[Android] fix brave news crash on ntp

[tapanmodh]

Resolves brave/brave-browser#27753

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  • npm run lint, npm run presubmit wiki, npm run gn_check, npm run tslint
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  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Deviations-from-Chromium-(features-we-disable-or-remove)
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Proxy-redirected-URLs
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Fingerprinting-Protections
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Brave%E2%80%99s-Use-of-Referral-Codes
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Custom-Headers
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/Web-Compatibility-Exceptions-in-Brave
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/QA-Guide
  • https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/wiki/P3A

Test Plan:

I'm not able to reproduce it. We got crash logs from GPS. So, just make sure brave news is working fine in ntp

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[SergeyZhukovsky]

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[kjozwiak]

Verification PASSED on Pixel 6 running Android 13 using the following build(s):

Brave | 1.49.22 Chromium: 109.0.5414.87 (Official Build) canary (32-bit)
--- | ---
Revision | 2dc18eb511c56e012081b4abc9e38c81c885f7d4-refs/branch-heads/5414@{#1241}
OS | Android 13; Build/T2B1.221118.006

Verified using the STR/Cases mentioned via brave/brave-browser#27753 (comment) as per the following:

Example	Example	Example	Example	Example