Well that's a definite downgrade. The news looked good on the speed dial. It's harsh on the eyes in its own little interface. Big fail.

No, not normal. Happened to me and my father today too. I noticed a tiny little "e" on the lower right corner, clicked it, and my suggested websites and news feed disappeared. Along with the little "e". My father didn't have the "e", his just disappeared on it's own.

In both our cases, the newsfeed handler plugin is still installed and enabled, but still nothing but my bookmarks on my speed dial now.

Any help appreciated.