Why is Google News not working properly?

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Why does my Google News keep stopping?

The issue is reportedly “reminiscent of a recent issue with Android System WebView, which caused Gmail and other Google apps to crash”. There has been no official fix reported to fix this crash but the subsidiaries of Google have suggested that soft rebooting the phone can act as a potential remedy.

How do I refresh Google News?

Users can set their personal news to refresh by selecting the “automatically reload the page every fifteen minutes” option under their News Settings (found by clicking the gear icon at the top of the Google News homepage).

Why does Google give me old news?

The stories are shown based on your interests and are customized to you. They could be of several days old should you don’t follow / check daily. Google News is not just about “Breaking News” but covers current events based on your interests.

Is the Google newspaper archive still in use?

The Google newspaper archive project was discontinued by Google many years ago but, although they stopped digitizing and adding new papers and removed their useful timeline and other search tools, the historical newspapers that were previously digitized remain.

Why does Google refuse to answer questions about removing news?

The code would require Google not to differentiate between news businesses signed up to the code and those not, as a means of avoiding entering into negotiations with the news outlets signed up to the code. So unless all news was removed from search results entirely, Google would likely be in violation of the code.

Who are the news outlets affected by Google?

According to reports, outlets affected include the Guardian, the Australian, the ABC, the Australian Financial Review, the Age and the Sydney Morning Herald at least. Searches for content from these websites served up links to other websites. Google has refused to provide a comprehensive list of which news outlets were affected.

Where do I find the newspaper ID on Google?

Each newspaper does have a specific newspaper ID (found after “nid” in the URL when you select the title from the newspaper list), but the site search restriction does not consider this.