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KEO5
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

Yahoo News flashes on and off on MacBook Air

Hi - We are having trouble with Yahoo News flashing off and on. My wife and I both have MacBook Airs and this has happened before, then stopped, now is happening again. It's VERY annoying, and happens even if I switch Safari to FireFox. No other site does this. Ugh!

Posted on Oct 20, 2026 2:47 PM

3 replies

TheLittles
User level: Level 10 (211,627 points)

Oct 20, 2026 11:23 PM in response to KEO5

"Yahoo News flashes on and off on MacBook Air: Hi - We are having trouble with Yahoo News flashing off and on. My wife and I both have MacBook Airs and this has happened before, then stopped, now is happening again. It's VERY annoying, and happens even if I switch Safari to FireFox. No other site does this. Ugh!"

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Troubleshooting Yahoo! News Flashing:

It would seem to me that it keeps refreshing. So, a few things here...


A. Start with a Restart:

Save and close all apps, then restart (not shut down) you Mac.


B. Turn Off or Delete VPNs:

Turn of any VPNs that you have on; delete them if not required for school or work.


C. Remove Extensions:

  1. Go to: Safari menu
  2. Click: Extension Tabs
  3. Trash: anything listed extension pertaining to Yahoo! news, or that you do NOT recognize.
KiltedTim
User level: Level 10 (238,530 points)

Oct 20, 2026 5:27 PM in response to KEO5

Complain to Yahoo. Their web design is terrible and so filled with intrusive ads it's amazing it functions at all on any browser.

TheLittles
User level: Level 10 (211,627 points)

Oct 20, 2026 11:27 PM in response to KEO5

"Yahoo News flashes on and off on MacBook Air: Hi - We are having trouble with Yahoo News flashing off and on. My wife and I both have MacBook Airs and this has happened before, then stopped, now is happening again. It's VERY annoying, and happens even if I switch Safari to FireFox. No other site does this. Ugh!"

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Troubleshooting Yahoo! News Flashing:


Clear Temporary internet Files:

The page may be refreshing. So, when is the last time you cleared the history and cache in this Web browser? How to do so would depend on your Web browser. Cookies perform remembrance of certain site-entered data, whereas Cache keeps a snapshot of the last time you visited a site.

A. Clearing The Cookies and History:

  1. Go To: History Menu
  2. Select: “Clear History...”
  3. Select: “all history” 
  4. Click: Clear History


B. Clearing The Cache:

  1. Unhide: The Develop Menu
  2. Go To: Develop menu

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256379858