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  "id": 4991185,
  "title": "Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-4991185",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-02T01:35:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/apple-maps-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america/article71417921.ece"
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  "summary": "Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario, and users in the rest of the world will see both names, following the same approach Apple used after Mr. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America",
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Apple and Google Lake Ontario backlash grows as MapQuest tops downloads",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-and-google-lake-ontario-backlash-grows-as-mapquest-tops",
        "published": "2026-09-01T18:36:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' joining Google",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-joining-google",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:08:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Apple joins Google in renaming Lake Ontario to \"Lake America\"",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/apple-joins-google-in-renaming-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-01T21:34:15.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america",
        "published": "2026-09-02T01:18:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Maverick",
        "title": "Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-changes-name-of-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-4999187",
        "published": "2026-09-02T03:12:39.000Z"
      }
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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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