Lake America, Cancer Treatment, & Longest Fights

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Adam Rogers
August 28, 2026

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President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario "Lake America." The order gives the Interior Department and U.S. Board on Geographic Names 30 days to formalize the change and requires federal maps, documents, and other government references to adopt the new name.
The order changes the lake's official name within the U.S. federal government but does not require Canada or other countries to recognize it. Lake Ontario straddles the U.S.-Canada border and forms part of the shoreline of Toronto, Canada's largest city. Canadian officials have said they will continue calling it Lake Ontario.
The move comes amid a rapidly escalating trade dispute between the two countries, with the U.S. imposing 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and Canada responding with its own tariffs this week. Trump previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" for U.S. federal use, although Mexico and much of the international community retained the original name.

The FDA has approved a new targeted treatment for metastatic pancreatic cancer after a late-stage trial found it nearly doubled patients' median survival. Patients taking daraxonrasib survived for a median of more than 13 months, compared with about 6.7 months for those receiving standard chemotherapy in the 500-person trial.
The once-daily pill, which will be sold as Rasonque, targets several forms of RAS, a protein that drives tumor growth and has historically been difficult to target with drugs. The treatment is approved for adults with metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma who have already received at least one systemic therapy.
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma accounts for roughly 95% of exocrine pancreatic cancers and remains particularly deadly because it is often detected late, progresses aggressively, and has relatively few treatment options. Researchers hope the new approach could provide a foundation for targeting RAS-driven tumors in other difficult-to-treat cancers.

Chile, the world's fourth-largest wine exporter, is creating a new category for lower-alcohol wine. The new designation will allow products containing as little as 8.5% alcohol, while traditional Chilean wine will retain its 11.5% minimum.
The announcement follows a broader shift in drinking habits, particularly among younger consumers who increasingly favor moderation and lower-calorie options. Global wine consumption fell roughly 14% between 2018 and 2025, reaching about 5.5 billion gallons last year, putting pressure on an industry that has traditionally relied on higher-alcohol products.
Chile's previous rules prevented wineries from marketing products below 11.5% alcohol as conventional wine, limiting their ability to compete with lighter alternatives such as beer and spritzes. The new category gives producers a way into that market and could encourage more winemaking in Chile's cooler coastal and southern regions, where grapes can naturally produce lower-alcohol wines.

Missouri Deputy Attorney General Shaun Mackelprang was found alive in Wyoming’s remote Wind River Range, six days after disappearing while attempting to summit the state’s highest peak. (More)

ICE agent Christian Castro was released from a Texas jail after three months in custody as Minnesota unsuccessfully sought his extradition on assault charges stemming from a January shooting. (More)

A U.S. military judge set a June 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks. (More)

CIA Director John Ratcliffe reportedly made a surprise trip to Moscow to warn Russia against attacking NATO after U.S. intelligence assessed that Vladimir Putin may test the alliance within several years. (More)

Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, has died in prison at 84. (More)

The death toll from catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border has surpassed 360, with roughly 1,400 people still missing as rescue operations continue. (More)

US stock markets closed higher on Thursday (S&P +0.72%, Nasdaq +1.57%, Dow +0.20%) as positive earnings from tech companies boosted the indexes. (More)

U.S. jobless claims fell to 203,000 last week, remaining near historic lows as layoffs remain rare despite broader concerns about the labor market. (More)

Salesforce shares jumped more than 20% after beating quarterly earnings expectations and expanding its Anthropic partnership with a new AI tool called “Claudeforce.” (More)

Good Good Golf lost its Callaway partnership and withdrew from sponsoring a PGA Tour event as fallout continued over an advertisement depicting violence against a woman. (More)

The Champions League draw set several heavyweight matchups, including PSG-Barcelona, Arsenal-Real Madrid and Manchester United-Bayern Munich, with league-phase play beginning Sept. 8. (More)

Voice actor Peter Cullen, best known as the longtime voice of Optimus Prime in Transformers and Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, has died at 85. (More)

Decades of research show vitamin C does not prevent colds in most people, though regular use may modestly reduce symptom severity and duration. (More)

Scientists identified a previously unknown source of corrosion, finding that naturally charged water droplets can electrically break through protective coatings and expose the metal underneath. (More)

Researchers analyzing modern human DNA uncovered evidence of two previously unknown ancestral lineages, including one that interbred with humans in Africa more than 50,000 years ago. (More)

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