Why do I keep opening a "new tab" when I want to close the present one? I am just going round in circles.

When I try to close a tab by clicking on its "x", I get a blank page and "new tab". When I click this off, I go back to the previous tab. The only way I can get back to my original page is by going to "History". This happens with both email (clicking on links within the email) and browsing.

See these threads about searchqu:
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