Trudeau delays marijuana law, Disney beats Comcast for Fox, and more top news

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Prime Minister Trudeau announced that he will delay legalizing marijuana until October 17 to give the provinces time to adapt to the new legislation. The Senate voted to fully legalize recreational marijuana earlier this week, approving a revised bill to pave the way for a legal cannabis market. The country is the first in the G7 to legalize the drug’s recreational use. Estimates from Canada’s bureau of statistics show that Canadians spent about $4.5 billion on cannabis in 2015. ? Here’s what people are saying.

21st Century Fox has accepted Disney’s bid of more than $71.3 billion for most of its assets, the latest move in a bidding war for the Murdoch-owned business. The cash-and-stock offer tops Comcast’s all-cash offer of $65 billion and includes Fox’s film and television studios, some of its cable networks and other interests. Disney claims to have “regulatory advantage” over Comcast, which could help the entertainment company fight off competition from the likes of Netflix. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Tesla is suing a former employee who allegedly stole data from the electric carmaker. The lawsuit filed in Nevada follows an email from CEO Elon Musk to employees saying that the company was sabotaged. Tesla claims ex-technician Martin Tripp altered internal operating-system code and made false statements to the media; Tripp denies the allegations. Tesla has faced several hurdles in recent months, including layoffs and production delays for its much-anticipated Model 3. ? Here’s what people are saying.

U.S. President Trump signed an executive order to halt the separation of children from accompanying adults who try to enter the U.S. illegally. The order will detain families together in custody as adults await prosecution. Thousands of the children have been parted from parents and other adults at the Mexican border in recent weeks under a “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that has sparked international outcry. It remains unclear when the separations would end and how families already separated would be reunited. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Instagram will allow users to post longer videos, pitting the social media app against YouTube on video. Videos up to an hour will be enabled through a new section called IGTV, which will soon be offered as a standalone app. Instagram says it has 1 billion monthly users, while YouTube says it has 1.9 billion monthly users. ? Here’s what people are saying.

Idea of the Day: Some of the wisest people understand that there are “very real limits” to what we can control, says Ikigai Park City co-founder Bruce Kasanoff.

“Life is messy. Careers are messy. Since you can’t shift the messy nature of our world, you only have one logical choice: shift your mindset.”

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— Carmel Melouney and Jessica Hartogs