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  "id": 3784090,
  "title": "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:58:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-906841"
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  "account": "On Thursday, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, a decision the administration said would take immediate effect. The order directs the Department of the Interior and Secretary Doug Burgum to implement the change. Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, shares borders with the Canadian province of Ontario and the US state of New York. A White House aide confirmed the directive to the media.\n\nThe renaming comes amid escalating tensions between the US and Canada. Last week, trade talks between the two nations collapsed, with each side accusing the other of derailing negotiations. Trump railed against Canada in recent social media posts, alleging that the country has been \"ripping off the US for decades\" by imposing tariffs that charge US farmers over 400% higher than other nations. This has led to companies shutting down, resulting in an annual loss of $60 billion for the US economy.\n\nRenaming bodies of water is not a new tactic for Trump. In January 2021, shortly after embarking on his second term, the Interior Department changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.",
  "summary": "The executive order follows the collapse of trade talks between the US and Canada last week, with each side blaming the other for derailing three days of intensive negotiations.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Watch live: Trump speaks amid tariff battles, signs order for 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/watch-live-trump-speaks-amid-tariff-battles-signs-order-for-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:22:29.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in the US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-the-us",
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        "title": "CP NewsAlert: Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/cp-newsalert-trump-signs-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:29:58.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Watch: Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/watch-trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:46:38.000Z"
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        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-amid-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:46:43.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order for U.S. to call Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-for-u-s-to-call-lake-ontario-as-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:47:50.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3786710",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:49:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:54:06.000Z"
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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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