In the past I have had selective DNS blocking of certain websites.
Often when I clear my cache, access one of the secure shell search engines and access it from the search results that it will go right to the website.
Strange. Yes there are strange things happening on the web.
examples of secure shell (https:) search engines:
Shazam!
Accessing Drudge via duckduck was instant. Still won’t come up via google!