Healthcare, chemical weapons and gay rights: it’s just another typical week in American news. In case you missed it, this roundup covers all the drama our government dealt with this week, as well as some devastating news from the USC campus. Here’s a cheat sheet for those of you who just couldn’t keep up with the news this week.

Let’s get started.

1. Healthcare Website

Remember when people were getting fired up about the new federal healthcare site? Well, turns out their excitement was growing while the Obama administration was being warned about the site’s technical glitches. The site has shut down several times since it went live, and officials say that this is because the site was released too early.

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2. Syria

Syria destroyed all of its chemical weapons facilities as of Thursday, one day before the country’s November 1 deadline to dismantle the equipment. According to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Syria will now have to work on destroying its chemical weapons stockpile.

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3. NSA Spying

The Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported that the NSA has tracked over 60 million calls in Spain over the course of a month. Spanish leaders are calling on U.S. ambassadors to discuss NSA spying.

Read more here.

 

4. LGBT Legislation

A measure to ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation got a little closer to getting passed by the Senate on Wednesday. Senator Joe Manchin III announced his support of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act on Wednesday. He was the last Senate Democrat to support the measure.

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5. USC Mourns Loss of Marshall Sophomore

University of Southern California sophomore Roy Kyaw was found dead in his apartment near USC’s campus on Sunday night, according to the USC Department of Public Safety. The 22-year-old was a sophomore Marshall student from Singapore. The L.A. County Coroner’s office said that the preliminary findings show his death may have been alcohol-related, however the toxicology report is not complete and an investigation of Kyaw’s tragic death is pending. A memorial service for Kyaw will be held November 4 at 8:00 pm in Bovard Auditorium on campus.

Read more here.

 

 

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