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Nov 25 2019
12:11 am
US households are now sitting on a record $14 trillion in mortgages, credit cards, student loans and other forms of debt.
Credit card rates recently hit 17%, the highest level in at least 25 years, making this an especially costly form of borrowing. Part of that rise has been driven by fierce competition to lure borrowers with flashy rewards.
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TN Politics
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- Tennessee bill seeks to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour (WBIR)
- Anderson County K-9 SRO 'Al' retires after more than a decade of service (WBIR)
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- Town of Farragut rejects growth plan (WATE)
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- Soldiers with Tennessee National Guard’s 278th return home from mission (WATE)
- TeacherPreneur grant helps make recess more fun for Knox County students with disabilities (WBIR)
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News Sentinel
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- Knoxville Biz Ticker: Call for Artists for the 49th Annual Spring Tennessee Craft Fair (KNS Business)
- UT announces leave policy for employees who donate organs, bone marrow, inspired by two Vols (KNS News)
- Walgreens and Food City were opioid profiteers, Tennessee attorney general says (KNS News)
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State News
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- Coronavirus: Tennessee Tech student being tested by health department in unconfirmed case (Tennessean)
- Analysis: Will Gov. Bill Lee's push for new abortion restrictions unify Republicans? (Tennessean)
- Final Four flashbacks Part II: 1984-85 Memphis State basketball team beat UCLA early in season (Commercial Appeal)
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Local .GOV
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Wire Reports
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