Greyhound trims routes, Trump names Supreme Court pick, and more top news

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National bus line Greyhound will stop running buses in almost all of Western Canada this fall, leaving only Ontario and Quebec with Greyhound routes. Service in British Columbia will be reduced to the Vancouver to Seattle route run by its U.S. counterpart. Greyhound Canada will also stop running buses in Northwestern Ontario, with no service beyond Sudbury. The company said ridership has dropped nearly 41% across Canada since 2010. ? Here’s what people are saying.

U.S. President Trump has chosen his second Supreme Court justice nominee — federal appeals court judge Brett Kavanaugh — to succeed Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. Kavanaugh, 53, is described as an "ideological conservative" who could move the court to the right on a number of issues, including business regulation. Trump’s first nominee, Neil Gorsuch, received Senate confirmation last April. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Starbucks will stop offering single-use plastic straws at its cafes by 2020. The coffeehouse chain will instead offer its customers straws made from materials like paper and recyclable strawless lids. Seattle became the first U.S. city to ban plastic straws and other utensils this month. A similar ban will go into effect next year in the UK and Ireland. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Spotify’s lead in the race between top music streaming services is disappearing. It’s expected that Apple Music will match Spotify’s subscribers in the U.S. by next month, although Apple may already be ahead, according to Digital Music News. This time last year, Spotify subscribers in the U.S. outnumbered those subscribing to Apple by about 4 million. Apple has been able to grow quickly because it can tap into users of its devices, notes the Financial Times. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Uber has jumped into the scooter wars, with a $335 million investment in scooter startup Lime. The investment is part of a larger deal led by Alphabet's venture capital arm GV that values Lime at $1.1 billion. As part of the deal, Uber aims to include Lime scooter sharing to its app and add the Uber logo to Lime's scooters. The investment continues Uber’s move into urban transportation options aside from car services; Uber acquired electric bicycle sharing startup Jump Bikes for $100 million in April. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day: We all have control over our time, so let’s stop saying we are “too busy,” advises Go By Truck president and co-founder Dawn Strobell.

“When you stop making excuses for yourself, you will realize how much time you actually have to dedicate to your purpose, and you can start spending your time making positive changes in ways that matter to you.”

What's your take on today’s stories? Share your thoughts in the comments.

— Carmel Melouney and Jessica Hartogs