In one Nepal district, flood catastrophe is measured in bodies and burial trenches
The devastating flash floods in the Himalayan region swept so many people downstream that authorities in one Nepalese district have begun burying bodies in t...
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Google capitulates in Trump’s attempt to rename Lake Ontario.
Amidst his trade tiff with Canada, President Trump issued an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America. As it did when the president tried to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Google has caved to his whims, swapping in Lake America on Maps. Users in Canada will continue to see Lake Ontario. In a blog post, Google said, “These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country.” Update August 30th: Added link to Google’s blog post about the change. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Screenshot-2026-08-30-at-8.30.22-AM.png?quality=90&strip=all]