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Google is testing a new version of the Google News portal. I am able to replicate it in some browsers, but not all. The message at the top says "you're using a trail version of Google News." The news portal looks much more news like and is a bit refreshing from the current version of Google News.
Here is a screenshot of the top of the Google News home page - click on it to enlarge:
Here is the bottom portion of this home page design for Google News:
I think I like it but I rarely go to news.google.com - do you?
Hat tip to @iKamleshShukla for notifying me of this.
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