrupt sale to a startup firm.

March 12, 2024

Politics thriving on Threads despite Meta down on divisive topics

Users on Meta's Threads love talking politics, even as the company tries to distance the platform from political discussions.

March 8, 2024

X lets paying users publish long articles

X unveiled its long-format Articles project this week, expanding the type of content on the site.

March 8, 2024

Aldi to open 800 more U.S. stores by decade’s end

Discount grocery chain Aldi announced Thursday its plan to open 800 new stores in the U.S.

March 7, 2024

February layoffs highest since 2009 as tech, finance industries struggle

Layoff announcements in February reached their highest levels in over a decade, according to a new Challenger, Gray & Christmas study.

March 7, 2024

Musk says he won’t donate to Biden or Trump

Elon Musk, one of the world's richest men, won't be giving money to either of the expected presidential nominees this year.

March 7, 2024

Musk: X bulking up as full financial app, adding New York, California to its payment license list

More users will soon be able to pay their bills on X, says the platform's owner, Elon Musk.

March 7, 2024

Google’s Waymo to begin self-driving taxi service for Texas employees

Google's self-driving taxi company Waymo began providing driverless transportation for employees in Austin, Texas, this week.

March 6, 2024

Taylor Swift revealed to be distant relative of poet Emily Dickinson

Pop icon Taylor Swift's lyrical skills have deep roots.

March 6, 2024

Judge allows $250 million copyright lawsuit against X to proceed

Elon Musk's X will have to reckon with a $250 million copyright lawsuit after a federal judge ruled it could go through this week.

March 6, 2024

OpenAI fires back at Elon Musk after lawsuit

The war of words between tech billionaire Elon Musk and the artificial intelligence company OpenAI is heating up.

March 6, 2024

Dartmouth men’s basketball team wins union vote

Dartmouth College's men's basketball team voted to recognize a union Tuesday, making it the first collegiate sports club to do so.

March 5, 2024

Meta platforms up and running after massive outage

Most of Meta's flagship platforms bounced back after going dark Tuesday.

March 5, 2024

SpaceX facing accusations of sexism in NLRB hearing

SpaceX will be smacked with allegations of sexism and retaliatory firings before a U.S. labor board judge Tuesday.

March 5, 2024

Environmental activists say they torched electricity pylon at Berlin Tesla facility to shut it down

Environmental activists claimed responsibility for igniting an electricity pylon in the German capital Tuesday, an attack that crippled Tesla's Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg.

March 5, 2024