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Google's Chrome is the most popular way to browse the web on desktop and mobile, thanks to a combination of features that make it a reliable, albeit sometimes resource-intensive, app. However, Google's recent moves are going to ruin the Chrome experience for many users, and we nearly missed them.Google a few months ago announced a proposal to change the way Chrome extensions work, which would prevent current ad blockers from working. Google received plenty of negative feedback from users, but this hasn't deterred the company from going forward with these plans.Google a few days ago responded to some of the criticism (via 9to5Google) regarding its Manifest V3 changes, explaining what will change going forward. The company confirmed that the ad blocking capabilities of Chrome would no longer be available to regular Chrome users. Chrome will still block content if you're a paid, enterprise user of Chrome.A Google's spokesperson told 9to5Google that "Chrome support

Cardi B is accused of throwing bottles and chairs at two bartenders at a New York City strip club after accusing them of having sex with her husband. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Z2DFVh

Louisiana lawmakers have passed a strict new abortion ban which will stop some women from having the procedure before they even know they are pregnant.In a 79-23 vote on Wednesday, the Louisiana House gave final passage to a bill barring abortion once there is a detectable fetal heartbeat, as early as the sixth week of pregnancy.The state joins Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio, which have all passed similar “heartbeat” bills this year.Missouri politicians also approved an eight-week ban on abortion and Alabama has gone even further, outlawing virtually all abortions, even in cases of rape or incest. None of the bans have taken effect, and all are expected to face legal challenges.Louisiana Democratic governor John Bel Edwards supports the ban and intends to sign it into law despite opposition from national party leaders who say such laws are attacks on women.He said in a statement after the ban’s passage: “I know there are many who feel just as strongly as I do on abortion and d

Chinese Tourism To U.S. Is Down After Years Of Booming Growth    NPR For years, a record number of Chinese tourists have flocked to U.S. attractions like Hollywood, Capitol Hill and the Grand Canyon. But their numbers are now ... from Top stories - Google News https://n.pr/2Xiu7VZ

Trump heads to London amid Brexit furor and political upheaval in Europe. What could go wrong?    Los Angeles Times Trump UK state visit: Full details including lunch with the Queen revealed    Daily Mail How Trump Undermined Theresa May    The Atlantic Britain is in crisis. So why is President Trump coming to visit?    The Washington Post Trump and May End Relationship That Began Strained and Only Got Worse    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://lat.ms/2wx7am0

Passengers May Pay a Lot More. Drivers Won't Accept Much Less.    The New York Times Uber reports $1 billion loss in first post-IPO quarterly results    Ars Technica Uber endures expected $1B loss in first post-IPO quarterly results    AppleInsider Uber's Earnings Call Provides More Fuel For Lyft's Shares Than Uber's    TheStreet How Uber Hopes to Profit From Public Transit    The New York Times View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://nyti.ms/2HOKMev

U.S. stock market forgoes $5 trillion in returns thanks to trade war, estimates Deutsche Bank    MarketWatch Trump's trade wars have cost the stock market $5 trillion and counting: Deutsche Bank    CNBC The trade war has cost $5 trillion in stock market losses    Yahoo Finance Stocks Forgo $5 Trillion on Trade Clashes, Deutsche Bank Says    Bloomberg View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News https://on.mktw.net/2JOTETt

'Jeopardy!' star James Holzhauer wins again Friday, could break money record on Monday    USA TODAY James Holzhauer Strikes Out On Easy Babe Ruth 'Jeopardy!' Question    HuffPost Jeopardy's James Holzhauer nails his favorite Babe Ruth quote, shockingly doesn't sweep category    Yahoo Sports ‘Jeopardy!’ star tells Vegas crowd he credits win streak to gambling skills    Fox News Naperville native James Holzhauer could break Ken Jennings' 'Jeopardy!' record by Monday    Chicago Tribune View full coverage on Google News from Top stories - Google News http://bit.ly/30YPyxp

Gulf and Arab allies rallied around Saudi Arabia Friday as it ratcheted up tensions with regional rival Iran after a series of attacks, drawing accusations from Tehran of "sowing division". Tehran, which has strongly denied involvement in any of the attacks, expressed disappointment that Riyadh plans to level the same "baseless accusations" at a summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) early on Saturday. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ENQGuu

A man was charged after police say a woman holding a "CALL 911" sign and her three children were found inside his car on Long Island. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HKmGRS

A New Mexico mayor on Thursday said he and his staff received multiple death threats after they briefly halted construction of a crowd-funded, private border wall by a group that then urged supporters to tell the city to "stop playing games," and alleged it was tied to drug cartels. The Florida-based group has raised $23 million via crowd-funding site GoFundMe.com to build private border walls to halt smuggling and a surge in undocumented migrants, after funding for President Donald Trump's promised wall was blocked. Perea described the tactics of We Build the Wall as a "cheap blow," and the American Civil Liberties Union accused it of pursuing a "white Nationalist" agenda. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2ELc5UX

Disney's chief executive has warned Georgia that the company's film and TV productions are likely to abandon the state if its controversial abortion bill becomes law. Bob Iger said it would be "very difficult" for the entertainment giant to continue working in the state if the so-called "heartbeat bill", which outlaws terminations from as early as six weeks, comes into force. The Walt Disney Company has shot some of its biggest films in the US state, including Black Panther and Avengers: Endgame. Speaking to Reuters, Iger said: "If it becomes law, it'll be very difficult. "I think many people who work for us will not want to work there, and we will have to heed their wishes in that regard. "Right now we are watching it very carefully." Sen John Milkovich speaks outside the State Capitol in Louisiana where the House passed Milkovich's 'fetal heartbeat' bill Georgia has been dubbed the "Hollywood of the South" afte

JERUSALEM (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, calling the embattled Israeli prime minister a "strong leader" on the governor's final day of a trade mission to Israel. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HN8VCc

The president said Thursday that 5% duties could be placed on all imports from Mexico on June 10, rising in increments to 25% in October unless Mexico halts the flow of immigrants heading to the U.S. border. “We appeal to President Trump to reconsider plans to open a new trade dispute with Mexico,” David Herring, president of the National Pork Producers Council and a hog farmer from Lillington, North Carolina, said Friday in an emailed statement. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HP5kDI

Democrats are trying to avoid the missteps of the 2016 primary debates — a goal that has proven elusive as more candidates have announced. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2Xln5jg

As the battle-hardened drill sergeant for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah has long been considered India's second most-powerful person, and his appointment Friday as home minister elevates his position to leader-in-waiting. While Modi is the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party's people person, firing up rallies and mastering Twitter, Shah has for years made sure that Modi's orders are carried out to the letter while turning the world's biggest political party into the undisputed force across the nation of 1.3 billion people. Shah's piercing stare and strongarm tactics have made him a feared and respected figure in the Hindu nationalist party -- opposition parties and critics call him "ruthless" -- a status only increased by his role masterminding the BJP's second straight landslide election victory this month as the party president. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2HOzgQj

New documents on the Jussie Smollett case show that prosecutors told Chicago police detectives that a possible deal with the actor was in the works a month before charges against him were dropped.Smollett was charged in March with 16 counts alleging he lied to police when reporting he'd been the victim of a racist, anti-gay attack in January. Police contend the black and openly gay actor allegedly staged the attack because he was unhappy with his salary and wanted publicity.Prosecutors dropped charges on 26 March without Smollett admitting guilt. Then Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and police Superintendent Eddie Johnson expressed outrage over the prosecutors' decision. Smollett has maintained his innocence. The approximately 460 pages of new documents show that detectives investigating Smollett's allegations were told by Cook County prosecutors a deal with the Empire actor could include a $10,000 fine and community service. The detectives did not pass the information to superi

Prosecutors focused their examination on Miller’s relationship with Stone and Stone’s connection to WikiLeaks founder Assange, Miller’s attorney Paul Kamenar told reporters after the proceeding. Stone was indicted by the grand jury in January on charges of lying to Congress about communications with Assange, obstruction and witness tampering. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2KgPhQI

After a revelation in the disappearance of the 4-year-old, Quanell X has told ABC13 a body was located during the search for the girl in Arkansas from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/2JQ8t8t

Attorney General William Barr said Friday that the FBI's counterintelligence investigation of the Trump campaign "crossed" a "serious red line" and should be "carefully looked at.""The use of foreign intelligence capabilities and counterintelligence capabilities against an American political campaign to me is unprecedented and it's a serious red line that's been crossed," Barr said in an interview with CBS.The attorney general is currently investigating the origins of the probe to determine whether the U.S. intelligence community's surveillance of the Trump campaign was warranted. He has expressed skepticism about the explanations for some of the investigative actions taken.During testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee last month, Barr stated that "spying did occur" on the Trump campaign, angering Democratic lawmakers."I guess it's become a dirty word somehow," Barr told CBS. "I think ther

Gov. Mike Parson said court intervention in the fight over whether to renew the license of Missouri's lone abortion provider would be "reckless." from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/30UIsKd

The president’s announcement Thursday surprised many Republicans who hoped to focus on passing a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada known as the USMCA. Trump said he will impose a 5% tariff on all imports from Mexico -- ramping up 5 percentage points every month until hitting 25% in October -- unless Mexico takes "decisive measures" to stem migrants entering the U.S. from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://yhoo.it/3104Xxl

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took lunch orders, served pizza and rocked the cocktail shaker on Friday to promote increased wages for restaurant servers and other tipped workers. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2XiXffJ

Such violations will not be tolerated in the future, and strict action will be taken, says the BCCI in a statement from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/30PT8Kl

Veteran seamer helps run through Worcestershire as Middlesex wrap up 127-run victory on final day from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2HJ8uIS

No stopping Gary Ballance as he brings up another ton to knock on England selectors' door from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2YR9Jvs

Surrey's title defence looks unlikely as Warwickshire break losing streak with 130-run win from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2KcJQ5a

Daniel Bell-Drummond fifty in vain as off-spinner becomes leading Championship wicket-taker from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2WuK9yR

Australia keeper, currently in England for the World Cup, will be available for full Blast campaign from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2WaMT50

At a ground where England made 481 not too long ago, Pakistan's task will be cut out against West Indies from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2WbiXWt

South Africa to also host emerging teams' series against Bangladesh in July from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2W0p6jd

Taylor claims career-best figures after middle two days lost to weather from Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com https://es.pn/2Wgz7xK

Alabama on Thursday executed a 46-year-old man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991, the state's department of corrections said. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2ENdYka

Alabama on Thursday executed a 46-year-old man convicted of killing a minister and wounding his wife with a sword and dagger while robbing their home three days before Christmas in 1991, the state's department of corrections said. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2XhyHna

The United States recorded 971 cases of measles in the first five months of 2019, surpassing the total for any year since 1992, which was before the disease was declared eradicated in the country, federal officials said on Thursday. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2WbVh4e

The producer of the hit television series "The Walking Dead" and other major Hollywood film and TV studios said on Thursday they would reconsider locating productions in Georgia if a new state law restricting abortions takes effect. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2XeAf1b

A New Mexico mayor on Thursday said he and his staff received multiple death threats after they briefly halted construction of a crowd-funded, private border wall by a group that then urged supporters to tell the city to "stop playing games," and alleged it was tied to drug cartels. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2W2akbC

Sixteen young spellers, winnowed down from hundreds of contestants, will battle it out on Thursday night in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee when the champion will walk away with a $50,000 prize. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JNgU4s

Rain-swollen rivers threatened more flooding on Thursday in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Oklahoma, as Tulsa's mayor warned that the decades-old levee system in his city would be at risk even as waters receded through the weekend. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2HL7Vys

A U.S. Republican lawmaker on Thursday blocked a $19.1 billion package to help Americans recover from a string of natural disasters, delaying passage for at least a few more days until the full House of Representatives can vote on it next week. from Reuters: U.S. https://reut.rs/2JMmm7F