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At 10:29 a.m. on January 8, Texas A&M Communications Professor Jim Aune stood on the roof of a campus parking garage and texted the man who had been extorting him for weeks. It was the last thing he would ever do. "Killing myself now And u will be prosecuted for black mail," Aune said, accor...

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Deadly Charades: Double Lives, Extortion and the Suicide of a Respected Professor
It has been 44 years since the now-famous Stonewall riots of New York City, which are often considered the single most monumental event in the history of gay and lesbian rights. On a hot June night, a community took action and unleashed a power that had not been seen before. Every year in June, citi...

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Unleashing Houston's Pride
EVENT LISTINGS Friday, June 21 Eden: A Pride Girl Party The Usual, 5519 Allen theusualpub.com Hey, ladies! It's time to get funky. Swing by The Usual for the first-ever Pride event dedicated to the female gend...

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Unleashing Houston's Pride: Events
To behind the scenes at Brooklyn Athletic Club to see them prepare a dish and get a look at the space in our slideshow: Club Fed: Behind the Scenes at Brooklyn Athletic Club.

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God Bless Americana: Brooklyn Athletic Club's Sinful Blend of Comfort Food and Class
'Mommy, look, that lady is naked." The little girl, standing no higher than the bottom of the black Plexiglas case into which she peered, saw her immediately. In the gloom that surrounds the brand-new permanent Hall of Ancient Egypt at the Houston Museum of Natural Science ...

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Eternal Egypt Lives on in the Hall of Ancient Egypt