SCOUT· 34%15m·2026-08-28·News PoliticsSix Months of War, and Trump’s Push for ‘Lake America’
Plus, the Friday news quiz. Here’s what we’re covering: Why Many Iranians Are Losing Hope After Six Months of War (https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/world/middleeast/iranians-war-six-months-losing-hope.html) , by Leily Nikounazar and Yeganeh Torbati Trump Orders the Government to Rename Lake Ontario to Lake America…
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“The hardest part of a two week war is the first six months.”
“In Canada we use the acronym HOMES to learn the Great Lakes. American kids can now learn SHAME.”
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