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10 Sep 2014:
Judge postponed trial to give lawyers enough time to work out details of settlement to satisfy major creditor opposed to city’s plan
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9 Sep 2014: Department would be turned into regional agency with 10-year limit on annual rate increases and an injection of cash from the suburbs
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7 Sep 2014:
Detroit’s gentrified makeover means more policing of nuisance crimes – but the fines fall disproportionately on black residents
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5 Sep 2014: Chief financial officer tells key trial for US’s biggest public bankruptcy that Detroit residents already ‘highly taxed’
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4 Sep 2014: Protesters in more than 100 US cities conduct sit-ins and marches outside restaurants calling for a $15 minimum wage
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3 Sep 2014:
Police arrest three men and a 14-year-old boy, charign the adults with 2013 the robbery and murder of Bilal Berreni
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3 Sep 2014: Theodore Wafer convicted of second-degree murder for killing unarmed woman who appeared on his porch before dawn
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2 Sep 2014: Saddled with $18bn in debt as its population continues to dwindle, the city’s attempt to restructure its finances comes under intense pressure
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2 Sep 2014:
Most creditors have approved emergency manager Kevyn Orr’s plan but some bond insurers say Detroit’s proposal lacks transparency
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31 Aug 2014: Confirmation trial for largest municipal bankruptcy in US history scheduled to start Tuesday, with debts set to be cut to $5bn
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26 Aug 2014: Nearly 45% of city’s 173,000 water accounts considered past due with 420 customers due to be denied service Tuesday
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17 Aug 2014:
City police chief has encouraged residents to arm themselves as stark racial disparities in ‘shoot first’ laws become clear
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13 Aug 2014:
Heavy rain causes flash flooding across the northern US on Tuesday, causing widespread road closures and leaving drivers stranded
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12 Aug 2014: Around 1,000 vehicles have been abandoned in city of Warren as mayor seeks state help to deal with ‘catastrophe’
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7 Aug 2014:
Theodore Wafer, 55, shot and killed McBride, 19, through a screen door after she turned up drunk on his porch in November
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