{"podcast":{"title":"Hartford News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","podcast_index_feed_id":7569670,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/hartford-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/hartford-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":889,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Hartford News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Hartford—from local news and business to culture, politics, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Hartford News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T10:18:24.690012+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670"},"episode":{"title":"Convicted Official Vanishes to Greece | Hartford News","slug":"convicted-official-vanishes-to-greece-hartford-news","published_at":"2026-09-19T02:32:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/convicted-official-vanishes-to-greece-hartford-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/b6b53d0d7f426a94","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/271bc648-2d26-487f-bd32-273aa993a907.mp3","summary":"Former state official Kosta Diamantis, convicted on 21 counts of bribery and extortion, vanished before his sentencing—now hiding in Greece as a citizen. With U.S. authorities preparing to launch an extradition effort, complications loom: Greece has a track record of resisting the return of its own nationals. How he escaped remains puzzling—he wasn’t under house arrest or electronic monitoring, and his passport was never confiscated. Officials are racing to confirm his location, with eyes now turning toward other EU nations if he’s still on the run. His sentencing is on hold until he’s returned, and this escape could severely worsen his legal fate, as extradition battles are notoriously drawn-out and politically charged. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2026-09-18/kosta-diamantis-flight-to-greece-could-complicate-effort-to-bring-him-back-to-connecticut More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b6b53d0d7f426a94 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Former state official Kosta Diamantis, convicted on 21 counts of bribery and extortion, vanished before his sentencing—now hiding in Greece as a citizen.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":86,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/episodes/convicted-official-vanishes-to-greece-hartford-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hartford-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7569670/convicted-official-vanishes-to-greece-hartford-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}