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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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Southwest Airlines flight attendants OK strike after rejecting pact

Unionized flight attendants at Southwest Airlines voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike Tuesday, one month after members said no to the union's contract proposal.

January 24, 2024

X users call foul on MrBeast’s revenue numbers

Some X users see something fishy going on with MrBeast's sales report.

January 24, 2024

Share of unionized U.S. workers hit record low in 2023

The level of unionized workers in the U.S. hit a record low of 10% in 2023, despite some high-profile labor actions.

January 23, 2024

France fines Amazon $35 million for extreme surveillance policies

Local operators of Amazon's French warehouses must pay EUR32 million ($35 million) after regulators discovered the company tracks employee movement down to the second.

January 23, 2024

Musk calls DEI ‘fundamentally antisemitic’ after Auschwitz visit

Tech billionaire Elon Musk called diversity, equity and inclusion policies "fundamentally antisemitic" on Monday after his trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp.

January 23, 2024

FTC to TurboTax: Quit touting free services

Popular tax filing service TurboTax has been banned from advertising "free" services after a Federal Trade Commission ruling found the company used deceptive ad practices.

January 23, 2024

Google CEO tells workers to prepare for ax to fall again this year

Google's CEO Sundar Pichai has a message for those who survived 2023's massive layoffs: Get ready for more.

January 18, 2024

Reddit aims for IPO by March

Social media site Reddit seeks to launch its initial public offering in March, three years after it first filed.

January 18, 2024

UAW president rips Stellantis over layoffs

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain had harsh words for executives of Jeep manufacturer Stellantis this week.

January 18, 2024

Former Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg to leave company’s board of directors

One of Meta's architects is set to leave for good this year. Sheryl Sandberg, former chief operating officer at the Facebook parent, announced this week she'll resign from Meta's board of directors in the spring.

January 18, 2024

Apple Watches evade ban by removing blood-oxygen tech

Apple Watches will be on sale this week despite an import ban from the U.S. International Trade Commission over Apple's use of copyrighted blood oxygen reading technology.

January 18, 2024

MrBeast caves to Musk, uploads first video to X

The world's most popular YouTuber is testing new waters.

January 17, 2024

Back to school for Canada’s Jordan Peterson: Ordered to take social media training

Conservative commentator Jordan Peterson lost his court fight to bar the College of Psychologists of Ontario from forcing him to take social media training courses.

January 17, 2024

Musk wants more Tesla control to reach AI goals

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is aiming to secure a bigger voting share at the electric vehicle company.

January 17, 2024

National Freezing League: Dozens of fans treated for hypothermia, frostbite amid Kansas City game

Kansas City emergency medical staff treated 69 freezing fans during the Chiefs' playoff victory against the Miami Dolphins on Saturday.

January 17, 2024

License to trespass? Bond star Brosnan pleads not guilty in Yellowstone hot spring case

James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan pleaded not guilty in a case accusing him of trespassing near a dangerous hot spring at Yellowstone National Park.

January 17, 2024

NASA: No proof of illegal drug use at SpaceX

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday announced it found no evidence of illicit drug use at SpaceX that would jeopardize a rocket launch.

January 12, 2024

Country star Jelly Roll calls for new anti-fentanyl legislation

Rapper and country music star Jason DeFord, known on the stage as Jelly Roll, pleaded with Congress on Thursday to pass a stronger law against fentanyl.

January 12, 2024