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\n\nWelcome back. In the news today: Trump signs an order renaming Lake Ontario as “Lake America” in the U.S.; a judge questions the Kennedy Center’s plan to restore Trump’s name; and how the Iran war has changed the Middle East, but not in the way its architects had hoped. Also, our gardening expert shares which plants add a burst of color to gardens when summer flowers dry up and fade.
\n\nPresident Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
\n\nPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow along, however. Read more.
\n\nTrump says the US doesn’t need Canada. The economy says otherwise
\n\nFACT FOCUS: Could Canada leave US cities in the dark as part of the trade war? Not likely
\n\nQuebec’s governing party names Trump its ‘real adversary’ as election begins
\n\nCanada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is…
Original source: https://apnews.com/business