Progressive Seattle passed a minimum wage for app-based food delivery drivers in the city. The Mayor and City Council boasted how no one had done this before. The wage is based on “engaged Minutes” multiplied by “wage equivalent rate‚” multiplied by “associated cost factor‚” and multiplied by “associated mileage factor‚” Reason explained. The law does […] The post Seattle’s Wage for Gig Food Drivers Means $26 Coffee appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

United Airlines flight 433 landed safely at Medford airport in Oregon on Saturday after losing a panel in mid-flight. It was a woke DEI Boeing 737 flight‚ but not one of the new planes. We say woke because Boeing and United use DEI to hire and promote. United will investigate the matter further‚ and no […] The post No Emergency As DEI United Flight 433 Loses a Panel Mid-Flight appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Nashville’s police department changed its standards to increase the number of female officers that make up its workforce. As part of an initiative to make the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s 30% female‚ the MNPD dropped an ability test for police recruits and replaced it with an easier agility test‚ WSMV reported. The change resulted in more recruits passing‚ particularly women. The original test‚ known as the Cooper Standards Test‚ “measured pushups‚ sit ups‚ a 300-meter sprint and a 1.5-mile run‚” a report from the MNPD said. During an 18-month period between 2019 and 2021‚ a total of 1138 recruits attempted to join the MNPD. Of those‚ 72 (6%) failed the Cooper Standards Test. In 2021‚ Police Chief John Drake signed the 30×30 initiative to make women 30 percent of the MNPD by 2030. Part of this drive involved dropping the Cooper Standards Test in favor of the Physical Agility Test which “consists of a 99-yard agility run‚ a rescue simulation (dummy drag)‚ chain link fence climb‚ solid wall climb and a 500 yard run‚” according to the MNPD. In the 18 months following the change‚ 967 recruits applied for jobs at the MNPD‚ 843 progressed in the hiring process‚ and just 22 failed the Physical Agility Test‚ a fail rate of just 2%. While more women failed than men (15 versus seven)‚ the agility test is seen as a way to get more women onto the force. Commander Tiffany Gibson‚ the MNPD’s first female director of training with the department’s Training Academy‚ told WSMV that women made up 11% of the department in 2023 and now make up 13%. “We’re definitely growing‚ so if we can just keep that momentum going‚” Gibson told the outlet. “I believe that it is definitely attainable. We still have some time‚ and we’re just going to keep working really hard to keep making sure that we get there‚ at least very close to it.” In addition to the physical test changes‚ the MNPD has added lactation rooms for nursing moms and more flexible schedules‚ which would also benefit male officers. Female police officers already receive maternity leave‚ and both male and female officers can take sick days. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP In the future‚ Gibson said she hopes to build a 24/7 childcare facility for the families of MNPD staff and officers. “We’re trying to get going‚ possibly help sponsor our own childcare facility‚ and I think that would be really helpful for females definitely‚ but also for families in general at the department‚” Gibson told WSMV. New officer Emma Long told the outlet she hopes the changes lead to more women in the MNPD. “More qualified and strong women to be in this police department and be leaders in this police department‚” she said. “I mean I think it would be a great thing to see.”

Gene Wilder’s widow‚ Karen Boyer‚ recently revealed the actor’s final words before his death in August 2016. She shared what happened in the “Blazing Saddles” star’s final moments as part of a new documentary‚ “Remembering Gene Wilder.” Boyer was Wilder’s fourth wife. They were married from 1991 until his death at the age of 83. “He hadn’t walked alone [in a long time] and it was just a few days before he died‚ and I looked up and he was walking across the kitchen and then he said‚ ‘I want to go swimming‚'” Boyer said in the documentary‚ per People. “He dove into the pool like he used to — I saw his little tush in the air — and I was awestruck.” “And he took two strokes‚ he stood up‚ shook his head the way he always did to get the water out of his ear and said‚ ‘That’s good‚'” she added. “Went back to bed‚ and I think he just wanted to get in the pool one more time.” Wilder was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease three years before his death but kept his condition private. “The music was playing in the background — Ella Fitzgerald was singing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow‚’ and I was lying next to him‚ and he sat up in bed‚ and he said‚ ‘I trust you‚'” Boyer said. “And then he said‚ ‘I love you.’ That’s the last thing he said.” Wilder was known for roles in popular Hollywood features‚ including “Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka &; the Chocolate Factory” (1971). He was a frequent collaborator with Mel Brooks‚ working with him on comedies including “The Producers” (1967)‚ “Blazing Saddles” (1974)‚ and “Young Frankenstein” (1974). He also wrote and directed several of his own films. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The actor was married to Mary Mercier from 1960 until 1965. He married his sister’s friend‚ Mary Joan Schutz‚ in 1967 and divorced again in 1982. His third marriage was to “Saturday Night Life” actress Gilda Radner from 1984 until her death from cancer in 1989. At another point in the documentary‚ Boyer gushed about her relationship with the actor. “Gene was wonderful; he was the best husband I think anybody could ask for. To love and be loved is the best gift anybody could ask for‚ and we had that‚” she said.