"Driver attacked after ice cream truck kills boy in Los Angeles" Associated Press October 24, 2014
LOS ANGELES — Neighborhood residents attacked the driver of an ice cream truck after it struck and killed a 7-year-old boy riding a motorized bike in South Los Angeles, authorities said.
The child had been riding alongside the truck on Wednesday when he apparently slipped for an unknown reason and was caught under a rear wheel, police Sergeant Timothy Colson said.
The collision was an accident and the driver, who sustained bruises in the beating, has not been charged, police said. His name was not released.
The driver told police that bricks were thrown at his truck and someone threatened him with a knife. He was taken to a police station for protection. Police were searching for the attackers.
The child died at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, a police spokeswoman said.
‘‘I walked outside and [the boy] was on the ground, bleeding,’’ Karen Black, who lives in the neighborhood, told KCAL-TV. ‘‘I just tried to comfort the family, you know, because they were hollering.’’
Coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter identified the child as Jamarion Thomas.
Neighbor Jackie Johnson described Thomas as ‘‘a lovely little boy.’’
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It's Reginald Denny all over again.
Might as well order a banana split:
"This time, Chiquita says yes to sale" by Simon Casey | Bloomberg News October 28, 2014
NEW YORK — Chiquita Brands International has agreed to be bought by Cutrale Group and Safra Group, both of Brazil, for about $681 million in cash, after shareholders last week rejected its plan to buy another banana producer....
Chiquita had rejected the Cutrale-Safra overtures three times, including last week, when it cited its plans to buy the Irish banana producer Fyffes. The company, which also sells salad under the Fresh Express brand, reconsidered and began talks with the Brazilian companies after its shareholders voted Oct. 24 to reject the Fyffes deal.
Including debt, the value of Monday’s deal is $1.27 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. It is the fifth-largest pending or completed takeover of a US food company to be announced this year.
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