Cohen, Mars, Ivanka: 3 Stories You Should Read Today – 7/25/2017

July 25, 2018 Confluence

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In the category of : The limits attorney/client privilege

Trump blasts Cohen over tape disclosure

In the audio aired first on CNN’s “Cuomo Prime Time,” Trump and Cohen can be heard discussing how they would buy the rights to former Playboy model Karen McDougal’s story about an alleged affair she had with Trump years earlier, which Trump denies. Court filings said federal prosecutors have 12 recordings from Cohen, and CNN previously confirmed the recording with Trump is among those 12.

The tape’s release marked a dramatic rupture in the relationship between the President and Cohen, previously a steadfast supporter in addition to working as Trump’s personal attorney and longtime confidant. Cohen is under criminal investigation by the US attorney’s office in Manhattan for his personal financial dealings, including the payment he made to porn actress Stormy Daniels on Trump’s behalf before the election, though he has not been charged with any wrongdoing.

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In the category of: Exploring a new neighborhood

Evidence detected of the lake beneath the surface of Mars

A lake of liquid water has been detected by radar beneath the southern polar ice cap of Mars, according to a new study by Italian researchers from the Italian Space Agency, published Wednesday in the journal Science.

Evidence was gathered by the Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding instrument, also known as MARSIS, on the European Space Agency’s Mars Express spacecraft.

Between May 2012 and December 2015, MARSIS was used to survey the Planum Australe region, which is in the southern ice cap of Mars. It sent radar pulses through the surface and polar ice caps and measured how the radio waves reflected back to Mars Express.

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In the category of: Go figure.

IVANKA TRUMP LEARNS CHILD PRISONS AREN’T GREAT FOR SHOE SALES

The First Daughter and White House adviser is shuttering her brand.

When glorified lifestyle guru Ivanka Trump moved to Washington a year and a half ago to take a job in the White House, she stepped away from the management and operation of her eponymous clothing brand, but retained her financial stake in the company, likely expecting to one day return to the business—at least until announcing her candidacy for president. Unfortunately, that plan hit the skids on Tuesday, when the First Daughter announced the devastating news that she is shuttering her line of clothing, pumps, handbags, and jewelry.

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