Gulf of America

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White House Bars Reporter Over AP's Gulf of Mexico Policy

News agency isn't calling it the Gulf of America

(Newser) - The White House blocked an Associated Press reporter from an event in the Oval Office on Tuesday after demanding the news agency alter its style on the Gulf of Mexico , which President Trump has ordered renamed the Gulf of America. The reporter tried to enter the White House event as...

Google Maps Now Has a 'Gulf of America'

Name is changed for users in the US

(Newser) - Monday was the day for a big change in the world of Google cartography, at least symbolically. As promised , the company officially flipped the switch on the name change for the Gulf of Mexico in its Maps app, now labeling it the "Gulf of America" for US users to...

Google Maps Now Brands US a 'Sensitive Country'

CNBC reports on the change

(Newser) - Google on Monday said it would change its maps to feature the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley—but those weren't the only labels to apparently change. CNBC reports it has learned that the US was also switched from a "non-sensitive" country to a sensitive one within Google'...

Google Maps Will Start Showing 'Gulf of America'

At least to users in the US

(Newser) - Google is not going to fight President Trump on his mission to rechristen the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. As soon as the US government updates its official sources under Trump's executive order, Google Maps will start labeling the body of water the "Gulf of America,...

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