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Mexico awaits new response from Google on dispute over Gulf of Mexico name before filing lawsuit

Mexico says it’s awaiting a new response from Google to its request that the tech company fully restore the name Gulf of Mexico to its Google Maps service before filing a lawsuit

The Independent UK

"It Is a Fact That the Body of Water … Is Called the Gulf of America"?

Place names in American English are defined by what American English speakers call them, not what the President tells us to call them.

Reason

AP Banned From Oval Office And Air Force One

The Trump White House bans The Associated Press from Oval Office and Air Force One over Gulf of Mexico naming dispute.

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Offshore worker Robbie Robson was bludgeoned to death on an oil rig. Was it a random attack or does the industry have questions to answer?

When the contractor started a two-month job in the Persian Gulf, he said it was his final lengthy posting. Six weeks later, he was dead, and a co-worker charged with his murder. What happened?

The Guardian - UK

White House bars Associated Press from Oval Office indefinitely over ‘Gulf of Mexico’ row

Amid the escalating standoff between the Donald Trump administration and The Associated Press over Gulf of Mexico’s name, the White House on Friday said that it has indefinitely banned the news wire agency from accessing the Oval Office and Air Force One, CNN reported.

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Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over 'Gulf Of America' Name Change

"We do have a dispute with Google at the moment," President Claudia Sheinbaum said at her morning news conference. "And if necessary, we will file a civil suit."

Latin Times

Mexico’s president threatens Google lawsuit over ‘wrong’ Gulf of America name change

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says Donald Trump has no right to change that name of the Gulf of Mexico, and Google maps should not enable him.

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Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over 'Gulf Of America' Name Change

Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in the United States to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order.

International Business Times

The White House says it's a 'fact' that the Gulf of Mexico has been renamed. Is that right?

For more than four centuries, the body of water stretching from Florida through Texas and into Mexico has been known as the Gulf of Mexico

The Independent UK

Search For 'How To Report An Error On Google Maps' Spikes After Trump Renames Gulf Of Mexico

Trump's renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America has caused the name to vary on Google Maps, causing confusion and outrage amongst users.

International Business Times UK

Trump Bans A.P. From Oval Office for Not Saying 'Gulf of America'

A dust-up over geographical nomenclature is silly, but it signals the Trump administration's hostility to the First Amendment and freedom of the press.

Reason

Reporter blocked from Oval Office by Donald Trump for using the term 'Gulf of Mexico'

White House has demanded that Associated Press change its wording to ‘Gulf of America’

Evening Standard

Google Maps and Apple Maps rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, and I am so confused

Not every map agrees what to call the Gulf of Mexico.

TechRadar

Trump Declares Feb. 9 'Gulf of America Day'

Trump's decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico is part of his broader effort to "restore names that celebrate American greatness."

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The Guardian - US

Trump has brought much-needed attention to a site of great tragedy: the Gulf of Mexico

Environmental disasters have plagued the water body for decades. Now the region is thrust in the global spotlight

Latin Times

Mexico to Send Letter to Google Questioning Decision to Rename Gulf of Mexico on Its US Maps

She said the foreign ministry will send out the letter to Google on Jan. 29

Latin Times

Google Maps To Rename Gulf of Mexico To Gulf of America In The U.S.; Most Countries Will See Both Names

The name will remain the same in Mexico

Texas Observer

Name Games: Trump’s ‘Gulf of America’ Move Flouts History, International Cooperation

The president could just as logically rename the body of water the “Chinese Sea,” one historian argues.

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The Independent UK

UK has no plans to recognise Donald Trump’s new name for Gulf of Mexico

The UK will continue to call the body of water the Gulf of Mexico unless DonaldTrump’s plan to rename it catches on in English-speaking countries

The Guardian - US

Can Trump make a deal for Middle East peace?

It’s Trump’s proclivity for deal-making and no mess I’m holding on to for progress toward a Palestinian state

The Independent UK

Mapmakers are lost as Donald Trump renames the world: ‘Gulf of what?’

Google and Apple maps are still using the original names. But for how long?

The Guardian - US

US Coast Guard and Florida start using Gulf of America for Gulf of Mexico

Donald Trump signed executive order to rename body of water in honor of ‘American greatness’

Latin Times

Mexican President Says Trump Can Call Gulf Whatever He Wants But It Is Still the Gulf of Mexico 'For the Entire World'

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rebuffed Donald Trump's executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."

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Rare Southern Snowstorm Blankets U.S. Gulf Coast

Unprecedented winter storm in U.S. South breaks records, highlighting climate change impact.

The Independent UK

Florida becomes first state to use ‘Gulf of America’ after Trump changes name

‘An area of low pressure moving across the Gulf of America, interacting with Arctic air, will bring widespread impactful winter weather to North Florida’ an official Florida weather warning read

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