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People visit the Luxor Temple in Egypt, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017.   Egyptian authorities are poised to unveil a renovated ancient promenade that dates back 3,000 years. The ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, is meant to highlight the country’s archaeological treasures as Egypt struggles to revive its tourism industry, battered by years of political turmoil and more lately, the coronavirus pandemic.(AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Remains of ancient Roman city found in Egyptian city of Luxor

The remains of a Roman city have been found near the Egyptian city of Luxor, containing residential and civic buildings dating back to the second and third centuries of the common era, Egyptian antiquities authorities announced Tuesday.

January 28, 2023
Alan Cumming participates in the BUILD Speaker Series to discuss the television series "Instinct" on March 14, 2018, in New York. Cumming turns 56 on Jan. 27. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

British actor Alan Cumming returns royal honor over ‘toxicity’

British actor Alan Cumming indicated in an Instagram post Friday that he was returning his Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award, an honor originally given to him by Queen Elizabeth II in 2009 for his LGBT advocacy work in the U.S.

January 28, 2023