Jesus... is there any news websites nowadays without hundreds of scripts doing botnet shit in the background?
Not many, if any.
It's why I browse without JS, and use third-party archiving tools to view content like this site, which is blank without JS.
You don't need a third-party tool.
Firefox + NoScript + Page Style->No Style
Fixes many many sites including this one.
Many sites are just fine without that final No Style step. It fixes many of the most recalcitrant sites. If that doesn't work I usually don't bother reading the article.
Similar trick for Safari. Just enable the Develop menu and you can check Disable Styles and Disable JavaScript and you get both the text and the pictures.
You can probably do the No Style thing automatically with Stylus: