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  "id": 16636092,
  "title": "Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s original Pavel Chekov, dies at 90",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-star-treks-original-pavel-chekov-dies-at-90",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T17:25:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372213/walter-koenig-star-treks-original-pavel-chekov-dies-90"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the Star Trek television series and several films, has died. He was 90. Koenig died on Monday at his home in the North Hollywood neighbourhood of Los Angeles, talent agent Zachery McGinnis said in a statement. In Star Trek, Ensign Chekov was the sole Communist-bloc member of the spaceship Enterprise bridge…",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original ‘Star Trek’ series, dies at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-ensign-chekov-on-original-star-trek-series-dies-at-90",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:00:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on original 'Star Trek' series, dies at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-ensign-chekov-on-original-star-trek-series-dies-at-90-16636524",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:28:31.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Live Science",
        "title": "'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' was afraid to say anything",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-was-afraid-to-say-anything",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:29:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on Star Trek: The Original Series, dead at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-ensign-chekov-on-star-trek-the-original-series-dead-at",
        "published": "2026-10-26T17:36:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Walter Koenig, beloved Chekov on ‘Star Trek,’ dead at 90",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/walter-koenig-beloved-chekov-on-star-trek-dead-at-90",
        "published": "2026-10-26T19:21:14.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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