BreakingNewsBanner.js

function hasSeenBreakingNewsBanner(){
    var name = "has_seen_breaking_news_banner" + "=";
    var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
    for(var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++){
        var cookie = cookies[i];
        while(cookie.charAt(0) == ' ') {
            cookie = cookie.substring(1);
        }

        if(cookie.indexOf(name) == 0){
            return true;
        }
    }
    return false;
}


function setSeenBreakingNewsBanner(){
    var date = new Date();
    date.setTime(date.getTime() + (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
    document.cookie = "has_seen_breaking_news_banner" + "=" + "1" + ";" + ("expires=" + date.toUTCString()) + ";path=/";
    return true;
}