What are some freedom of the press issues today?

Who was the first explorer to sail all the way down the mississippi river

What is the meaning of the phrase “bear ’t”? what word is left out between the words but and few?

After the success of the sputnik launch, the united states feared that they would never be able to launch their own satellite, the ussr had used technology developed by the united states, the soviets had superior nuclear capabilities, that any future us satellites would not be as successful.