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Friday June 9th, 2017 morning edition

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Though a few minutes here or there have been known to change in the HBO schedule, if it is to be believed we now know the running time of every season seven episode.

Let’s just get to the hard data, because that’s what you are all looking for here:.

Together, these seven episodes make up about 7 hours 20 minutes.

With three fewer episodes to work with, that may be significantly less than the average 9 hours 15 minutes season, yet at the same time it’s the longest run of seven episodes in the show.

Historically, the average episode ranges very little from season to season (from a low of 54:25 in season two to a high of 56:08 in season one), so it’s fair to claim this season leaps ahead with its 63 minutes average — that is, 8 minutes longer than the typical Game of Thrones episode.

Though the longer episodes do not make up for the missing three, they do make up for one of them; this season may as well have eight episodes.

I don’t know about you guys, but that feels like a long season to me!. »

This police dog was fired from his job for an adorable reason

Authored by telegraph.co.uk

This is Gavel, a German Shepherd who was recruited as a puppy to train as a police dog - but ended up getting the sack.

As the police put it, he "did not display the necessary aptitude for a life on the front line.".

However, as one door closes another opens - and Gavel was offered a new job working for the Governor of Queensland, where he holds the official title Vice-Regal Dog. »

Comey says Trump fired him to undermine FBI Russia investigation

Authored by reuters.com
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WASHINGTON Former FBI Director James Comey accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of firing him to try to undermine the agency's investigation of possible collusion by Trump's campaign with Russia's alleged efforts to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Trump later contradicted his own staff and acknowledged on May 11 he fired Comey because of the Russia matter.

Laura Donohue, a Georgetown University Law Center professor, said if Trump fired Comey to change the course of the Russia investigation, that would constitute obstruction of justice. »

Donald Trump’s stance on global warming is ‘sociopathic, paranoid and malevolent’, world-leading economist says

Authored by independent.co.uk

And the oil and gas industry had spent $100m on campaign contributions in 2016 “of which 90 per cent went to Republican candidates”.

20/33 Donald Trump's election provoked mass protests in the UK, with millions signing a petition to ban him from the country.

The need to move quickly to a low-carbon economy was “not a move against the US”, but a “global imperative”. »

When Michigan State Used Ruined Mayonnaise for Power

Authored by atlasobscura.com

When life gives you 1,250 gallons of ruined mayonnaise, though, the instructions are a little less clear.

Michigan State University found themselves in just this situation last December, when freezing temperatures compromised 500 containers of dining hall mayonnaise, each of which held 2.5 gallons.

“It was a perfect situation to turn what could have been a catastrophe into something positive,” said Sustainability Officer Cole Gude. »