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  "id": 5156200,
  "title": "Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-for-us-users-after",
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  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
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    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/02/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-lake-america"
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  "summary": "Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada Apple has renamed Lake Ontario to “Lake America” for US users of its Maps app, after an executive order from Donald Trump to change the name of the Great Lake amid his trade spat with Canada. The Apple Maps app now displays the controversial new name for the lake, which sits between the border…",
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        "title": "Apple changes Lake Ontario name to ‘Lake America’ for US users of its Maps, following Trump’s order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-changes-lake-ontario-name-to-lake-america-for-us-users-of-its",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-changes-lake-ontario-name-to-lake-america-for-us-users-of-its-5106032",
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Apple changes Lake Ontario name to 'Lake America' for US users of its Maps, following Trump's order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-changes-lake-ontario-name-to-lake-america-for-us-users-of-its-5116744",
        "published": "2026-09-02T14:53:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Lake Ontario is now Lake America. Residents of Trump-voting Ontario have thoughts.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lake-ontario-is-now-lake-america-residents-of-trump-voting-ontario",
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        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Apple changes Lake Ontario name to 'Lake America' for US users of its Maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-changes-lake-ontario-name-to-lake-america-for-us-users-of-its-5133913",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:20:12.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "National Post",
        "title": "Lake Ontario renamed ‘Lake America’ for U.S. users of Apple Maps",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/lake-ontario-renamed-lake-america-for-u-s-users-of-apple-maps",
        "published": "2026-09-02T16:49:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/apple-maps-renames-lake-ontario-to-lake-america-for-us-users-after-5156353",
        "published": "2026-09-02T19:06:39.000Z"
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