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the director of the C. D. C. Is condemning her own agency for its botched response to the pandemic dr Rochelle walensky saying the C. D. C. Needs to be overhauled after it failed to respond quickly to the coronavirus. She called its public guidance confusing and overwhelming now wants the C. D. C. To focus more on public health needs and curbing outbreaks rather than publishing research about rare diseases. She also wants Congress to give the agency more power including a requirement for jurisdictions to share data with the C. D. C. Which is currently voluntarily. This comes after Wolinsky ordered an external review of the C. D. C. Back in april amid mounting criticism of the agency's covid response. Congresswoman Liz Cheney, one of the Republican Party's most outspoken critics of former president trump has lost a GOP primary in Wyoming Cheney losing to Harriet Hageman an attorney backed by trump by a margin of more than 35 points after her loss. Cheney called trump a quote very grave threat And risk to our republic. But her time in Washington may not be over for good. She says she is considering a presidential run. We'll have much more on that story later in the show. Let's stick with elections. Tiktok is cracking down on political posts ahead of the midterms. The platform saying it plans to prevent influencers from posting paid political messages as it prepares for nationwide voting in November paid political ads were banned from Tiktok in 20 19 but some strategists have been using a loophole to pay content creators to promote political issues. The move comes the social media continues to face accusations of not doing enough to stop political misinformation on apps. Tiktok is not the only platform targeting unwanted activity. Airbnb also making changes. The short term rental platform is specifically going after parties and property damage. It's testing new tools that Screen people to determine if they are high risk candidates in the US and in Canada officials will examine requests by looking at factors including length of stay and past reviews. If users are deemed high risk, they will be prevented from booking entire homes. However, single rooms or hotel rooms will be available. The technology has already been tested in Australia where Airbnb says it saw 35% reduction. When it comes to those Rangers. A new report is shedding light on just how risky Cryptocurrency can be for your wallet, Blockchain analysis, firm chain analysis saying $1.9 billion January and July just of this year. That's a 60% jump from the same time last year, the report cites hacking un decentralized finance systems or defy which are meant to replace traditional financial institutions. Many of these hacks have been linked to cybercriminals associated with north Korea adding up to about $1 billion stolen from defi protocols Yet another viruses on health experts, radar right here where we are in New York City. Two human cases of the West Nile virus have been reported in the city alongside a record number of infected mosquitoes across all five boroughs. Almost 1100 mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile virus usually spreads via a bite from an infected mosquito with peak mosquito season stretching through the summer and fall. There is no vaccine for West Nile. So city officials are encouraging people to wear insect repellent long sleeves and pants. The W. N. B. A. Playoffs begin tonight with one major player missing the phoenix Mercury will be taking on the las Vegas aces in round one without star player Brittney Griner Griner of course is still being held in Russia while she appeals her drug smuggling conviction and while the U. S. Is trying to arrange a prisoner swap, it's unclear whether there will be any special mention or action at tonight's match to address her continued wrongful detainment overseas. Yet again, a not so serious tweet from Elon musk had a real impact on Wall Street. In a follow up to a political tweet last night musk said quote also on buying Manchester United. You welcome. A few hours later he responded to another user's question of whether he was serious saying no he was not, but shares of the english soccer team spiked as much as 17% in premarket trading right after musk's tweet. This was not the first time musk has joked about buying something huge in april. He jokingly said he would buy coca cola to put cocaine back in. So there you go. Scientists start looking to bring one extinct animal back from the dead. The story is so interesting. The Tasmanian tiger, which has been extinct since 1936 May once again roam the Australian Bush. This is the only known footage of the animal. Can you believe that the mammal's habitat was destroyed in the early 20th century and poachers hunted them off the face of the earth? But now scientists are using DNA retrieval as well as artificial reproduction methods to see if they can bring back the animal. The project also opens the door for the revival of other extinct species. Nasa's new moon rocket is one step closer to launch the rocket, officially moving to the launchpad early this morning for its first test flight scheduled for august 29th. No one will be on board except for three mannequins wearing special sensors. The crew capsule will fly around the moon for six weeks before splashing back down in the pacific ocean. It's all part of Nasa's artemis program with the goal of getting a human crew back on the moon as soon as 2025. Yeah,