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This is an issue in the new ("ooMenu" based) suggester.

It introduces lots of additional href="javascript:void(0);" where the old suggester just used empty <a> elements. Most of these (if not all) don't make much sense from a usability point of view. The <a> elements are created by JavaScript code. There is no way you can see them with JavaScript disabled. Yes, it would be very nice if all clickable elements in the UI have a appropriate href="..." attribute so I can middle click, right click or Ctrl+click all these elements. But void() just isn't anything that adds any value. It's the opposite by definition. It actually makes things worse because it tricks the browser into thinking there is something in the link, it tries to execute it but then it does nothing.

TL;DR: Either use real URLs in href's that can be opened in new browser tabs or just remove these href attributes.