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Ashley Whitlock, a substitute teacher from Belmont, N.C., lost her SNAP benefits in the summer of 2026.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act's tax cuts were the Republican response to voters' economic struggles, but its health care and food assistance cuts are taking a toll.

A free grocery store in Newark could help people who lost food assistance due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The probability of a Federal Reserve rate increase is calculated from prices in interest rate futures markets, where investors speculate on future interest rate levels.

Persistent inflation, caused by rising oil prices during the ongoing war in the Middle East, has partially contributed to the increase in U.S. yields.

A monthly survey of private company executives by S&P Global on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, indicated stronger-than-expected activity in manufacturing and services.

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin M. Warsh stated that multiple factors, including economic strength, demand for debt to finance AI development, and volatile geopolitics (which increased oil prices and inflation concerns), were driving up 10-year yields when announcing the rate hike.

Higher growth expectations related to the expansion of artificial intelligence have largely driven the increase in U.S. yields.

Federal Reserve Governor Michael S. Barr warned on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, that additional interest rate increases would likely be required to control inflation.

Higher Treasury yields result in increased interest payments for the government on its $32 trillion national debt.

The 10-year Treasury yield has increased by over a percentage point since the beginning of the war with Iran, leading to higher mortgage and other borrowing rates.

The S&P 500 index decreased by 0.8 percent on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, following its near-record high trading at the beginning of that week.

The 10-year Treasury yield rose to approximately 5.1 percent on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, due to investor expectations of another Federal Reserve interest rate increase.

Comparable 10-year gilt yields in Britain have increased by a similar amount during the same period as the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield.

The San Diego-based U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln arrived in Guam on Saturday, September 20, 2026, after stopping for a week in Thailand earlier in September 2026.

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, with approximately 5,000 sailors, has spent over 300 days at sea and recently set a Navy record for the longest time at sea without a port call.

In August 2026, President Trump dismissed concerns about difficult conditions reported aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln.

Adm. Brad Cooper, who oversees U.S. operations in the Middle East, stated on social media in August 2026 that the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln currently has among the lowest number of mental health cases among the Navy's 11 active aircraft carriers.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth downplayed the grim conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, stating the situation had been "misrepresented."

New information about the crew of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln and its strike group was released to Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, after she pressed the Navy for details.