{
  "id": 4101252,
  "title": "In 1996, MapQuest put maps online before Google Maps; now it rejects ‘Lake America’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/in-1996-mapquest-put-maps-online-before-google-maps-now-it-rejects",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T17:28:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/social/in-1996-mapquest-put-maps-online-before-google-maps-why-30-years-later-it-is-refusing-to-rename-lake-ontario-despite-donald-trumps-executive-order/articleshow/133596924.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MapQuest is resisting President Trump's effort to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The online mapping service gained significant attention for its humorous response to the proposal. This renaming attempt follows a similar executive order concerning the Gulf of Mexico. Trade tensions between the United States and Canada have reignited the dispute. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also…",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Great Job, Internet!: MapQuest continues cartological defiance to let users rename Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/great-job-internet-mapquest-continues-cartological-defiance-to-let",
        "published": "2026-08-28T16:00:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Will Google Rename Lake Ontario? MapQuest Refuses to Adopt Trump Order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/will-google-rename-lake-ontario-mapquest-refuses-to-adopt-trump-order",
        "published": "2026-08-29T02:45:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}