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QNX 8.0 Debuts Xfce-on-Wayland as Philly Stays Cold, UK Museums Limit Artefacts, Caretaker Charged With Abuse, Delaware Honors Fallen Trooper, China Ends Contraceptive Tax Break, Iran Protests Grow, and Curtis Sliwa Defends Mamdani’s Trump “Performance”

QNX Releases a New Desktop Image: QNX 8.0 Running Xfce on Wayland

QNX has introduced a new desktop-focused QNX 8.0 image that runs the Xfce desktop on Wayland and includes development tools for self-hosted builds, aiming to make onboarding easier and Linux app/library porting simpler. The release currently comes as a QEMU image intended to run on Ubuntu, with an x86 image for running on real hardware planned for the coming months. It replaces the long-stagnant Photon microGUI approach, but access is still gated by licensing and sign-up requirements, and there’s some skepticism given past hobbyist-facing QNX efforts that were later abandoned.

AccuWeather: Cold weather continues through the weekend in the Philadelphia area

AccuWeather reports below-average temperatures will persist across the Philadelphia region through the first weekend of 2026, with a return to milder conditions expected later next week.

UK museums restrict access to some artefacts to follow cultural protocols

Manchester Museum has removed certain sculptures and ritual objects from general display to follow cultural restrictions attached to them, including Vai wooden figures intended to be viewed only by women. The museum says access is provided through agreed protocols, and other items kept in storage include sacred objects linked to the Sioux, the Ogoni, and Australian Indigenous traditions. Similar steps have been taken elsewhere, including National Museums Liverpool withdrawing a Native American rattle from display, and other UK museums limiting public viewing of culturally sensitive items and images.

Caretaker charged with repeatedly striking a disabled resident with a cable

A caretaker at an assisted-living home in Chester County has been charged after allegedly hitting a non-verbal resident with disabilities multiple times using a cable.

Community event to honor fallen Delaware State Police Corporal Matthew "Ty" Snook

Community members and local organizations will gather at a special event to honor Delaware State Police Corporal Matthew “Ty” Snook.

China Ends Tax Exemption for Contraceptives to Encourage Higher Birth Rates

To address China’s declining birth rate, Beijing ended a decades-old tax exemption on contraceptives, applying a 13% value-added tax to items such as condoms and birth control pills starting Jan. 1. The change follows three straight years of falling births and comes alongside other government efforts to promote marriage and childbearing, while high living costs, job uncertainty, and a slowing economy continue to discourage many young people from starting families.

Protests in Iran Reflect Growing Demands for Political Change

ALIREZA JAFARZADEH: Protests In Iran Signal Change argues that the recent unrest across Iran, sparked by currency collapse, inflation, and corruption, has quickly shifted into a broad political movement rejecting both the current clerical leadership and any return to past dictatorship. It cites repeated nationwide uprisings since 2017, severe crackdowns including mass killings, arrests, and a surge in executions, and renewed strikes and demonstrations centered in cities, universities, and bazaars. The piece says protesters are calling for a democratic, secular republic with equal rights, and urges the international community to end policies that legitimize repression and to support Iranians’ aspirations through political and moral pressure rather than military action.

Curtis Sliwa Defends Zohran Mamdani, Calls His Meeting With Trump a Performance

Former New York City mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa said he supports Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of his swearing-in, but dismissed Mamdani’s recent meeting with President Trump as a staged "love-fest," arguing both men were essentially acting. Sliwa made the comments in a Wall Street Journal interview on Monday.

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