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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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French pension strike creates massive garbage pileup in Paris

The ongoing strikes over French President Emmanuel Macron's decision to raise the retirement age by two years have generated gargantuan garbage piles in Paris.

March 15, 2023

Mark Zuckerberg says in-person engineers advance at a better pace than remote workers

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted the success of in-person engineers over remote workers, making his points in a memo Tuesday.

March 15, 2023

This year’s Oscars ratings dramatically improved from 2022

The Academy Awards broadcast drew in more viewers Sunday than in any of the past three shows, nabbing its biggest post-pandemic audience.

March 14, 2023

Justice Department sues Rite Aid for filling illegal opioid prescriptions

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Rite Aid on Monday for knowingly filling dangerous and illegal prescriptions.

March 14, 2023

Elementary math teacher resigns after choking student to unconsciousness

A Connecticut elementary math teacher has resigned following an investigation that found she performed a chokehold on three students.

March 8, 2023

Elon Musk apologizes for mocking fired disabled Twitter employee

Twitter CEO Elon Musk quickly apologized Tuesday for mocking Haraldur Thorleifsson after the Twitter employee asked if he was still employed.

March 8, 2023

Hiker’s body recovered after deadly fall off steep cliff

The body of a hiker who slipped from a cliff off the Oregon coast has been recovered after it drifted out to sea Saturday.

March 7, 2023

Musk publicly mocks Twitter employee for asking if the CEO fired him

Twitter CEO Elon Musk mocked a recently fired employee Tuesday after the employee reached out to ask if he'd been let go.

March 7, 2023

East Palestine cleanup crews report feeling sick

Workers who aided in the cleanup of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment have been experiencing prolonged bouts of sickness, according to reports from a union representative.

March 2, 2023

Iowa students stage statewide protest over anti-LGBTQ bills

Hundreds of students marched out of classrooms across Iowa on Wednesday as part of a "We Say Gay" protest against legislation targeting LGBTQ children.

March 2, 2023

DoorDash announces new credit card in partnership with Chase

Delivery company DoorDash is partnering with Chase to launch a new credit card that will help customers get cash back on food delivery.

March 1, 2023

Twitter timelines shut down for 3 hours in temporary site-wide outage

Twitter users were unable to access their "for you" and "following" timelines for several hours Wednesday morning as part of a site-wide outage.

March 1, 2023

Elon Musk reclaims title of world’s richest man

Tech billionaire Elon Musk reclaimed the title of the world's richest man this week after a difficult 2022.

February 28, 2023

Senator calls for Musk to restore accessibility team at Twitter

Sen. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, sent an open letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday that criticized him for eliminating the company's accessibility team and called for its reinstatement.

February 28, 2023

Netflix lowers subscription prices in over 100 countries

New data analysis has revealed that Netflix dropped its prices in over 100 countries around the world, mostly developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

February 23, 2023

Toyota accedes to union demands, giving workers their biggest wage hike in decades

Toyota, one of Japan's biggest employers, gave in to demands for higher pay this week, giving union workers their biggest pay hike in two decades.

February 23, 2023

Musk orders new round of layoffs amid ad reorganization

Despite promises to the contrary, Twitter CEO Elon Musk fired dozens of sales and engineering employees last week, according to reports.

February 22, 2023

Footage of historic discovery of the Titanic gives new look at ‘unsinkable’ ship

Footage of the discovery of the ill-fated RMS Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean has finally been released.

February 16, 2023

Tesla fires dozens of workers amid unionization move

Over 30 workers have been fired from Tesla's Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, the day after employees began unionization efforts.