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  "title": "Google Maps Renames Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' in US After Trump Order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-renames-lake-ontario-as-lake-america-in-us-after-trump",
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  "summary": "Google Maps now labels Lake Ontario as \"Lake America\" for US users after Trump ordered the name change, prompting backlash in Canada.",
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Ontario premier answers Trump's 'Lake America' with giant 'Lake Ontario' sign",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/ontario-premier-answers-trumps-lake-america-with-giant-lake-ontario",
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        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Google Maps renames Lake Ontario after Trump’s decree on ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/google-maps-renames-lake-ontario-after-trumps-decree-on-lake-america",
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        "title": "Trump renaming Lake Ontario ‘like something out of Saturday Night Live,’ says Ford",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Some Ontario government, business websites show ‘Lake America’ on maps",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Lake Ontario now called ‘Lake America’ on Google Maps for US users after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-4516274",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for US users after Trump ordered name change",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/lake-ontario-now-called-lake-america-on-google-maps-for-us-users-4523955",
        "published": "2026-08-30T23:30:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in US searches",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-maps-changes-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-in-us-searches",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:16:09.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Google changes US maps to Lake America from Lake Ontario",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/google-changes-us-maps-to-lake-america-from-lake-ontario",
        "published": "2026-08-31T03:46:24.000Z"
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