{
  "id": 3949641,
  "title": "The 'OG' online map platform, MapQuest, says it won't change the name of Lake Ontario",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-og-online-map-platform-mapquest-says-it-wont-change-the-name-of",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:56:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/mapquest-wont-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america-trump-canada-tariffs-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The founder of the original search engine, MapQuest, has declared that it will not alter the name of Lake Ontario despite President Donald Trump's executive order to rename the lake to \"Lake America\". MapQuest, which launched in 1996 and was acquired by AOL in 2000 for $1.1 billion, has maintained its commitment to the lake by stating, 'We're not changing it.' The company even created a tool to generate screenshots with humorous names, including 'Lake Are We Doing This Again?' The decision to keep the lake's name has garnered significant attention, with MapQuest's official account on X receiving over 70,000 likes for its announcement. The controversy surrounding the name change stems from the ongoing trade tensions between the US and Canada, which has led to the imposition of tariffs on Canadian goods. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also rejected Trump's proposal, emphasizing that the lake's name remains unchanged, 'Lake Ontario - then, now and always.'",
  "summary": "MapQuest shared a tool for users to generate joke screenshots with their own names for Lake Ontario, writing: \"Lake Are We Doing This Again?\"",
  "key_points": [],
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    "outlets": 6,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "Trump renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:47:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed Lake America as US-Canada trade talks collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-as-us-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:12:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Trump orders Lake Ontario renamed Lake America",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/trump-orders-lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:21:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Handelsstreit: Trump benennt Lake Ontario in „Lake America“ um",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/handelsstreit-trump-benennt-lake-ontario-in-lake-america-um",
        "published": "2026-08-28T09:06:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Can Trump rename Lake Ontario as Lake America?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/can-trump-rename-lake-ontario-as-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-08-28T10:12:53.000Z"
      }
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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."
}