I just figured out what happened.  I copied the url from the link on the 
foxnews.com page yesterday. Someone there made a mistake.  Instead of 
putting in www.foxnews.com they put wwwfoxnews.com.  Once I corrected 
the typo, I got the article I was supposed to.

On 06/09/2013 05:48 AM, Stephen wrote:
> Normal for me now.
>
> On Sunday, June 9, 2013, Derek Trotter wrote:
>
>     Today I tried opening a link at foxnews.com <http://foxnews.com>.
>
>     http://wwwfoxnews.com/tech/slideshow/2013/06/08/mind-meld-top-brain-controlled-techs/
>
>     The link I saw at http://www.foxnews.com/ has a picture of some
>     guy with a hat on and the words "brain-controlled tech" below it.
>      I clicked the link and was taken to another site asking me to
>     take a survey.  I closed the browser and tried again.  This time
>     it also took me to another site, but told me I needed to update my
>     flash player immediately.  Of course I didn't.  I'm interested in
>     finding out whether or not there's something going wrong with my
>     computer or if foxnews.com <http://foxnews.com> got hacked.  Could
>     at least one of you try the link and see if you get the same
>     thing?  I'm interested in whether my computer has a malware
>     infection, foxnews got hacked or if somebody there is up to no
>     good.  Also I tried my vpn account to get IP addresses is this
>     country and elsewhere.  I always get the same dodgy site.  I
>     checked my /etc/hosts file and nothing is there that I didn't put
>     there.  Also clamav didn't find anything.
>
>     With another thread in mind, I'm wondering if the NSA is messing
>     with Fox News.
>
>     -- 
>     "I get my copy of the daily paper, look at the obituaries page,
>     and if I’m not there, I carry on as usual."
>
>     Patrick Moore
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