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Showtime's 'Twin Peaks' Reboot still Shrouded in Mystery

A roundup of news Tuesday from the Television Critics Association summer meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs:

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Young Star Nelsons Sees New Reach for Classical Music

As a summer breeze blew, Boston Symphony Orchestra conductor Andris Nelsons summoned the sense of an opening to heaven as voices from the giant choir rattled the open-air theater.

Nelsons had chosen Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the biggest and most involved works of the classical repertoire, to celebrate Saturday's 75th anniversary of Tanglewood, the orchestra's annual summer home and music school in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts.

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Famed Egyptian Actor Nour el-Sherif Dies after Battle with Illness

Well-known Egyptian actor Nour el-Sherif died on Tuesday at the age of 69, Egypt's state news agency said.

The news agency said he died Tuesday after battling an unspecified long illness.

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Drake Scores Year's First Platinum Album

Drake on Monday become the first artist to release an album this year that has sold more than one million copies in the United States, ending the latest industry drought.

The Canadian rapper's "If You're Reading This It's Too Late," which he put out digitally without prior warning in February, has sold 1.007 million copies as of the week ending Friday, tracking service Nielsen Music said.

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Sofia Vergara to Appear in 'The Simpsons'

U.S.-Colombian star Sofia Vergara is going to lend her voice to a character on long-running hit series "The Simpsons", Entertainment Weekly reported.

Vergara will play the role of Professor Barrera in an episode during the upcoming 27th season of the animated comedy show, according to the magazine.

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Cruise's 'Mission: Impossible' Tops U.S. Box Office Again

"Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" fought off competitors to claim the top spot on the North American box office chart for a second straight week, industry data showed Monday.

The fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise, which stars Hollywood heavyweight Tom Cruise as a top-secret agent battling a rogue global organization, earned $28.5 million.

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China Bans 120 'Harmful' Songs Online

China has ordered 120 songs to be pulled from the Internet, including tracks titled "Don't Want to Go to School" and "All Must Die" because they promoted sex, violence or "incited law-breaking", authorities said.

No individual or organisation is allowed to provide the songs, which "trumpeted obscenity, violence, crime or harmed social morality", the Ministry of Culture said in a statement on Monday.

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Disney Apologizes over Tweet on Nagasaki A-Bomb Anniversary

Walt Disney Japan apologized Monday after a tweet sent from its corporate Twitter account wished readers "congratulations on a not special day" on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.

The company on Monday offered "deep apologies for causing discomfort," saying it would take care to manage the Twitter account more carefully.

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'Jackass' Star Arrested for Climbing Crane in Hollywood

“Jackass" star Steve-O was arrested for climbing a crane in Hollywood in a protest against Seaworld.

Stephen Glover, 41, drew dozens of emergency responders Sunday night to a construction site on Sunset Boulevard where he climbed a crane at least 100 feet high, Los Angeles police Lt. Michael Ling said.

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Mindy Kaling Grateful to Hulu for Saving 'The Mindy Project'

Mindy Kaling is blissfully unaware of the numbers Hulu may be hoping for when it comes to streaming new episodes of "The Mindy Project," which debuts its fourth season on the service on September 15.

"To be honest, after being on network TV for 11 years, I'm kind of happy about that. I'd rather just focus on the creative and I'm happy that they're not trying to pull me into those conversations," Kaling, its creator and star, told The Associated Press Sunday.

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