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Bethesda's new game Starfield features over 1000 planets. Bethesda Softworks hide caption

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In 'Starfield', human destiny is written in the stars

Starfield is one of the biggest and most anticipated video game releases of the year. It's a massive open world game set in humanity's future, when we've settled on star systems throughout the galaxy. There's over 1000 planets to explore, multiple factions to join, spaceships to pilot and quests to go on. But does Starfield live up to the hype?

In 'Starfield', human destiny is written in the stars

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Horses are spooked by the Woolsey Fire near Paramount Ranch on Nov. 9, 2018, in Agoura Hills, Calif. Matthew Simmons/Getty Images hide caption

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You've likely seen this ranch on-screen — burned by wildfire, it awaits its next act

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The Consumer Product Safety Commission's new album features some of its iconic mascots on the cover and seven safety-focused tracks. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission hide caption

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A federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album

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Harrison Ford in The Fugitive. PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy Stock Photo hide caption

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A screenshot from the premiere of The Joy of Painting shows the painter Bob Ross with the work, A Walk in the Woods, which is up for sale. YouTube/Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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This rare Bob Ross painting could be yours — for close to $10 million

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Sally Field plays a cotton mill worker in the 1979 drama Norma Rae. Moviestore Collection Ltd./Alamy hide caption

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Wonder where Hollywood's strikes are headed? Movies might offer a clue

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The roundhouse under construction at Wahhoga Village in Yosemite National Park. Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation hide caption

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A Northern California tribe works to protect traditions in a warming world

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Inspector Brian Boyce (Hugh Bonneville) tracks down the thieves in The Gold. Sally Mais/Tannadice Pictures/Paramount+ hide caption

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What happened to 'The Gold'? This crime saga is focused on the aftermath of a heist

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Songwriter and producer Edgar Barrera poses at the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas in 2021. Barrera has earned another 13 Latin Grammy nominations in 2023. David Becker/Getty Images hide caption

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Hitmaker Edgar Barrera leads the 2023 Latin Grammy nominations

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Sinclair Daniel and Ashleigh Murray in The Other Black Girl. Hulu hide caption

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Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station. Institute for Justice hide caption

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Drew Barrymore, left, faced backlash after she announced her talk show would return to air without her writers who are currently on strike against major studios. She later backtracked. Journalist Michael Schulman says Barrymore's great aunt, Ethel Barrymore, right, undermined union efforts in 1929. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust; Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption

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