Since the beginning, you could turn off a news category you were not interested in. Sometimes that control was too broad...

• Hide words. Enter words that you do not want to see and those articles are automatically hidden. Add however many you want. It's in the Settings pane.
• Follow words. Enter words that you want to stand out, those headlines are bold. You can select to only see followed headlines. Add as many Follow Words as you'd like.
• Saved. Find an article that is interesting, save it. Saved articles allow you to keep your favorite articles for later review. Headlines and links back to the articles are not auto-purged after 48 hours. You can save up to 30 articles.

These changes elevate customizing your news, and you only need to set them one time. The setting is stored on your browser for each visit. If you have an account, it will follow you to each browser you log into.

Games have been enhanced: estimated time to play is shown. A few games have been tweaked. The games are meant to be a quick diversion, and some were taking over 15 minutes to complete. With an account, you can play past games as well. Accounts are free.

Other changes: cosmetic fixes, security updates, and some feed fixes for weather.

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