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  "id": 3792310,
  "title": "Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3792310",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:58:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-america"
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  "summary": "Symbolic move to rename lake bordering New York and Canada comes amid escalating trade war with northern neighbor US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario, making it Lake America. The largely symbolic move comes amid an escalating trade war with Canada. Continue reading...",
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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"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario's name 'effective immediately'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-changing-lake-ontarios-name-effective-immediately",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:50:49.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:58:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-to-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-3794622",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:16:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ in the United States",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-the-united",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Who gets to name a lake? What to know about Trump’s renaming of Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/who-gets-to-name-a-lake-what-to-know-about-trumps-renaming-of-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:25:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Toronto Sun",
        "title": "Trump signs executive order changing name of Lake Ontario to Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-signs-executive-order-changing-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:31:41.000Z"
      }
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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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