| Good morning. It's Monday, Dec. 4, and we're catching up with the best moments from last night's slightly chaotic Kennedy Center Honors. Now let's get to the news. |
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 | Israel's military is expanding its ground operation in the Gaza Strip. | - The latest: Israeli strikes are hitting densely populated areas in the territory. An estimated 1.8 million people — 80% of Gaza's population — have fled their homes, the U.N. says.
- What next? The U.S. wants Gaza to be governed by the Palestinian Authority, which runs parts of the West Bank, after the war. But the idea is unpopular with Israel and many Palestinians.
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 | Donald Trump can be sued over the Jan. 6 attack, judges ruled. | - The details: The former president is not immune from civil or criminal consequences for his attempts to stay in power after the 2020 election, two federal courts ruled Friday.
- Why it matters: The decisions set the stage for a historic legal battle over the limits of presidential power that will probably end up in the Supreme Court.
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 | Rep. George Santos was expelled from Congress. | |
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 | Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice, has died. |  O'Connor places her hand on two Bibles held by her husband, John, as she is sworn in by Chief Justice Warren Burger in 1981. (White House/AP) | - Her legacy: She issued the key vote in many cases in her nearly quarter-century as a justice. She tried to avoid what she called "giant steps you'll live to regret."
- What we know: The 93-year-old died in Phoenix on Friday. The cause was complications from advanced dementia and a respiratory illness, the court said.
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 | Oil companies signed a pledge to cut a planet-warming gas. | - What it promises: To slash emissions of methane from their wells and drilling by more than 80% by 2030. It was announced Saturday at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai.
- Why it matters: Methane accounts for more than half of current human-caused warming. Halving its emissions by 2030 could slow the rate of warming by more than 25%.
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 | The College Football Playoff lineup was revealed yesterday. | - Who's in? A final four of No. 1 Michigan (13-0), No. 2 Washington (13-0), No. 3 Texas (12-1) and — a controversial selection to some — No. 4 Alabama (12-1).
- Who's out? Georgia, the two-time defending national champion, and unbeaten Florida State, which won its conference despite losing QB Jordan Travis to a leg injury last month.
- When do they play? Michigan faces Alabama and Washington takes on Texas on New Year's Day. The winners meet for the national championship Jan. 8 in Houston.
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 | A blind mole presumed extinct was found alive. |  The creature has a shimmering golden coat. (Nicky Souness/Wild/AP) | - What you're looking at: De Winton's golden mole, recently rediscovered in South Africa. The critter "swims" through sand and has been lost to science since 1936.
- How it was found: Scientists searched sand from beaches and dunes for shed skin cells and tested their DNA. The technique could help find other species thought lost.
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