Instant News by WeatherBug

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Instant News by WeatherBug - Access the Latest News

Instant News by WeatherBug is a Chrome extension that provides access to the latest news from popular sources such as Reuters, CNN, Fox News, BuzzFeed, New York Times, and more. It also delivers live, local weather and allows you to customize your search engine. Stay [IN] the know with Instant News.
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Extension stats

Users: 102
4
Rating: 5.00
(7)
Version: 1.4.190 (Last updated: 2020-09-24)
Creation date: 2020-08-16
Risk impact: Very high risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 2
Overrides search engine: Yes
Permissions:
  • *://*.instantnewssources.com/*
  • *://*.instantnewsapi.com/*
  • *://*.ampfeed.com/*
  • *://*.weatherbug.io/*
  • *://*.reuters.com/*
  • *://*.cnn.com/*
  • *://*.buzzfeed.com/*
  • *://*.usatoday.com/*
  • *://*.yahoo.com/*
  • *://*.foxnews.com/*
  • See more
Size: 3.60M

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Extension summary

Instant News by WeatherBug is a Chrome extension that allows you to search for top news and weather right from your browser.

• Choose Your News Lineup With access to the most popular news feeds like Reuters, CNN, Fox News, BuzzFeed, New York Times, and more, Instant News lets you choose what headlines you’d like to see in real-time. If a story grabs your attention and you want to know more, just simply click the headline and you’ll be instantly directed to the news site to read the full article.

• Get Your Local Weather Beyond news stories, Instant News delivers your live, local weather and 10-Day forecast in partnership with WeatherBug. To change your location, you can easily type in a City & State in the Customize tab.

• Select Your Search Engine Finally, Instant News lets you change your search engine to customize your preferred experience in the URL bar and search engine results page.

Stay [IN] the know with Instant News.

User reviews

Cool! The Latest News and Accurate Weather from my favorite WeatherBug app!
by Derrik Ammons, 2020-08-18
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Instant News by WeatherBug requires a lot of sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Instant News by WeatherBug has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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