Today show anchor Ann Curry

When “Today” show news anchor Ann Curry delivered the commencement speech at Wheaton College in Massachusetts, she named a list of distinguished alumni, including the Rev. Billy Graham, Wes Craven and Dennis Hastert.

The problem is the evangelist, the horror movie director and the former U.S. House Speaker all attended the Wheaton College in Illinois, not the one in Massachusetts.

The NBC newswoman on Monday sent an apology letter to Massachusetts school’s president, Ron Crutcher, and the college community. “I am mortified by my mistake,” she wrote, “and can only hope the purity of my motive, to find a way to connect with the graduates and encourage them to a life of service, will allow you to forgive me.”
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Serena Williams wardrobe malfunction

Venus Williams has done will to keep the fashion industry on their toes during her reign as one of the top tennis professionals in the world. And, with her high profile sister, Serena, the two are always a treat for the fans.

Serena faced hefty fines after her tirade at the U.S. Open against a lineman and she heads to the French Open where her sister was wowing the tennis world with her fashion. In the meantime, Serena Williams wardrobe malfunction came between the two events at the beach.
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Security and Politics at Cannes

 CANNES, France – At 8:30 a.m. on Friday at the Cannes Film Festival, just before the first daily screening, attendees were greeted with a disquieting sight: four police vans were parked in front of the festival headquarters and numerous gendarmes, some in riot gear, had taken up position on the street and even next to the red carpet. We festival-goers are used to security checks at Cannes.

 Guards electronically check your bags whenever you enter the headquarters, a massive building called the Palais.

 Another guard checks or rather glances at the contents of your bags, while a third passes an electronic wand over your body, rituals that grow lax as the festival wears on. (Similar security checks are common at studio screenings in the United States.)

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