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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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More play, less labor: Americans cut average work hours post-pandemic

Americans are working fewer hours weekly versus before the pandemic, according to a new study from Brookings Papers on Economic Activity.

April 6, 2023

Texas sinkhole expands to over 1,000 feet wide

Residents of a southeastern Texas town woke up Monday to find a local sinkhole expanded by 150 feet in width and depth.

April 6, 2023

Jury selection begins in Idaho doomsday-sect murder trial

Jury selection began this week in an Idaho murder case that authorities say was related to a religious doomsday sect.

April 5, 2023

Twitter tags NPR as state-affiliated media

Twitter flagged NPR as state-affiliated media on Tuesday, a label that is usually saved for media outlets representing foreign governments like Russia's RT and China's Xinhua.

April 5, 2023

D.C. Council approves long-sought overhaul of street vendor laws

The D.C. Council voted Tuesday to approve measures to reduce regulations of street vendors Tuesday, a long-sought overhaul by one of the city's most visible industries.

April 5, 2023

Elon Musk ordered to delete tweet threatening pro-union workers

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Elon Musk violated federal labor laws when he tweeted that employees who joined a union would not receive stock options.

April 4, 2023

Cracks show one year after historic Amazon union victory

One year after Amazon Labor Union's historic victory at Staten Island warehouse JFK8, the movement to organize Amazon's workers is treading water.

March 30, 2023

Roku moves to fire 6% of workforce

Roku announced Wednesday plans to fire 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce, as the trend of belt-tightening continues across the industry.

March 30, 2023

Employees working at home better beware: Someone’s watching

While their bosses are no longer around the corner, remote workers are not free from surveillance.

March 30, 2023

Winner of Flatiron Building auction misses paying his bill

The new owner of New York City's famous Flatiron Building has missed his payment deadline, making ownership of the building in limbo.

March 30, 2023

Elon Musk becomes Twitter’s most followed user

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is now the most followed user on the social network.

March 30, 2023

Elon Musk collectible items expected to fetch big prices at auction

Artifacts from Twitter CEO Elon Musk's past are set to sell for thousands at auction this week.

March 29, 2023

Meta moves away from metaverse as AI dominates

The virtual world, or metaverse, seems to be on hold as tech companies commit more resources to artificial intelligence technology.

March 29, 2023

SEC charges eight celebrities in cryptocurrency scam

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged several celebrities and an investor with being involved in a cryptocurrency scam.

March 23, 2023

Texas residents blast Boring Co.’s plans to dump wastewater into Colorado River

Texans are outraged this week after learning of Elon Musk's Boring Co.'s plans to dump thousands of gallons of treated wastewater into their town's water supply.

March 23, 2023

Rapper Bad Bunny’s ex-girlfriend sues him for $40 million over lyric-worthy phone voice memo

Rapper Bad Bunny is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for $40 million for sampling her voice without permission.

March 22, 2023

700 new e-bikes coming to D.C. in part of Bowser’s downtown push

Another 700 new electric bikes will be gracing Washington D.C. streets in the coming weeks as Mayor Muriel Bowser tries to coax residents downtown.

March 21, 2023

Antisemitic tweets surge after Musk’s takeover of platform: Study

Antisemitic posts have increased dramatically since Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter, according to a new study.

March 21, 2023

Virginia man accused of flashing laser pointer at police helicopter

A Virginia man was arrested last week after authorities say they discovered him shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter that was pursuing a suspect.

March 16, 2023