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Angela Bassett earns momentous Oscar nomination for ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’

Tuesday, January 24 by ABC News

Angela Bassett's role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever resulted in a Golden Globe — and now, a groundbreaking Oscar nomination. The actress received a nod in the category of Best Supporting Actress, making her the first actor from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be... Read More.

Great-grandmother earns master’s degree: ‘Never, ever give up’

Wednesday, January 11 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Joan Donovan was 84 years old when she finished her college degree, but the great-grandmother said she didn't want to stop learning just yet."I couldn't wait to get up in the morning to go to school. I met the most wonderful,... Read More.

’Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ tops box office, earns $150 million overseas

Monday, April 18 by ABC News

Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment of the Fantastic Beasts franchise, opened in the number-one spot at the box office, earning an estimated $43 million over the weekend. Overseas, the fantasy film -- brought to life by an ensemble cast that... Read More.

Valieva earns highest score in women’s short program after CAS allows her to skate

Tuesday, February 15 by ABC News

(BEIJING) -- Kamila Valieva earned the highest score in the women's figure skating singles event short program at the Olympics on Tuesday.The 15-year-old, who represents the Russian Olympic Committee, scored a mark of 82.16, putting her in first place going into the free skate... Read More.

‘The Power of the Dog’ leads with 12 nominations, ‘Dune’ earns 10, for 94th Annual Academy Awards

Tuesday, February 8 by ABC News

The Oscar nominations were announced at 8:18 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday morning. The Western The Power of the Dog leads with 12 nominations in multiple categories, while the sci-fi epic Dune followed close behind, with 10.Emmy-nominated black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross and Emmy-winning The Help veteran and Call Me Kat co-star Leslie Jordan presented the nominees in all 23 categories live via... Read More.

Virgin Galactic earns FAA approval to fly humans to space

Friday, June 25 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Virgin Galactic, the private spaceflight firm founded by billionaire Richard Branson, said Friday that it had received Federal Aviation Administration approval to fly humans to space.The company said that its existing commercial space transportation operator license had been upgraded to allow... Read More.

‘Tom and Jerry’ earns second-best opening in box office during COVID era

Monday, March 1 by ABC News

(LOS ANGELES) -- With more than half of the nation's movie theaters closed because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the newly released Tom and Jerry performed surprisingly well in the box office this weekend. The hybrid live action and animated children's movie raked in $13.7 million... Read More.

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