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Lawsuit Alleges ChatGPT Intensified Old Greenwich Man’s Delusions, Led Him to Kill His Elderly Mother

According to a lawsuit filed in Caifornia, ChatGPT kept Stein-Erik Soelberg engaged for what appeared to be hours at a time, validated and magnified each new paranoid belief, and systematically reframed the people closest to him––especially his own mother––as adversaries, operatives, or programmed threats. Ultimately, Soelberg, described in the lawsuit as a 56-year-old bodybuilder, bludgeoned and strangled to death an 83-year-old woman half his size.
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Standing Ovations abound for Longtime RTM Members at their Last Meeting

“We all should be thankful for the rich legacy that you all are leaving after decades of service in the RTM. You’ve shown us how to be a good civil servant. We all learn from you the meaning of civility.” – State Rep Hector Arzeno (D-151) Continue Reading →

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Connecticut-Based Oil Trader Sentenced to 15 Months in Prison in International Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme

Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press

A former senior oil and gas trader was sentenced Tuesday to 15 months in prison for his role in a nearly eight-year-long scheme to bribe Brazilian government officials and to launder money to secure business for Arcadia Fuels Ltd. (Arcadia) and Freepoint Commodities LLC (Freepoint), two companies where he worked. Continue Reading →

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Attorney General Tong Secures Court Victory Preventing Trump Administration from Halting Federal Wind Energy Permitting

The Revolution Wind project supports over 2,500 jobs nationwide in the construction, operations, shipbuilding and manufacturing sectors, including over 1,000 union construction jobs. The project has been vetted and approved through every layer of the federal and state regulatory process and is supported by binding contracts and legal mandates. Construction is nearly complete. Continue Reading →

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National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Announces Nearly $12 Million in Grants from LI Sound Futures Fund

The grants will support projects that prevent 618,934 gallons of stormwater and 2,996 pounds of nitrogen pollution from entering the Long Island Sound, remove 161,250 pounds of marine debris , restore 70 acres of coastal habitat, launch new oyster restoration efforts and conserve and enhance habitats for shorebirds, songbirds, diamondback terrapins, native pollinators and other wildlife. Continue Reading →

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