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GULF OF AMERICA


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NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped

Read full article: NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped

The National Transportation Safety Board says roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November 2023 because operators failed to shut it down for nearly 13 hours after their data first hinted at a problem.

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Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest

Read full article: Heat dome will blanket much of the US, with worrisome temperatures in Midwest

Summer will make a dramatic entrance in the U.S. this week with a heat dome that will bring stifling heat and uncomfortable humidity to millions.

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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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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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DeSantis officially signs bills enforcing ‘Gulf of America’ name change in Florida schools, geographic materials

Read full article: DeSantis officially signs bills enforcing ‘Gulf of America’ name change in Florida schools, geographic materials

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed two bills aimed at carrying out President Donald Trump’s directive to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, according to the Florida Senate.

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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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‘More than a simple name change’: Florida House passes two bills supporting ‘Gulf of America’ name change

Read full article: ‘More than a simple name change’: Florida House passes two bills supporting ‘Gulf of America’ name change

Erasing the Gulf of Mexico from state laws and educational materials won Florida House approval Thursday. The Republican-controlled House passed two bills along party lines to carry out President Donald Trump’s directive to rename the gulf as the Gulf of America.

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What are your thoughts on a bill that would require state agencies, schools to update materials to Gulf of America?

Read full article: What are your thoughts on a bill that would require state agencies, schools to update materials to Gulf of America?

House and Senate panels are expected to take up two bills on Tuesday that would change references in state laws from the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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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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Here’s how News4JAX will handle Trump Administration renaming Gulf of Mexico, Denali

Read full article: Here’s how News4JAX will handle Trump Administration renaming Gulf of Mexico, Denali

News4JAX is following Associated Press style guidelines regarding the name changes and will refer to North America’s tallest peak as Mt. McKinley. According to AP, the area lies on U.S. soil, and as president, "Trump has the authority to change federal geographical names within the country."

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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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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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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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