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  "id": 3808055,
  "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-3808055",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T20:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america/"
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\". The change was announced at the White House and takes immediate effect, according to Ajel English and Punch.\n\nThe renaming comes amid escalating trade tensions between the US and Canada, following the collapse of negotiations between the two countries, as reported by The National UAE and Daily Times.\n\nThe US Interior Department will update the lake's name in the US geographic naming service, but it is unclear if Canada will adopt the new name, with PBS NewsHour noting that Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention.",
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        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "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-3788158",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:57:20.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "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-3791507",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:28:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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-3812003",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:30:16.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Video: Trump signs order to re-name Lake Ontario as Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/video-trump-signs-order-to-re-name-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T20:52:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Trump orders new name for Lake Ontario in provocative trade war twist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-new-name-for-lake-ontario-in-provocative-trade-war-twist",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:53:37.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "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-3828618",
        "published": "2026-08-27T21:54:50.000Z"
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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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