fixes #2243

app/assets/javascripts/default/news_updates.js

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+(function() {
+  Danbooru.NewsUpdate = {};
+
+  Danbooru.NewsUpdate.initialize = function() {
+    var key = $("#news-updates").data("id");
+
+    if (Danbooru.Cookie.get("news-ticker") == key) {
+      $("#news-updates").hide();
+    } else {
+      $("#news-updates").show();
+
+      $("#close-news-ticker-link").click(function(e) {
+        $("#news-updates").hide();
+        Danbooru.Cookie.put("news-ticker", key);
+
+        // need to reset the more link
+        var $site_map_link = $("#site-map-link");
+        $("#more-links").hide().offset({top: $site_map_link.offset().top + $site_map_link.height() + 10, left: $site_map_link.offset().left});
+
+        return false;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+})();
+
+$(function() {
+  Danbooru.NewsUpdate.initialize();
+});