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  "id": 3795502,
  "title": "Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-directs-federal-government-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T18:53:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/08/27/g-s1-140583/trump-lake-ontario-america"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario \"Lake America\" in the United States. The move comes amid an escalating trade dispute between the US and Canada. According to Gulf News, Trump signed the order at the White House, with a large sign behind him showing a map of the Great Lakes with \"Lake America\" written over Lake Ontario.\n\nThe name change only applies to the US geographic naming service and does not affect Canada. The trade dispute between the two countries has led to the imposition of tariffs on each other's goods, with Canada responding to US tariffs with retaliatory tariffs on American goods such as steel, dairy products, and farm equipment.\n\nThe renaming of Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\" was announced by Trump in the Oval Office, with some reports noting that he also referenced changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.",
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        "title": "Donald Trump renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ amid trade war with Canada",
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        "title": "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "WATCH: Trump signs order changing Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/watch-trump-signs-order-changing-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:20:19.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America' amid Canada tensions",
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        "published": "2026-08-27T19:22:22.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "US President Trump signs order renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/us-president-trump-signs-order-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:06:46.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-amid-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:19:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-amid-canada-3812787",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:19:50.000Z"
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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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