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Arts and culture

• 75th Tony Awards
  • At this year's Tony Awards, A Strange Loop wins Best Musical while The Lehman Trilogy wins Best Play. (New York Times)

Business and economy

• 2022 boycott of Russia and Belarus
  • Three months after McDonald's suspended its operations in Russia and sold its 850 restaurants to Alexander Govor, the rebranded restaurants are reopened as Vkusno & tochka. (AP)
• The Celsius Network cryptocurrency lending platform announced it was "pausing all withdrawals, swap, and transfers between accounts" amidst a large pullback in the cryptocurrency market. (CNBC)

Law and crime

• Authorities in Argentina seize an Iranian Boeing 747 which was transferred to Venezuela last year. It is unclear if the impound is related to sanctions that have been imposed on both countries. (Reuters)
• At least 30 members of the Patriot Front are arrested for conspiring to riot near an Idaho, United States, pride event hosted by the North Idaho Pride Alliance. (AP)

Politics and elections

• 2022 French legislative election
  • Voters in France go to the polls to elect the first round of the 577 members of the 16th National Assembly. (AP)
  • Exit polls show the coalition of left-wing parties headed by deputy Jean-Luc Mélenchon barely edging out President Emmanuel Macron's coalition Ensemble Citoyens for the most votes in the first round, winning 25.6% and 25.2% of the votes respectively. Overall turnout is projected to be 47%, the lowest recorded for a French election. (The Guardian)
• 2022 Italian referendum
  • The referendum for the reform of the judicial system is invalidated as it did not reach the required 50% threshold. (Reuters)

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