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Anderson Cooper, who has been reluctant to talk about his personal life in public, revealed that he is gay in an essay posted online on Monday. The CNN journalist said he had kept his sexual orientation private for personal and professional reasons, but came to think that remaining silent had given some people a mistaken impression that he was ashamed. "The fact is, I'm gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself and proud," he wrote in a letter to Andrew Sullivan of the Daily Beast. Cooper, the son of Gloria...

A woman wanted by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office was arrested Friday for several sex crimes. US Marshals tracked down Tonya McLaughlin, 29, Friday at a trailer on Plum Street in Nashville. McLaughlin was charged with numerous counts of Rape, aggravated rape and incest. The victims were two boys, ages 13 and 16. McLaughlin was being held at the Montgomery County Jail on $250,000 bond

IT'S enough to make you wonder why they insist on putting the seat down. A new survey shows 22 per cent of professional Australian women crouch or squat over the toilets in their workplaces rather than risk contact with the seats. And another 14 per cent - making more than a third of women overall - wipe the seat first, then crouch over the seat just to be safe. The survey, conducted by Initial Healthcare, gathered the responses of 200 women working in advertising agencies, publishing, finance, pharmaceutical and general business in Australia last month. Forty-six per cent of respondents...

KERRY DAUGHTER SHOWS CANNES! A side note; Will Kerry pick Clark for VP? Kerry's face is saying either, "Clark would make a fine VP." or "I never realized how handsome Wesley is."I think it might be happening, Clark as Kerry's pick for VP. Clark's been introducing and/or stumping for Effin'.Oh please let me get my wish! A Kerry/Clark ticket.