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  "id": 16732513,
  "title": "Walter Koenig, Ensign Chekov on the original ‘Star Trek’ series, dies at 90",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/walter-koenig-ensign-chekov-on-the-original-star-trek-series-dies-at",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T09:45:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
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    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/walter-koenig-ensign-chekov-on-the-original-star-trek-series-dies-at-90/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Son of Jewish Russian immigrants to US won hearts with character's authentic accent, stereotypical personality traits; George Takei: 'A writer, a teacher, a thoughtful man, and a loyal friend'",
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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."
}