Frederick High opened the first week of December with the first week of winter sports: varsity boys basketball lost against Cherokee Trail and then won against Loveland, and varsity girls basketball established a three-game winning streak after beating Loveland, Eaton, and St. Mary’s. Frederick also had a delayed start schedule on Wednesday—while students already had a late start day and mostly didn’t notice, teachers got a later start to the day.
Other than a recall of over 1.5 million bags of cheese, this week’s news was mostly concerned with foreign affairs. A Washington Post article on November 28 accused the Trump administration of committing war crimes during a September 2 strike against an alleged Venezuelan drug boat—Seal Team Six allegedly received an order from the Secretary of Defense to kill all survivors of the first strike, a claim that both houses of Congress are currently investigating. This comes on the heels of a video that went viral two weeks ago by six Democratic lawmakers, all former military, who warned members of the armed forces not to comply if their superior officer gave an illegal command.
Honduras held its presidential election, and with only 500 votes separating the top two candidates, a nationwide recall is being held. Meanwhile, Donald Trump issued a pardon for Honduras’ former president Juan Orlando Hernández, attended a peace signing he helped orchestrate in June (and caught flak from the media for falling asleep during it), and accepted a peace prize. In the wake of last week’s National Guard shooting, Congress has moved to end the Afghani visa program while Homeland Security announced that they will soon ban citizens from 32 countries from entering the US.
After last week’s loss to the Wild, the Colorado Avalanche won three games in a row and lead the league in wins 20-2. The Denver Nuggets won two of their three games this week and are now fourth in the conference at 16-6. The Denver Broncos won in overtime against the Commanders 27-26, extending their winning streak to nine games.
In the world of media, the big news of the week was the acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix for over $83 billion. This has brought concerns about the future of HBO Max and WB’s theatrical releases from industry groups, politicians, and film creators. Zootopia 2 had the largest opening box office haul of the year, while Wicked: For Good dropped by more than 50%, which signaled that not all may be good with the sequel. This was the forty-ninth week of 2025, which means that 92.5% of the year is over.
News You Should Know: November 29 to December 5, 2025
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On December 4, Congress introduced a resolution a formal denouncement of two senators and four representatives for creating a viral video telling members of the US that they should not follow illegal orders. One of these "Seditious Six" is from Colorado:
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On December 4, Congress introduced a resolution a formal denouncement of two senators and four representatives for creating a viral video telling members of the US that they should not follow illegal orders. One of these "Seditious Six" is from Colorado:
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Joe Neguse (CO-02)
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Jeff Herd (CO-03)
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Jason Crow (CO-05)
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Gabe Evans (CO-08)
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On Tuesday, December 1, the Trump administration started a week-long social media battle with this huge pop star after using her music and likeness in AI-videos promoting ICE.
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On Tuesday, December 1, the Trump administration started a week-long social media battle with this huge pop star after using her music and likeness in AI-videos promoting ICE.
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Sabrina Carpenter
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Taylor Swift
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Olivia Rodrigo
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Billie Eilish
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Zootopia 2 made more than half a billion dollars over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, which made it the top worldwide opening of the year. However, it only hold the record for second-largest Thanksgiving weekend opening of all time domestically--this movie is number one:
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Zootopia 2 made more than half a billion dollars over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, which made it the top worldwide opening of the year. However, it only hold the record for second-largest Thanksgiving weekend opening of all time domestically--this movie is number one:
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Moana 2 (2024)
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Wicked (2024)
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Frozen 2 (2019)
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Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
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On December 5, this sports league gave Donald Trump a peace prize.
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On December 5, this sports league gave Donald Trump a peace prize.
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NFL (American football)
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FIFA (world cup soccer)
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NHL (American and Canadian hockey)
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Premiere League (English soccer)
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On the evening of December 4, Netflix revealed that they had won the bidding war for Warner Bros. They will pay $72 billion (plus $5 billion as contract insurance) for all of Warner Bros. Discovery except this, which will be spun off and sold separately.
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On the evening of December 4, Netflix revealed that they had won the bidding war for Warner Bros. They will pay $72 billion (plus $5 billion as contract insurance) for all of Warner Bros. Discovery except this, which will be spun off and sold separately.
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HBO and HBO Max
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DC Comics and DC Studios
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Warner Games and Rocksteady Studios
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CNN Global and Discovery Networks
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On December 3, Spotify dropped its annual Spotify Wrapped, but this year, it came with more video, interactive, and sharing features to aid its efforts to become more like...
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On December 3, Spotify dropped its annual Spotify Wrapped, but this year, it came with more video, interactive, and sharing features to aid its efforts to become more like...
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TikTok
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Apple Music
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Snapchat
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Audacy
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This week, both houses of Congress launched investigations into this cabinet member after the Washington Post accused them of directing Seal Team Six to commit a war crime during an operation against Venezuela on September 2.
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This week, both houses of Congress launched investigations into this cabinet member after the Washington Post accused them of directing Seal Team Six to commit a war crime during an operation against Venezuela on September 2.
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Pete Hegseth
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Kristi Noem
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Scott Bessent
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Doug Burgum
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Tennessee held a special election on December 2, and despite Republican Matt Van Epps winning the race, several Republican leaders said they were troubled at how close the race was and it what it may mean for the 2026 elections. How much did the Tennessee district shift to Democrat Afytn Behn in comparison to 2024?
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Tennessee held a special election on December 2, and despite Republican Matt Van Epps winning the race, several Republican leaders said they were troubled at how close the race was and it what it may mean for the 2026 elections. How much did the Tennessee district shift to Democrat Afytn Behn in comparison to 2024?
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7 points
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11 points
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13 points
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On December 2, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was freed from US prison after Trump pardoned him. What was his crime?
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On December 2, former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández was freed from US prison after Trump pardoned him. What was his crime?
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participating in a coup against a US-allied government
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trafficking over 400 tons of cocaine into the US
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planning a terrorist action against President Joe Biden
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offering a senator a $50,000 bribe in a Cava takeout bag
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On December 4, President Tshisekedi from this country met with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame in Washington, DC to sign a peace treaty originally negotiated in June.
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On December 4, President Tshisekedi from this country met with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame in Washington, DC to sign a peace treaty originally negotiated in June.
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Burundi
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Tanzania
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Uganda
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You can learn more about these topics here:
- Question 1: H. Res. 932: Denouncement of “Seditious Six”
- Question 2: Trump administration in war of words with music star
- Question 3: Charts with Dan: Zootopia 2 Opens to $500+ Million Worldwide
- Question 4: Trump given a peace prize by major athletic league
- Question 5: Netflix buys (almost) all of Warner Bros. Discovery
- Question 6: Did Spotify Wrapped just make a comeback?
- Question 7: Both houses of Congress investigate Trump cabinet member
- Question 8: Republican leaders concerned by Aftyn Behn’s overperformance in TN-07 race
- Question 9: Former Honduras President freed after Trump pardon
- Question 10: US-backed peace deal between Rwanda and neighbor signed
