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SACRAMENTO – The McClatchy Co. has approached potential buyers to sell The Miami Herald, one of its most prestigious properties, The New York Times reported Saturday. McClatchy, the nation’s third-largest newspaper chain, is courting potential buyers to unload one of its largest assets as it struggles with debt and advertising …

CAIRO, Egypt – Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader has praised the three Bali bombers recently executed in Indonesia and criticized Saudi and other Arab leaders for participating in a U.N. interfaith conference. Ayman al-Zawahiri says in an audio recording posted Monday on an Islamic Web site that Indonesia and other …

Playboy magazine apologized for a controversial cover featuring a scantily-clad woman resembling the Virgin Mary, Reuters reported. The December edition was published Thursday, just before the Mexican festival honoring Mary known as the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Playboy Enterprises Inc., based in Chicago, released a statement Friday explaining …