Target Women is a recurring segment on Current TV's weekly television show, infoMania. In each episode of Target Women, Sarah Haskins takes a look at the often-ridiculous way the media reaches out to women.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com.Dear Women: You are never safe. Seriously. We mean it. Hugs n' kisses, Broadview... more
San Francisco -- An alleged carjacking suspect led San Francisco police on a high speed chase over the closed San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge Friday night.
The chase began on Sterling St., in San Francisco at around 10:20 p.m. and crossed the lower deck of the span at speeds near 115 mph. After calling off the chase amid safety concerns, police found the Dodge Nitro on 79th and International Blvd., in Oakland.
The suspect was taken into custody a short time later. No construction workers were injured since most of the repair work is taking place on the upper deck of the 73-year-old structure.
The bridge has been closed since Tuesday, when a cable snapped sending 5,000 pounds of steel crashing to the deck below. The closure is expected to last through the weekend and the span may not be ready for Monday morning's commute, according to the California Department Of Transportation.
280,000 vehicles cross the thoroughfare every day. Most of these motorists have clogged onto other bridges and roadways. Others have taken ferrys and the region's Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains.
"I take the water taxi to work now," said Josh Esparza, a Coast Guard operations specialist who works on Yerba Buena Island and usually takes the Bay Bridge from Oakland. "It sure beats driving in traffic."
(10-27) 20:49 PDT San Francisco -- Three pieces of the Bay Bridge's cantilever section that underwent emergency repairs over Labor Day weekend snapped and crashed onto the upper deck of the span Tuesday afternoon, striking three vehicles and forcing the indefinite closure of the region's busiest bridge.
As many as three vehicles were damaged during Tuesday afternoon's commute when repair work done to fix a cracked eyebar spotted over Labor Day weekend came loose, bringing pieces of the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge raining down on cars below. According to the California Highway Patrol, both decks of the bridge -- which carry 200,000 vehicles a day in and out of the city of San Francisco -- will be closed for 24 hours.As many as three vehicles were damaged during Tuesday afternoon's commute when repair... more
Four American soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided mid-air in southern Afghanistan, Nato-led forces said in a statement.Four American soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided mid-air in southern... more
At the time of this post the dust has yet to settle..
BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded at the entrance to a fruit and vegetable market in south Baghdad, killing at least 25 people and wounding about 40, police and hospital officials said, in the latest sign of rising attacks.
The blast, which occurred about 7 a.m. at the Rasheed market in the city's southern Dora area, follows a sharp increase in violence in Iraq last month, raising concern that militants have regrouped after suffering sharp setbacks in fighting over the last two years.
Hours later, another car bomb exploded in the capital's Karradah district, killing two people and wounding six, police said. The bomb apparently targeted a police patrol but missed.
.....that was minutes ago from Pakistan times
this is what the AP had to say
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Iraq police say that a pair of powerful explosions rocked downtown Baghdad killing 25 people and injuring at least 45.
The blasts went off near the Ministry of Justice and the offices of a Kurdish political party during the morning rush hour as people headed to work.
The police spoke Sunday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the press.
Oct 25, 4:31 AM EDTAt the time of this post the dust has yet to settle..
BAGHDAD: A car bomb exploded... more
By Lord Michael Chambers Rosenthorn Updated October 21, 2009 Eddie Murphy's (inset) home in home in Englewood, New Jersey. Once priced at $30 million, the comedian has cut that price in half in order to sell it in this troubled economy.
Funnyman Eddie Murphy won't be joking over this.
Nearly five years after his posh seven-bedroom Englewood, N.J., mansion went on the market for $30 million, the actor has slashed $15 million off the asking price.
And still no buyers.
The lavish gated estate, known as Bubble Hill, comes complete with a bowling alley, theater and recording studio.
It also has a full-size racquetball court, indoor pool, elevator and a carriage house with gym.
Annual taxes alone are $197,723.
"It's a beautiful house and 10 minutes from Manhattan," said real estate broker Dennis McCormack, of Prominent Properties Sotheby's International.
"The home was recently renovated and I listed it three weeks ago."
The grounds of the Brayton St. mansion span 5 acres, and the brick Colonial-style main house is 25,000 square feet.
When the 32-room house first hit the market in 2004 with a $30 million price tag it became the most expensive single-family home in the Garden State.
The "Beverly Hills Cop" and "Shrek" star is hoping for the more modest sum of $14,990,000.
"This is happening all the way around," said broker Frances Katzen, executive vice president at Prudential Douglas Elliman.
"The buyer pool for that price range has adjusted quite a bit."By Lord Michael Chambers Rosenthorn Updated October 21, 2009 Eddie Murphy's (inset)... more
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste heat and using it to run a cooling system - a technology that can improve the energy efficiency of diesel engines, and perhaps some day will appear in automobiles, homes and industry.
This heat-actuated cooling system, which will probably find its first applications by the U.S. Army, could ultimately be applied to automobiles, factories or other places where waste heat is being generated, and used to provide either air conditioning or electricity.
In its first military application where stationary diesel generator sets are used, researchers say they expect improved efficiencies of 20-30 percent in situations where cooling is neededEngineers at Oregon State University have made a major new advance in taking waste... more
LARIMER COUNTY - A homemade, experimental aircraft made an apparent soft landing northeast of Denver International Airport on Thursday afternoon after it took off from a home with a 6-year-old boy inside, but rescue crews found no sign of the boy when they reached the aircraft.
At this time the boy cannot be found. Authorities are trying to find the child now.LARIMER COUNTY - A homemade, experimental aircraft made an apparent soft landing... more
CNN) -- Officials are trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy who climbed into a balloon-like experimental aircraft built by his parents and floated into the sky over eastern Colorado.CNN) -- Officials are trying to rescue a 6-year-old boy who climbed into a... more
Officials are scrambling, trying to figure out a way to rescue a 6-year-old boy who climbed into a balloon-like homemade aircraft and floated into the sky over eastern Colorado. The Larimer County Sheriff's Department said the helium balloon had been at the boy's family home in Fort Collins. The boy got into the craft and undid the rope anchoring it.Officials are scrambling, trying to figure out a way to rescue a 6-year-old boy who... more
For the first time in over a year the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 10000. Although not a specific indicator of the economy as a whole it is a good sign things are moving in the right direction.For the first time in over a year the Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 10000.... more
Signing a bill honoring the late Harvey Milk, Gov. Shwarzenegger made it possible for California (cal-III-fornia) to recognize same sex marriages from other states.Signing a bill honoring the late Harvey Milk, Gov. Shwarzenegger made it possible for... more
This is a brief about the outrageous decision a by a US judge. I've only seen it on Fox News.This is a brief about the outrageous decision a by a US judge. I've only seen it on... more
Copenhagen, Denmark (Sports Network) - Rio de Janeiro has been awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics in a stunning voting process that left Chicago as the first of the four finalist cities eliminated.
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge made the announcement Friday in Copenhagen.
Rio de Janeiro, which becomes the first city in South America to host the Olympics, beat Madrid in the final vote among IOC members. Tokyo was the other finalist.
Despite the presence of President Barack Obama, who spoke during the United States' presentation earlier Friday, Chicago received the fewest votes in the first round of balloting, leaving Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo alive in the process.
Tokyo then garnered the least support in the second round, setting up the final ballot between Rio de Janeiro and Madrid.In your face Chicago!
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Copenhagen, Denmark (Sports Network) - Rio... more
NEW YORK — Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts.
Just two days after HarperCollins announced that Palin's "Going Rogue" had been moved up from the spring to Nov. 17, preorders Wednesday night for the former Alaska governor's memoir made it No. 1 on both Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble.com.
Among the books "Going Rogue" is outselling: Sen. Ted Kennedy's "True Compass," Mitch Albom's "Have a Little Faith" and Brown's "The Lost Symbol," his first novel since "The Da Vinci Code" and, perhaps until now, the year's most anticipated release.NEW YORK — Move over, Dan Brown. Sarah Palin is on top of the charts.
Just two days... more
A Tsunami warning has been issued for many South Pacific nations following a magnitude 8.3 earthquake at 17.48 GMT at a depth of 33km (20 miles) some 190km from Samoa's capital Apia.
A Tsunami has already struck American Samoa in the last few hours and several are already reported dead. A senior hospital employee in the main hospital for American Samoa has spoken to the BBC in a live phone call and explained the seriousness of the situation. Homes have already been swept away and many are reported dead.
A Tsunami warning is in place for the Samoa islands, New Zealand, Tonga and Fiji, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said.
"Based on all available data, a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicentre," the PTWC - a branch of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mr Weinstein said Tuesday's quake was "much smaller" than that tsunami, and only had 3% of the energy generated by the 2004 quake that caused the deaths of hundreds of thousands.A Tsunami warning has been issued for many South Pacific nations following a magnitude... more
