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Lack of a director can leave a federal agency treading water on policy and personnel issues, and several major agencies have been leaderless for years. The Senate also needs to act before federal judgeships can be filled, and some 10 percent of those jobs are vacant.

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Lack of a director can leave a federal agency treading water on policy and personnel issues, and several major agencies have been leaderless for years. The Senate also needs to act before federal judgeships can be filled, and some 10 percent of those jobs are vacant.

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Swansea City extend defender Angel Rangel's contract, keeping the Spaniard at the club until the end of the 2015-16 season.

Laura Robson disappointed after defeat in Indian Wells gave her a third consecutive first-round tournament exit.

The number of patients undergoing common surgical procedures varies widely across England because of funding restrictions, figures published in The Lancet show.

Sinn Fein opposes any change to NI's abortion law but refuses to say if it will veto the amendment using a petition of concern.

Kenya's electoral commission says a computer bug is to blame for a large number of rejected votes in the election, which has led to disputes and fraud claims.

A convicted murderer goes on the run after disappearing while on day release from a Lancashire prison.

An influential group of cross-party MPs criticises the government's approach to cutting public spending, saying ministers have been too short-termist.

Why Cuba is taking the death of Hugo Chavez hard

Korda's photographs of Castro and Guevara

Scientists estimate Antarctica's vital statistics

A comet called C/2011 L4 Pan-Starrs is lighting up the skies as it makes a fly past of Earth.

As cardinals in Rome discuss the future of the church, high on their list of priorities is tackling the ongoing fall out from the clergy sexual abuse crisis.

In the past 100 years, average temperatures on Earth have changed by 1.3 degrees. Previously, that large of a swing took 5,000 years. That's the word from researchers who pored over temperature data going back to the end of the last ice age.

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In the past 100 years, average temperatures on Earth have changed by 1.3 degrees. Previously, that large of a swing took 5,000 years. That's the word from researchers who pored over temperature data going back to the end of the last ice age.

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Investigating cheating spouses may not be the most conventional way to fall in love, but for private investigators Shaun Kaufman and Colleen Collins, tailing lovers gone wrong was the best thing that happened to their relationship.

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Struggling Ireland take on winless France in a must-win match for both sides at the Aviva Stadium

Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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Technology isn't the only hurdle for computer-driven cars.

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