By DANICA KIRKA LONDON — The Church of England formally apologized Friday for its treatment of LGBTQ people, even as it said that same-sex couples still won’t be allowed to marry in its churches. The apology from the church’s bishops came in a report following five years of debate on the church’s position on sexuality.…
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MELBOURNE, Australia — American title contenders Jessica Pegula and Coco Gauff had convincing third-round wins on Friday (Thursday night PT) at the Australian Open. The third-seeded Pegula, a quarterfinalist the past two years at Melbourne Park, needed just 65 minutes for a 6-0, 6-2 victory over Marta Kostyuk. Seventh-seeded Gauff beat Bernarda Pera, 6-3, 6-2,…
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1. Think twice before surrounding your tree with an irrigator bag. You have probably seen green plastic irrigator bags at the base of the trunks of newly planted trees, whether along streets, in parks, or occasionally in residential yards. The idea is that you fill the zip-up irrigator bag with water which slowly drains down…
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By TOMMY CONMY The Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. — Cam Shelton banked in a go-ahead runner with 13 seconds left and Loyola Marymount snapped No. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 victory on Thursday night. The home streak for the Bulldogs (16-4 overall, 5-1 West Coast Conference) was tied with Long Beach…
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Long Beach State’s Jadon Jones dives for a loose ball and flips it to teammate Aboubacar Traore during Thursday night’s game against Cal State Fullerton at the Walter Pyramid. (Photo by Scott Varley, Contributing Photographer) Long Beach State’s Lassina Traore shoots over Cal State Fullerton’s Nathaniel Bastian during Thursday night’s game at the Walter Pyramid.…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Marina has hired Santa Ana’s Charlie TeGantvoort as its football coach, the school announced Thursday. TeGantvoort spend the past nine seasons at Santa Ana, turning a struggling program into a consistent winner. He led the Saints to a CIF-SS championship game in 2016…
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USC forward Joshua Morgan, center, and guard Drew Peterson, right, pressure Arizona center Oumar Ballo during the second half on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) USC guard Drew Peterson drives as Arizona guard Cedric Henderson Jr. defends during the first half on Thursday night in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) USC guard…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now An excellent week for Los Alamitos’ girls water polo team got even better Thursday. Sophomore attacker Cici DeLuca scored a power-play goal with 1:39 left in triple sudden-death overtime to lift the Griffins past host Newport Harbor in a Surf League match. Los…
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IRVINE — In a matchup between the Big West Conference’s top offense and its top defense on Thursday night, UC Irvine’s inside scoring was enough to prevail over Hawaii and its stingy perimeter defense in a 76-68 victory at the Bren Events Center. The Anteaters (13-6 overall, 6-1 Big West) claimed their sixth win in…
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A $25,000 reward was offered on Thursday, Jan. 19, by federal authorities for information leading to the identification and arrest of two suspects responsible for the burning of a Planned Parenthood in Costa Mesa last March, the FBI announced. Around 1 a.m. on March 13, the suspects were caught on surveillance footage throwing a Molotov…
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