
Kobe Sanders scores 27 points, Nevada never trails in 90-78 win over Oklahoma StateIn conclusion, the expulsion of Wu Yingjie is a clear signal that the CPC is committed to upholding discipline, integrity, and transparency within its ranks. It underscores the Party's determination to root out corruption and maintain the trust and support of the Chinese people. The case of Wu Yingjie should serve as a warning to all Party members that corruption will not be tolerated, and those who engage in such activities will face severe consequences.
Title: Salzburg Red Bull Midfielder: Paris is Strong, But We Will Do Everything to Create an UpsetTULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school's decision concludes Wilson's two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of." Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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Japan’s record deal-making activity this year isn’t giving foreign firms much holiday cheer: For now, the field remains mostly dominated by the local mega banks and law firms with deep ties to the corporate world. At roughly $200bn, the volume of transactions including mergers and acquisitions in the country is up 48% this year, data compiled by Bloomberg show. That compares with a 17% increase across Asia Pacific and a 19% slump for China, which remains the biggest market in the region with $271bn in volume. The sheer amount of activity is reshaping the battleground for investment bankers seeking to earn the often lucrative fees that come with these transactions. Just as the year winds down, one deal has left bankers scrambling to take part in: Honda Motor Co’s acquisition talks with Nissan Motor Co. The tie up could potentially form the world’s third-largest carmaker. But while the big international investment banks win advisory roles on some deals, Japanese firms historically have a big hometown advantage, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. And among law firms, the preference for Japanese involvement is even more stark with local firms taking the top five spots. “While some foreign banks have been relatively successful in Japan and they continuously pitch and work on many deals, the reality is the Japanese megabanks have much more access to companies due to their lending and underwriting relationship,” said Akio Katsuragi, co-founder and chief executive officer of investment banking boutique Crosspoint Advisors. Partly, this reflects the industries prominent in some recent deals in strategically important sectors such as technology, which makes it even harder for foreign buyers, where global investment banks may have an edge over their local rivals. One such example is Japan Industrial Partners’ $15bn takeover of conglomerate Toshiba Corp, in which Katsuragi’s firm was a lead adviser. Other banks that worked on the deal included Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, Mizuho Financial Group Inc, Nomura Holdings Inc, as well as overseas banks such as JPMorgan Chase & Co and UBS Group AG. The planned union of Honda and Nissan is one of those evergreen deals that has been talked about for years, according to Katsuragi, who was previously CEO of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc’s Japan office. The time is right for the deal to happen, he added, otherwise they might struggle to survive in a very competitive global market. The two companies earlier this week reached a tentative agreement to set up a joint holding company that will aim to list shares in August 2026. While their executives have been careful to paint the transaction as a merger of equals, Honda will take the lead in forming the new entity and nominate a majority of its directors. “There is still a preference to find a Japanese solution when it comes to big deals, especially if there is a possibility of combining two national champions or finding local investors as a way to preserve some of the national-trophy assets,” said Takeshi Nakao, managing partner at law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Tokyo. Other deals receiving foreign interest but facing local resistance in Japan include Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc’s pursuit of the owner of 7-Eleven convenience stores. Banks working on the potential cross-border deal include Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Morgan Stanley and Nomura. After the operator of Circle K stores made its intentions known, Seven & i Holdings Co considered a management buyout to take itself private with funding from banks, Itochu Corp and the founding Ito family in a transaction that could be worth around $58bn, Bloomberg News reported. Banks that may provide financing for what could be the largest-ever such deal in Japan include Sumitomo Mitsui, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc and Mizuho. “If Seven & i is possible, then anything could get done, other than certain assets in strategic and sensitive industries,” said Nakao of Freshfields. Nippon Life Insurance Co has done more than $12bn in deals this month alone, and Japan’s biggest insurer isn’t finished yet. There’s also Bain Capital’s ongoing plans to buy shares of software developer Fuji Soft Inc without the support of the Japanese company’s board, setting the stage for a rare hostile bid in its battle with KKR & Co for the Yokohama-based firm. “This is the busiest ever we have seen in Japan dealmaking,” Nakao said. “Deals in Japan are going to get even bigger, both inbound and outbound.” The deal bonanza has also been buoyed by a strong stock market, with the benchmark Nikkei 225 index reaching an all-time high in July. It has gained more than 20% this year. Outside of Japan, India was the other hot spot for deals this year, with a record $20bn raised in initial public offerings and $97bn in other transactions including M&A. Investment bankers in Japan have also been busy on equity capital markets transactions as global investors continue to pile into Japanese stocks. 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Maryland is suing the company that produces the waterproof material Gore-Tex often used for raincoats and other outdoor gear, alleging its leaders kept using “forever chemicals” long after learning about serious health risks associated with them. The complaint, which was filed last week in federal court, focuses on a cluster of 13 facilities in northeastern Maryland operated by Delaware-based W.L. Gore & Associates. It alleges the company polluted the air and water around its facilities with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances , jeopardizing the health of surrounding communities while raking in profits. The lawsuit adds to other claims filed in recent years, including a class action on behalf of Cecil County residents in 2023 demanding Gore foot the bill for water filtration systems, medical bills and other damages associated with decades of harmful pollution in the largely rural community. “PFAS are linked to cancer, weakened immune systems, and can even harm the ability to bear children,” Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown said in a statement. “It is unacceptable for any company to knowingly contaminate our drinking water with these toxins, putting Marylanders at risk of severe health conditions.” Gore spokesperson Donna Leinwand Leger said the company is “surprised by the Maryland Attorney General’s decision to initiate legal action, particularly in light of our proactive and intensive engagement with state regulators over the past two years.” “We have been working with Maryland, employing the most current, reliable science and technology to assess the potential impact of our operations and guide our ongoing, collaborative efforts to protect the environment,” the company said in a statement, noting a Dec. 18 report that contains nearly two years of groundwater testing results. But attorney Philip Federico, who represents plaintiffs in the class action and other lawsuits against Gore, called the company’s efforts “too little, much too late.” In the meantime, he said, residents are continuing to suffer — one of his clients was recently diagnosed with kidney cancer. “It’s typical corporate environmental contamination,” he said. “They’re in no hurry to fix the problem.” The synthetic chemicals are especially harmful because they’re nearly indestructible and can build up in various environments, including the human body. In addition to cancers and immune system problems, exposure to certain levels of PFAS has been linked to increased cholesterol levels, reproductive health issues and developmental delays in children, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Gore leaders failed to warn people living near its Maryland facilities about the potential impacts, hoping to protect their corporate image and avoid liability, according to the state’s lawsuit. The result has been “a toxic legacy for generations to come,” the lawsuit alleges. Since the chemicals are already in the local environment, protecting residents now often means installing complex and expensive water filtration systems. People with private wells have found highly elevated levels of dangerous chemicals in their water, according to the class action lawsuit. The Maryland facilities are located in a rural area just across the border from Delaware, where Gore has become a longtime fixture in the community. The company, which today employs more than 13,000 people, was founded in 1958 after Wilbert Gore left the chemical giant DuPont to start his own business. Its profile rose with the development of Gore-Tex , a lightweight waterproof material created by stretching polytetrafluoroethylene, which is better known by the brand name Teflon that’s used to coat nonstick pans. The membrane within Gore-Tex fabric has billions of pores that are smaller than water droplets, making it especially effective for outdoor gear. The state’s complaint traces Gore’s longstanding relationship with DuPont , arguing that information about the chemicals' dangers was long known within both companies as they sought to keep things quiet and boost profits. It alleges that as early as 1961, DuPont scientists knew the chemical caused adverse liver reactions in rats and dogs. DuPont has faced widespread litigation in recent years. Along with two spinoff companies, it announced a $1.18 billion deal last year to resolve complaints of polluting many U.S. drinking water systems with forever chemicals. The Maryland lawsuit seeks to hold Gore responsible for costs associated with the state’s ongoing investigations and cleanup efforts, among other damages. State oversight has ramped up following litigation from residents alleging their drinking water was contaminated. Until then, the company operated in Cecil County with little scrutiny. Gore announced in 2014 that it had eliminated perfluorooctanoic acid from the raw materials used to create Gore-Tex. But it’s still causing long-term impacts because it persists for so long in the environment, attorneys say. Over the past two years, Gore has hired an environmental consulting firm to conduct testing in the area and provided bottled water and water filtration systems to residents near certain Maryland facilities, according to a webpage describing its efforts. Recent testing of drinking water at residences near certain Gore sites revealed perfluorooctanoic acid levels well above what the EPA considers safe, according to state officials. Attorneys for the state acknowledged Gore’s ongoing efforts to investigate and address the problem but said the company needs to step up and be a better neighbor. “While we appreciate Gore’s limited investigation to ascertain the extent of PFAS contamination around its facilities, much more needs to be done to protect the community and the health of residents,” Maryland Department of the Environment Secretary Serena McIlwain said in a statement. “We must remove these forever chemicals from our natural resources urgently, and we expect responsible parties to pay for this remediation.”
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