{
  "id": 5627348,
  "title": "‘We’re taking it very personally’: Republican mayor from Lake Ontario city rejects Trump’s ‘Lake America’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/were-taking-it-very-personally-republican-mayor-from-lake-ontario",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T19:28:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "National Post",
    "slug": "national-post",
    "url": "https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/republican-mayor-rejects-trumps-lake-america"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The mayor of Oswego, a city on Lake Ontario, has rejected President Donald Trump's suggestion to rename the lake \"Lake America\". Robert Corradino stated that it's possible to disagree with the administration's proposal while still supporting other initiatives.\n\nThe proposal to rename Lake Ontario has caused controversy, with some employees of the US Geological Survey expressing frustration. According to The National, the USGS staffers described a gloomy atmosphere at the agency since Trump's order, with one staffer saying it's \"all so annoying\" and that the name change is \"unnecessary\" and costing \"taxpayer dollars and human time\".\n\nThe name change has also affected map software, with Apple and Google changing Lake Ontario to Lake America for US users, reportedly based on USGS information. The National reports that this has caused anger towards Trump, while the USGS employee noted that name changes are usually agreed by a vote at the US Board on Geographic Names, not via executive order.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Trump's Strait of Hormuz and Lake Ontario name ideas 'annoy' USGS workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trumps-strait-of-hormuz-and-lake-ontario-name-ideas-annoy-usgs-workers",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:13:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Trump: alternative oil pipelines may reduce Strait of Hormuz’s future role",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/trump-alternative-oil-pipelines-may-reduce-strait-of-hormuzs-future",
        "published": "2026-09-04T19:42:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}