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• 7. SOFT-SPOKEN MASS. TEEN ACCUSED OF KILLING TEACHER
• Officials recovered the remains of the 24-year-old victim in the woods behind the school.
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• 8. WHY THE 747 COULD BE FLYING INTO THE SUNSET
• Most airlines prefer two-engine jets that use less fuel than the big, four-engine planes.
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• 9. REVERSED CALL HELPS RED SOX TO VICTORY
• The second base umpire is overruled by the rest of his crew, paving the way for Boston's 8-1 rout of St. Louis in Game 1 of the World Series.
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• 10. WHO NEEDS HIGH-DOSE FLU SHOTS
• Experts say regular vaccinations tend to be only about 30 to 40 percent effective in people 65 and older.
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AP News in Brief
German Foreign Ministry summons US ambassador after allegations NSA targeted Merkel's phone
• BERLIN (AP) -- The German Foreign Ministry says it has summoned the U.S. ambassador in the wake of allegations that American intelligence may have targeted Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone.
• The ministry said Ambassador John B. Emerson is expected to meet Thursday afternoon with Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, who will "spell out the position of the German government."
• The U.S. Embassy said it had no comment.
• Merkel's government says she complained to President Barack Obama in a phone call Wednesday after receiving information her cellphone may have been monitored. The White House said it isn't monitoring and won't monitor Merkel's communications, but conspicuously didn't say that they were never monitored.
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