Firefox not closing promptly when browser closed

Firefox continues to run after being closed, and doesn't allow me to reopen a new browser window for 5 to 10+ seconds. This is a fairly recent problem and I think it began when I downloaded most recent version of Firefox/Mozilla. Very frustrating.

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