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Google Maps just dropped a jaw-dropper: it’s now calling Lake Ontario “Lake America” for U.S. users — thanks to a Trump executive order touting the lake’s economic and historical value. It’s not the first time Google has bowed to presidential whims — last year, they renamed the Gulf of Mexico to “Gulf of America.” But this move sparked outrage across borders. Canadians still see “Lake Ontario,” while international users get both names. Ontario’s Premier Doug Ford joked it’s straight out of a comedy sketch, while the Seneca Nation slammed it as cultural erasure, pointing to a 1794 treaty that…
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