The news to know for Wednesday, October 17th, 2018! Today, we're talking about the largest country yet to legalize marijuana and the record number of job openings in the U.S. Plus: Uber's valuation, Lyft's subscription service and Facebook's next in-home device. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes. Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.  Head to www.theNewsWorthy.com to read more about all of the stories mentioned (click 'Episodes') or see below.  Today's episode is brought to you by the world's largest consignment and thrift store, Swap.com. Use the promo code NEWSWORTHY for 35% off select items.     Sources:    Canada’s Legal Weed: CBC, NYT, CNBC, NBC News   Texas Flooding The Weather Channel / Michael Aftermath The Weather Channel   Student Debt Relief: CNN, NYT   Cost of College: WSJ   Job Openings Record: MarketWatch, U.S. Dept. of Labor   Uber's Valuation: WSJ, CNBC   Lyft Subscriptions: The Verge   Facebook’s Next Device: Cheddar, TechCrunch   Twitter Error TechCrunch / YouTube Down: CBS News, Twitter   Harry Potter Parody Play: The Verge, CNET