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TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major Cabinet shake-up on Wednesday as he readies his team for the next federal election. Trudeau removed seven ministers and changed two-thirds of the portfolios. Defense, justice, public safety, health, heritage,…

RHODES, Greece — Deadly fires raging in Greece and other European countries advanced on Wednesday, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region, prompting the…

NEW YORK — Stocks that are trading heavily or have substantial price changes on Wednesday: Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), up $21.23 to $236.78 The railroad operator installed a CEO that an activist investor had been pushing for. Boeing Co. (BA),…

MOSCOW — A military court in Moscow sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a “strict regime” penal colony on Wednesday for blowing up a railroad track last summer allegedly at the behest of Ukraine. The court also…

NEW YORK — Gap has tapped a top Mattel executive who re-energized Barbie and Hot Wheels to be its next president and CEO. The San Francisco-based chain, which operates stores under its namesake as well as Old Navy, Banana Republic…

NEW YORK — Amazon will pay roughly 15% less to acquire iRobot after the robot vacuum maker incurred new debt. The companies said this week that the Seattle-based tech giant will pay $51.75 per share, revised down from $61.00 per…