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• The U.S. said it "intercepted" five missiles fired by ISIS-K outside the Kabul airport Monday morning.
• In New Orleans, 911 service was experiencing "technical difficulties" this morning, so residents have been advised to go to their nearest fire station if a Tropical Storm Ida-induced emergency happens.
• Kanye West's new 27-track, 149-minute album Donda finally came out yesterday, though it of course wasn't without its own hiccups, like when the rapper briefly claimed his record label released it without his permission.
• There's now a heated contest between Fran Drescher and Stranger Things star Matthew Modine to become the president of SAG-AFTRA.
• Ben Smith has the gossip on Politico's billion-dollar sale to a German media conglomerate, a move that may or may not have been pursued as an F-you to Axios, the buzzy media startup founded by disgruntled former Politico staffers.
• New York Magazine spoke with original recruits from the Guardian Angels about what it was like back in the 1970s when Curtis Sliwa would headbutt strangers and wrestle guns out of people's hands.
• Encino Man and Rudy star Sean Astin managed to photobomb the same woman on two separate occasions, with 26 years in between.
• There's a quiet revolution underway as more and more people are wearing watches on their right wrists instead of their left.
• And finally, a cow outside Bologna:
