Compress HTML by default

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Pull Request

Description

Compresses HTML by default using the layout plugin jekyll-compress-html to increase page load performance.

See https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/jekyll-compress-html.

Related Issue

Partially addresses #106

Changes Made

• Add compression plugin to _layout folder
• Add front-matter to default.html to compress all HTML by default
• Add compression settings to config.yml based on DigitalOcean tutorial linked above
• Comment-out news page for now to prevent loading empty page build

Checklist

• I have read the CONTRIBUTING.md document.
• My code follows the project's coding standards.
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works.
• All new and existing tests passed.
• I have updated the documentation accordingly.
• The title of my pull request is a short description of the changes.
• My pull request is assigned to the appropriate milestone.