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Mexico sues Google over changing Gulf of Mexico’s name for US users


President Claudia Sheinbaum says lawsuit has been filed after US lawmakers voted on name change

The measure was sponsored by rightwing Georgia lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene and passed nearly along party lines, with all Democrats opposed and almost every Republican, with the exception of vulnerable Nebraska representative Don Bacon, voting in favor. Sheinbaum had warned Google, which is part of tech giant Alphabet, in February that she was considering legal action unless the company reversed its decision. Her government argues that Trump’s executive order on the subject only applies to the part of the continental shelf belonging to the United States.

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