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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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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

Four Oklahoma Starbucks locations accused of unfair labor practices

The National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Starbucks for illegal anti-union practices in four locations.

March 16, 2023

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.