1. Open a new tab. 2. In the bottom right corner, click the gear. 3. In the sidebar that opens, toggle "Recommended stories". 4. Refresh the page/open another new tab (you may have to close your browser windows and open a new one). I found them distracting and some of them unpleasant, so you're not alone! I turned them off long ago and made sure the [[How do I set up Sync on my computer?|settings are synced with my Firefox account]], so now they turn back on by themselves anymore as long as I'm signed in. I hope this helps. Edit: Added a link to help article for setting up Sync!