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Yellowstone has record-setting July

More people are visiting Yellowstone National Park than ever before.

The park announced Wednesday that it set a new monthly record for visits during July, when more than 957,000 people came through its gates. That's nearly 60,000 more than last July, when the park's previous monthly record was set....
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