Boeing signed an agreement today to sell planes and jets to an Iranian airline, the Associated Press reports. With a possible price tag of $25 billion, this would be the biggest business deal between the two countries since the 1979 U.S. Embassy hostage standoff. Boeing undertook the deal after consulting with the U.S. government, who gave the go-ahead because Iran has been following the requirements laid out by last summer’s nuclear deal. Unconfirmed reports from Iranian officials suggest that Boeing may sell 100 planes and jets to international airline Iran Air, which would beef up its current fleet of 43 planes.
"Boeing says it signs historic sales agreement with Iran Air" Seattle Times
Three police officers who shot and killed a Mexican man in Pasco, Washington in February 2015 have been cleared of charges by federal prosecutors, according to an Associated Press report. Antonio Zambrano-Montes was an immigrant farmworker from Mexico. At the time of the shooting, according to reports, he had been throwing rocks at police officers and vehicles when police fired 17 shots at him, some of which killed him. Police were not wearing body cams, and the only video of the incident was taken by a witness from a distance. His death led to protests in Pasco. In September 2015, the Pasco police department concluded that its officers did not violate the department’s policies. Now, federal prosecutors concluded that the officers did not violate the man’s civil rights.
Further reading: "17 shots in Pasco" Seattle Met
K Records, an iconic independent music label based in Olympia, has put its building headquarters up for sale, The Olympian reports. The label is heavily in debt to around 100 artists it has worked with, and hopes to raise money by listing the building for sale at $399,000. Owner Calvin Johnson said the label itself will continue.
"Olympia's K Records puts building up for sale to pay its debts" The Olympian
