I have verified this issue on the latest Nightly 70.0a1 (Build ID: 20191010092637) on Windows 10 x64, Mac 10.14, Ubuntu 16 x64. - The selected option from the “Sort by:” dropdown menu remains set after page reload.
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I have verified this issue on the latest Nightly 71.0a1 (Build ID: 20191010092637) on Windows 10 x64, Mac 10.14, Ubuntu 16 x64. - The selected option from the “Sort by:” dropdown menu remains set after page reload.