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Rory McIlroy will take “a few weeks away from the game to process everything” after a heartbreaking final round at the US Open.The Northern Irishman missed two short putts in the closing stages at Pinehurst on Sunday and watched as his first major title in a decade eluded him.On Monday night, he posted on [DeChambeau]. He is a worthy champion and exactly what professional golf needs right now. I think we can all agree on that.”When I look back on my week, I will regret a few things during the tournament, mainly the two missed putts on the 16th and…

A Texas evangelical pastor and former spiritual adviser to Donald Trump has confessed to sexually assaulting a young girl in his past.Robert Morris, a founding pastor of Dallas-based Gateway megachurch, was accused by an Oklahoma woman of sexual abuse in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12 and continuing until the age of 16.Morris confirmed the allegations to a religious publication, the Christian Post.In a statement to the Christian Post, Morris said: “When I was in my early 20s, I was involved in inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady in a home where I was staying.”In her own statement…

A US military veteran who died earlier this month came out as gay in an obituary published after his death.The obituary in the Albany Times-Union tells the story of Colonel Edward Thomas Ryan, a decorated army officer who served in the Vietnam war and was also a fireman in his hometown, Rensselaer, New York. He died on 1 June at the age 85.In the obituary, Ryan added a note written in the first person just before his death: “I must tell you one more thing. I was Gay all my life: thru grade school, thru High School, thru College, thru…

Male mountaineers should be more mindful of women’s concerns about their personal safety in remote areas and avoid patronising them by questioning their map-reading abilities, a climbing expert has said.The advice comes in response to female hillwalkers and mountaineers saying sceptical attitudes towards their skills and unwanted attention are discouraging women from taking up the sport.Writing in the latest edition of Scottish Mountaineering, Richard Tiplady, a Scottish Mountaineering member, made several recommendations based on “horror stories” from women.These include that men abstain from asking women about their route, do not push invitations to walk together or pitch tents in close…

At least 10 people have died and dozens are missing after two separate shipwrecks close to the Italian coast, rescuers said.Ten bodies were found on Monday in the lower deck of a wooden boat in the central Mediterranean by rescuers from Nadir, a ship operated by the German charity ResQship. The charity said it saved 51 people who were onboard the sinking vessel, which is believed to have departed from Tunisia.Alarm Phone, a hotline service for people in distress while crossing the Mediterranean, said on X: “We were alerted to a boat in distress, carrying about 60 people. Not EU…

The European Union has passed a landmark law to protect nature after a heated vote, ending a months-long deadlock between member states over fierce protests by farmers.But Austria’s green climate minister changed his mind at the last minute and his vote was seen as saving the proposal, sparking outrage in Vienna where Chancellor Karl Nehammer’s party announced it would have the power to bring criminal charges over her alleged abuse. .”Today’s decision is a victory for nature,” Leonore Gewessler wrote on X after Monday’s vote. “My conscience tells me without a doubt [that] When the health and well-being of future…

In California, state of sunshine and palm trees, a small group of men are locked in a big legal fight over the money made by a US company selling Covid tests to the British government. The founder of Innova Medical Group says his business collected $2bn (£1.6bn) in profits, one of the largest fortunes banked by any medical supplier during the scramble for lifesaving equipment in the early months of the pandemic.In a storm of claims and counter-claims, Innova’s boss, Charles Huang, is accused by former associates of “squandering” or moving $1bn of those profits, spending lavishly on luxury aircraft,…

They say losing a pet is a good way for a child to learn about grief, but boy did I get the lesson quickly. Less than six months after my parents brought the guinea pigs home, they had the tough task of delivering me the news. “But they were here when I left,” I said after I arrived home from a school trip to France when I was 11. “How could it have happened so fast?”It turned out that poor, sweet Chocolate and Smudge had been left outside too long on a blisteringly hot day and suffered a serious case of…

Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved the Israeli war cabinet that had been overseeing the conflict in Gaza, rebuffing his far-right allies who had been seeking seats, and apparently moving to solidify his grasp on decision-making over the fighting with Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah across the Lebanese border.The prime minister announced the move to ministers, saying the war cabinet had been established as part of an agreement in which the moderate politician Benny Gantz and his national unity party joined an emergency coalition last year.With Gantz having resigned a week ago, Netanyahu reportedly told ministers, the war cabinet was no longer…

There is often an awkward phase when growing out a hair colour. It takes four to five months to get a few inches of hair growth at the roots, but celebrity stylist Michael Douglas says: “It is the best way to grow the colour out, while regularly getting the ends of the coloured hair trimmed”. If you hate the roots, try a root powder instead of a spray; they last longer and aren’t as drying.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.If – like Sarah Jessica Parker – you’d rather…