Thank you for the reply, however, there is no X in the upper right corner, as there would normally be, and the only icon that is active is the "Read the update" button below the photo of a butterfly. We'll keep looking.
Semaphoric, I tapped around on the butterfly photo and, lo and behold, an X appeared. I was hidden until I tapped around. Needless to say, I will not be hunting for the "What's New" icon. Thanks again.