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GULF OF AMERICA


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Saharan dust to return to Houston this week: What does it do, and why does it appear every summer?

Read full article: Saharan dust to return to Houston this week: What does it do, and why does it appear every summer?

Its that time of year again. Meteorological Summer began on Sunday.

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Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US

Read full article: Extreme heat will make it feel more like August than May for Texas, parts of southeastern US

Sweltering heat more commonly seen in the throes of summer than in the spring is making an unwelcome visit to a large portion of the U.S. – from the Dakotas to Texas and other parts of the South – prompting forecasters to tell residents to use caution outside.

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House follows Trump's lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

Read full article: House follows Trump's lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'

The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

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Texas may officially recognize Gulf of America change after Senate gives first OK

Read full article: Texas may officially recognize Gulf of America change after Senate gives first OK

Senate Bill 1717 would require the name of Gulf of Mexico to be changed in every official reference made by a state agency, resolution, rule or publication.

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15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

Read full article: 15 years after Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lawsuits stall and restoration is incomplete

Fifteen years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster off the Gulf Coast, the effects of the largest oil spill in U.S. history are still being felt.

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Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town

Read full article: Meet the Gulf shrimpers rooting on Trump's tariffs in a Texas fishing town

While American consumers and markets wonder and worry about President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs, Gulf coast shrimpers are cheering him on.

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The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

Read full article: The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

The White House says its officials "will determine" which news outlets cover President Donald Trump.

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Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider

Read full article: Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider

A federal judge has refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying the news organization had not shown it had suffered irreparable harm in the matter.

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AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

Read full article: AP sues 3 Trump administration officials, citing freedom of speech

The Associated Press is suing three Trump administration officials over access to presidential events.

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Trump says AP will continue to be curtailed at White House until it changes style to Gulf of America

Read full article: Trump says AP will continue to be curtailed at White House until it changes style to Gulf of America

President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico.

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

Read full article: 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.

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Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

Read full article: Bristling at 'Gulf of Mexico' name change on maps, Mexico says it might sue Google

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says her government is not ruling out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the “Gulf of America.”.

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White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

Read full article: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute

The White House says news organizations that refuse to use President Donald Trump’s new name for the Gulf of Mexico are telling “lies."

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How KPRC 2 plans to handle President Trump’s executive order renaming Gulf of Mexico, Denali

Read full article: How KPRC 2 plans to handle President Trump’s executive order renaming Gulf of Mexico, Denali

President Trump ordered the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on his first day in office. Houston's KPRC explains how reporting will and won't change on their platforms.

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Google Maps to be updated to reflect Gulf of America, Mount McKinley name changes

Read full article: Google Maps to be updated to reflect Gulf of America, Mount McKinley name changes

On the News from Google X account, the company responded to the order, saying they had received questions about how they would handle the changes.

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Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

Read full article: Gulf of Whatnow? Trump's geographic renaming plans leave mapmakers pondering what to do next

Mapmakers and teachers are re-thinking what to call the gulf of water between Mexico, the United States and Cuba after President Donald Trump ordered it renamed from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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Gov. Abbott proposes ‘Gulf of Texas’ after Trump suggests renaming Gulf of Mexico

Read full article: Gov. Abbott proposes ‘Gulf of Texas’ after Trump suggests renaming Gulf of Mexico

Less than 24 hours after President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico, the governor of Texas is now throwing the Lonestar State’s name in the ring.

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Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment

Read full article: Mexico's President Sheinbaum offers sarcastic response to Trump's 'Gulf of America' comment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has responded sarcastically to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

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GULF OF AMERICA: President-Elect Trump wants to rename Gulf of Mexico. Can he do it?

Read full article: GULF OF AMERICA: President-Elect Trump wants to rename Gulf of Mexico. Can he do it?

For decades, history books and maps have labeled the big body of water that sits off the coast of the southern United States and Mexico as the Gulf of Mexico.

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

Read full article: 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.

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