The Fall of a Party at Prayer The Church of England’s constitutional presence in corridors of the establishment is more like ‘Barchester Towers’ than the Council of Nicaea.

The Financial Markets’ Prayer Wall Street, ever the gambler, shrugs. For every billion lost in market volatility, there is a billion to be made in betting against it.

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Devastating flash floods from a storm that pounded central Texas have killed at least 51 people. Officials say the death toll is 43 and likely to grow in the hardest-hit area of Kerr County.