Fact Check: The Simpsons Did Not Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A fabricated image of characters from the animated television series The Simpsons viewing a collapsed bridge and a large ship has been widely shared on social media with the false suggestion that the show predicted the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March.The image shows signs of having been made with AI and an executive producer for the series told Reuters that the image is fake as the show never had an episode where a container ship hits a bridge.The Francis Key Scott bridge…
Linda S. Harris Crovella Named Administrative Law Judge
Chairman Daniel B. Maffei announced today the hiring of Linda S. Harris Crovella to serve as an Administrative Law Judge of the Federal Maritime Commission.Judge Crovella joins the Commission after serving as an Administrative Law Judge with the Social Security Administration in Richmond, Va. and Buffalo, N.Y. for the past six years. Prior to joining the Social Security Administration, she worked at the National Labor Relations Board as a Field Attorney, investigating and litigating unfair labor practice charges…
Horizon Lines AGM Results
Horizon Lines, Inc. (NYSE: HRZ) announced that shareholders at the company's annual meeting today re-elected two Class III directors and ratified the appointment of Horizon Lines' public accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP. During the annual meeting, shareholders re-elected Class III directors Thomas P. Storrs and Bobby J. Griffin. Mr. Storrs has served as a director for the company since June 2007, and Mr. Griffin has served since June 2010. Additionally, shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 25, 2011. Shareholders also provided a non-binding…
Northrop Grumman Names VP for NN Legal Affairs
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced the appointment of William Mitchell as vice president, assistant general counsel and sector counsel for Newport News operations, effective immediately. He reports to W. Burks Terry, corporate vice president and general counsel. Mitchell, most recently served as associate sector counsel for the company's electronic systems sector. Prior to this position, he served as the division counsel for the former Electronic Sensors and Systems division of Northrop Grumman. Before joining Northrop Grumman in 1996, Mitchell was the associate general counsel for Westinghouse's Electronic Systems Group. Previously, Mitchell held a number of positions in the law department of Westinghouse Electric Corporation.
