NPR News: 08-28-2026 3AM EDT
Summary
President Trump signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America amid escalating US-Canada trade tensions and new tariffs, though Canada exempted Maine lobster. Meanwhile, mortgage rates remain high as markets await Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech for interest rate signals. In legal news, testimony concluded in the trial of the man accused of orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s 1996 murder, with closing arguments set for Monday.
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Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America
US-Canada tariffs and relief for Maine lobstermen
Mortgage rates hit highs ahead of Fed speech
Tupac Shakur murder trial testimony concludes
Fed Chair Powell's Jackson Hole speech preview
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