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  • Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set

    The singer has been slowly returning to performing after taking a break last year to “work on myself”.

    Source: BBC.

  • Lola Young surprises Reading Festival with final day set

    The singer has been slowly returning to performing after taking a break last year to “work on myself”.

    Source: BBC.

  • Google Maps renames Lake Ontario to Lake America

    Google has renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America on its maps following President Donald Trump’s executive order on Thursday amid an escalating trade war between the two longtime allies.

    The name change is only visible to American users, according to Google.

    “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now,” the tech giant said in a statement issued Saturday night.

    As of midday Sunday, Apple’s maps had not changed the name of the easternmost of the Great Lakes. Apple did not immediately respond to MS NOW’s request for comment about whether it intends to make the name change.

    Google also followed Trump’s lead last year when he rebranded the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

    The drama involving Lake Ontario comes during the countries’ bitter trade war, ignited after trade talks collapsed between the countries last weekend. Trump imposed tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney retaliated, vowing it would be “dollar for dollar.”

    Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to rename the lake after Canadian officials, including Ontario Premier Doug Ford, criticized him for launching the trade war. Ford called Trump a “bully” and “a loser.”

    The Canadian leader doubled down on his condemnation of Trump this weekend, debuting a massive sign reading “Lake Ontario, Now and Always” on its shore.

    “You may have heard that President Trump is trying to rename this lake all because he doesn’t like Ontario and Canada standing up for ourselves,” Ford said in a video Saturday while standing in front of the new sign. “But let’s be serious: long before President Trump, this lake was called Lake Ontario. And long after President Trump is gone, it will still be called Lake Ontario.”

    Appearing on ABC’s “This Week” Sunday, Ford acknowledged his unusually “heated” rhetoric about Trump last week, saying, “It’s unfortunate that he stoops down to that level, and unfortunately, I did that day.”

    Reps. Timothy Kennedy, D-N.Y., Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Joseph Morelle, D-N.Y., plan to introduce a bill on Monday called “Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act” to nullify Trump’s executive order.

    Kennedy, who represents Buffalo and Niagara Falls, said on MS NOW’s “The Weekend” Sunday, “These are our friends and neighbors. We drink Tim Hortons coffee. We drink Levant Blue beer. We cross the Peace Bridge. Think about that — the Peace Bridge in Canada. It’s called the Peace Bridge for a reason.”

    Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, appearing on the same show, bemoaned the strained relationship.

    “If you can’t get along with Canada, is there any country you can get along with?” she said.

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    From MS Now.

  • Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate says state’s elections are ‘ground zero for this republic’

    From The Hill

    Rep. John James (R-Mich.), who is running for governor in his state, on Sunday called upcoming Michigan elections “ground zero for this republic.” “We need to make sure that we stop socialism and that we save the state of Michigan, because if we don’t do it here, it’s going to go to the rest of…

  • Moulton says Sen. Markey, 80, is too old for another term

    The Massachusetts Democrat’s answer to a debate question was striking.

    Source: ABC News

  • Trump promises to ‘fill up’ SPR after US-Venezuela oil deal

    From The Hill

    President Trump said Sunday the U.S. will “fill up” the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) as a result of the oil deal his administration reached with the Venezuelan government. “One of the things I am going to do with the Venezuelan Oil is fill up the Strategic National Reserves,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding the…

  • NFL Places Josh Jacobs on Commissioner’s Exempt List After Charges

    Josh Jacobs has been sidelined by the NFL amid his criminal case … TMZ Sports has learned the league placed the Packers star running back on the Commissioner’s Exempt List. We’re told by the NFL Jacobs may not practice or attend games while he’s…

    From TMZ.

  • Celebrity Beach Bums for National Beach Day!

    It’s National Beach Day … and when it comes to the sun, the sand, and the surf … these sexy celebs can’t seem to get enough beach. Halle Bailey, Darianka, and Bella Thorne all love redefining what it actually means to be a beach bum — emphasis…

    From TMZ.

  • ‘A giant leap forward’: Nasa launches powerful new space telescope

    The US space agency’s telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new map of the universe and learn more about dark energy and dark matter.

    Source: BBC.

  • Blueface’s Ex Jaidyn Alexis Says She Slept With His Friend for Revenge

    Jaidyn Alexis says she got even with Blueface after learning he’d slept with one of her best friends … by sleeping with one of his — and she has zero regrets. Jaidyn dropped the bomb while sitting down with our Towanda on “The TMZ Podcast” ……

    From TMZ.

  • Prisoners freed early are returning to jail at rapid rate, governors tell BBC

    PM Andy Burnham on Sunday announced changes to the next early release scheme – scheduled to start in October – which mean PC Harper’s killers will stay in jail.

    Source: BBC.

  • Eight killed and others missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus

    A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 people turns over after leaving port.

    Source: BBC.