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Associated Press

Four police officers killed in North Carolina. A shootout that killed four law enforcement officers and wounded four others in North Carolina began as officers approached a home to serve a warrant for a felon wanted for possessing a firearm, police said. It was the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement since five officers were killed by a sniper during a protest in Dallas in 2016. A second shooter began firing on a second wave of officers rushing to the aid of the downed officers. The wanted man was killed.