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Police fail to arrest South Korea’s president; Biden expected to block US Steel deal, and more
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South Korean investigators abandoned an attempt to arrest Yoon Suk Yeol after a stand-off with his security unit. Also, President Joe Biden is reportedly planning to block Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of US Steel.
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