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The city of Detroit files for Chapter 9 bankruptcy marking the largest municipal bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. The city faced a staggering debt of $18-20 billion, with revenue shortfalls and high pension obligations as a result of the city's long-term financial decline, high unemployment, rising crime rates, declining population and a shrinking tax base. The city officially emerged from bankruptcy in December 2014. More
