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It's been 60 years since NBC aired the first episode of Star Trek. Above, Leonard Nimoy as Spock.
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Can you imagine a universe without a new 'Star Trek' on the horizon?
Eric Deggans
As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is also grappling with the challenges of timing and technology. "Its audience is aging," says Strange New Worlds star Anson Mount.
People look for the names of their family members on a passenger list after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.
Iman Satria
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Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for about 130 missing
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S. was born in Pakistan to Somali parents and raised in Canada. She joined ISIS as a young woman and eventually escaped, becoming an informant against the group.
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How a young woman became an ISIS bride — and then an informant, helping save others
Tom Bowman, Gabriel J. Sánchez

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Singer Celine Dion performs during the opening concert of her 'Celine Dion Paris 2026' residency at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026.
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