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- 1Trump administration weighs baseball park in Grand Teton National Park●Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
The Trump administration is considering building a baseball park in Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Major League Baseball approached the administration about hosting a game in a national park, and an agency official scouted Grand Teton as a possible location. The proposal is drawing attention because it would place a sports venue inside protected federal parkland.
- 2Fat Bear Week voting frenzy sweeps Alaska's brown bears into the spotlight●Fat Bear Week is here — and the voting frenzy for Alaska's chonkiest bears is breaking the internet
Fat Bear Week has begun at Alaska's Katmai National Park, where the public votes in an annual bracket-style tournament to crown the brown bear that has gained the most weight before hibernation. The contest, run by the National Park Service and explore.org, draws millions of votes each year and has become a beloved autumn internet tradition celebrating the bears' preparation for winter.