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Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The nation’s interim rulers have struggled to exert their authority across much of Syria since the Islamist former insurgent group, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, led a lightning insurgency that overthrew longtime President Bashar Assad in December. Former HTS leader Ahmad al-Sharaa is now the country’s interim president — a decision that was announced after a meeting of the armed groups that took part in the offensive against Assad. At the same meeting, the groups agreed to…

Mark Wahlberg told FOX Business that he has always tried to be “proactive in creating opportunity” for himself. Mel Gibson, who just directed Mark Wahlberg in the thriller “Flight Risk,” is eager to return to Las Vegas for another film.  “Mark Wahlberg is an industrious guy and great to work with. The production experience in Vegas was topnotch,” the “Lethal Weapon” star told the Las Vegas Review-Journal over the weekend. “I am certain Vegas will accommodate Mark in a big way. I look forward to coming back for big-budget movies.”The “Braveheart” star and Wahlberg have also worked together in the…

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe Rogan. “This is why the Democrats want to destroy me,” Musk says, previewing the clip, in which he explains a cynical view of the US political system where, he says, Democrats are plotting to use entitlement spending such as Social Security, Medicare and disability payments to lure undocumented immigrants – he calls them “illegals”…

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Duke beat Georgia Tech 78-70 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal on Thursday, but the larger concern following the win is Cooper Flagg’s health.  Duke’s star freshman left the game in a wheelchair in the first half after falling awkwardly on his ankle. Flagg jumped to get a rebound, and as he fell to the ground, he landed on his left ankle. He immediately crumpled to the floor.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Duke Blue Devils forward Cooper Flagg (2) is injured in the first half at Spectrum Center on Mar. 13, 2025. (Bob Donnan-Imagn Images)The six-foot-nine freshman lingered on…

Summary A 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck near Naples, Italy early Thursday, forcing residents to camp outside amid ongoing seismic activity. Over 1,800 earthquakes and tremors were recorded in the area in February alone, according to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology. The seismic activity is occurring within a caldera formed by the Campi Flegrei super volcano, affecting an area with 500,000 residents. Experts say the ground is slowly rising, which could indicate pressure building from magma beneath the surface. Despite local concerns, authorities say there is no imminent risk of volcano eruption, though evacuation plans remain inadequate. This summary…

CNN  —  Widespread confusion and fear rippled through the federal workforce Thursday as federal agencies faced a key deadline in President Donald Trump’s push to drastically downsize the government. Thursday is the deadline for agencies to hand their cost-cutting proposals in to the White House and the Office of Personnel Management. It wasn’t clear whether those plans would be made public, or when agencies will fully implement them – a process that could see the federal workforce reduced by tens of thousands of jobs, in addition to cuts the Trump administration has already made. Many federal workers told CNN there…

AP  —  Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent visit to the region by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s top hostage envoy, and comes amid a continued US government push to bring home American citizens jailed in foreign countries. Six of the newly freed prisoners were accompanied on a flight from Kuwait to New York by Jonathan Franks, a private…

AP  —  Kuwait has released a group of American prisoners, including veterans and military contractors jailed for years on drug-related charges, in a move seen as a gesture of goodwill between two allies, a representative for the detainees told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The release follows a recent visit to the region by Adam Boehler, the Trump administration’s top hostage envoy, and comes amid a continued US government push to bring home American citizens jailed in foreign countries. Six of the newly freed prisoners were accompanied on a flight from Kuwait to New York by Jonathan Franks, a private…