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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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Elon Musk: If people want to join Tesla, they must go through me

Elon Musk told Tesla executives Monday that if someone wants to work at the company, he or she must go through him first.

May 16, 2023

Florida teachers union sues over DeSantis’ new union restrictions

Florida's largest teachers union has filed a lawsuit against the state over a new law that restricts some public unions but exempts those that the lawsuit claims support Gov. Ron DeSantis.

May 11, 2023

Starbucks to close all locations in Ithaca after unionization

One year after Starbucks workers in Ithaca, New York, successfully unionized all locations in the city, Starbucks plans to close them all.

May 11, 2023

Director’s Guild begins contract negotiations as writers strike continues

Writer's Guild of America workers returned to the picket line on Thursday as contract talks for the Directors Guild of America heat up.

May 11, 2023

More than 6 million D.C. traffic tickets are unpaid: Report

Washington, D.C., is owed over $1 billion in traffic violation fees from more than 6 million unpaid tickets, according to a report.

May 11, 2023

Pittsburgh passengers removed from plane over concern of bomb threat, one arrested

A bomb threat at Pittsburgh International Airport led to the arrest of an Iranian Wednesday.

May 11, 2023

U.K. hacker pleads guilty in New York court over 2020 Twitter hack

A Briton who participated in one of the biggest hacks in Twitter history pleaded guilty in New York this week after being extradited to the U.S.

May 10, 2023

Twitter to add encrypted messages and video calls, Musk says

Twitter may launch encrypted messaging Wednesday after CEO Elon Musk teased the feature this week.

May 10, 2023

DeSantis signs bill preventing direct payment of union dues

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday that placed restrictions on public sector unions, drawing cheers from allies and the ire of union representatives and Democratic lawmakers.

May 10, 2023

Changes to D.C skyline may be coming as Height Act faces new challenge

The District of Columbia's Height Act has kept buildings low, but Mayor Muriel Bowser's Comeback Plan might include revisions to the 1910 law and raise the city's skyline.

May 10, 2023

Paramount to shutter cultural touchstone MTV News as part of major cutback

MTV News, at one time a generation's cutting-edge source for all things popular culture, is on the cutting board this week after media giant Paramount Global announced it would be eliminating 25% of its domestic workforce as it works through a merger of its MTV and Showtime networks.

May 10, 2023

Complications delay retroactive pay to D.C. teachers

Retroactive pay due to D.C. teachers as part of a new teachers union contract has been delayed a month, city officials say.

May 9, 2023

One of the first unionized Starbucks moves to decertify union

A Starbucks location in Buffalo, New York, has filed a petition to decertify its union.

May 9, 2023

Dormant Twitter accounts will disappear soon, Musk warns

Twitter CEO Elon Musk warned users Monday that they may see their follower count drop due to a purge of dormant accounts.

May 9, 2023

3-2-1: Virgin Galactic will blast off rocket this month in bridge to commercial flights

Virgin Galactic will fire off a test rocket in May to set up a launch of its long-awaited consumer flights.

May 9, 2023

Possible meteorite crashes into New Jersey home

An unidentified object believed to be a meteorite smashed into a family's home in New Jersey this week.

May 9, 2023

Twitter mobile app down for hours

An outage on Twitter's mobile app made the social-media site inaccessible to many for hours on Thursday morning.

May 4, 2023

Elon Musk’s Vegas Loop gets approval for expansion in Las Vegas

The Boring Co.'s Vegas Loop won approval for a significant expansion of stations and tunnels Wednesday.

May 4, 2023

Oakland teachers begin strike after negotiation breakdown

Around 3,000 Oakland teachers hit the picket line Thursday morning after failing to reach a contract agreement with the school district late Wednesday.

May 4, 2023