[Overtonwindow]

When I encounter these types of windows that I can't seem to "close" I use Google's developer console to inspect the element and then...delete it. The box goes away and I can read the rest of the news article. It's a pain but it's better than clicking anything that might lead to further annoyances.

[islon]

I do something similar but using noScript (js disabled by default).

Most of the times the news are loaded without popups and sometimes with wrong CSS but still readable.

Sometimes I need to enable js only for the actual host for it to work. In the end it's worth the hassle.

[BlackFly]

To be clear, you can do this in any browser. I also am in the habit of editing EULA's before agreeing to anything.

[dhimes]

Same. Would be nice to have a "make this recur" button so when page reloads I don't have to keep doing it.

EDIT: If it's just text I'm after, I'll also go in with elinks.

[sp332]

uBlock Origin has an element-selector built in. It pops up a little editing window, and you can modify and save the element to your own block list.

[_asummers]

You could use something like Greasemonkey and set up rules for that domain, though it'd be nice if this was automated from the action of deleting an element.

[seanp2k2]

Write a small TamperMonkey script to fix their BS JS. That's what I did when Comcast wouldn't let me pay my bill without creating a Comcastic!!! Account. My login worked just fine, but they really wanted to block me from paying my bill until I created a separate account with their useless email features and other things for some reason. Killing some DOM elements let me pay their ransom.

[knowaveragejoe]

The downside is that web pages often change, so this might not work for long.