+1 for more content on the homepage.
+1 for a standard left hand nav.
+1 for controls to customize news
+1 for better use of whitespace

-5 for scrolling When I scroll on the homepage, the middle and right columns also scroll at the same time. But sometimes the middle column doesn't scroll and only the left and right columns are scrolling. But sometimes only the left column scrolls. This makes it difficult to read headlines.

What does "CBD" mean in the left hand nav? When I click on the expander, it shows stock quotes. But when I click on the item, it doesn't go to Yahoo Finance?

-3 How can I get rid of "Scores", "Horoscopes", and other items I don't us in the left-hand nav? Why don't you provide the same controls as for news articles

-2 I really dislike the 'material design' like UI for the top search bar. Parts of the page are flashing and popping in and out based on scrolling and it's hard to read.

-3 I dislike when I move my mouse over the left nav bar (when it is in icon format) and it pops open. If feels like you are trying to replicate a touch device except that instead of swiping, you are using mouse-over. Makes me afraid to move my mouse around the page.