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Last week, Hertz (HTZ) won final approval for its Dollar Thrifty deal from the Federal Trade Commission. China-based Shuanghui International Holdings is trying to gobble up Smithfield Foods (SFD), though the proposed deal is being examined by the U.S. Senate Agricultural Committee. … Full Article

The first book in an exciting new Young Adult trilogy, “All Our Pretty Songs” (St. … Full Article

Brooklyn’s Jewish and Muslim communities have used a common fasting day to build stronger bonds between them. … Full Article

It worked great with tulip bulbs, so why not a Carroll Gardens condo? Real estate executive Bill Ross is using a Dutch auction – first conceptualized in 17th Century Holland – to sell an apartment at 411 Clinton St.  … Full Article

In its second year, Books Beneath the Bridge is among Brooklyn’s most comprehensive literary programs, in which independent bookstores across the borough partner with the Brooklyn Bridge Par … Full Article

Long Island College Hospital (LICH) doctors say they've been told by SUNY Downstate administrators to transfer all their patients out by Friday so that LICH could be shut down by Sunday. … Full Article

Doctors at Long Island College Hospital were ordered by representatives of the State University of New York to discharge their patients by tomorrow and were told that the hospital will officially close on Sunday. … Full Article

The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that Harry Neuhoff, a resident of Brooklyn, has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. … Full Article

The suspension of a Staten Island attorney who went on a lesbian dating website posing as a woman he once knew has been issued by the Appellate Division, 2nd Department. … Full Article

Pirate School!, a family-friendly pirate-based vaudeville show, is coming to the historic Waterfront Museum and Showboat Barge in Red Hook on Sunday, Aug. 4.  … Full Article