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How Guilty Should You Feel About Flying?

The Swedes call it "flygskam," or "flying shame," the movement that encourages people to stop taking flights to lower their carbon footprints.But should most Americans really be ashamed of getting on a plane to see grandma this holiday season?The short answer: Probably not. If your flights are purely a luxury, though, that's another matter.A small group of frequent flyers,...

Egypt unveils trove of ancient coffins excavated in Luxor

Egypt revealed Saturday a rare trove of 30 ancient wooden coffins that have been well-preserved over millennia in the archaeologically rich Valley of the Kings in Luxor. The antiquities ministry officially unveiled the discovery made at Asasif, a necropolis on the west bank of the Nile River, at a press conference against the backdrop of the Hatshepsut Temple. "This is the first discovery in...