Five developments lead the September 27 briefing: the White House excluded CNN from an Air Force One trip; D.C. sent its RFK campus plan to the Council; floods and landslides killed people in Nepal and India; and Anthropic released Claude Opus 5.5.
In This Roundup
- White House excludes CNN from Air Force One trip
- D.C. sends final 180-acre RFK redevelopment plan to Council
- New floods and landslides kill at least 12 in Nepal
- Floods and landslides kill dozens across India as regional rain intensifies
- Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 with lower pricing and stronger safeguards
1 White House excludes CNN from Air Force One trip
The White House replaced CNN with Real America’s Voice for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, even though CNN had been scheduled for the rotating television pool. The move came after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico. The five-network television pool had only recently resumed presidential coverage after suspending it over the earlier restrictions.
2 D.C. sends final 180-acre RFK redevelopment plan to Council
Muriel Bowser’s administration has transmitted the final RFK Campus Master Plan to the D.C. Council. The proposal covers 180 acres along the Anacostia River and envisions up to 6,500 homes, parks, retail and entertainment surrounding the planned Washington Commanders stadium. The plan also calls for transit improvements, including better Stadium-Armory Metro access. The Council has scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 30 and is expected to consider adoption by the end of the year.
3 New floods and landslides kill at least 12 in Nepal
Persistent heavy rain has triggered another round of deadly flooding and landslides across Nepal. Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said Sunday that at least 12 people had died since Sept. 24, seven remained missing and more than 1,100 people had been moved to safer areas. Rescue operations are continuing, including helicopter deployments in Myagdi, while authorities warned that continuing rainfall could push rivers higher and trigger additional landslides.
4 Floods and landslides kill dozens across India as regional rain intensifies
Severe rain is also affecting India. Reuters reported Sunday that floods and landslides had killed 56 people in India, injured 46 and damaged more than 1,000 homes. Authorities said several major rivers were above danger levels. The simultaneous emergencies in India and Nepal are affecting a broad swath of South Asia, with Nepal warning of possible flash floods in 49 of its 77 districts.
5 Anthropic releases Claude Opus 5.5 with lower pricing and stronger safeguards
Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, its latest high-end AI model. The company priced it at $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens, below the previous Opus 5 pricing. Anthropic also subjected the model to outside safety testing and introduced additional safeguards for sensitive cybersecurity and biological requests. The model is being offered through major cloud platforms, with Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Haiku 5.5 expected to follow.
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