Former Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Halushchenko was detained on Sunday while attempting to cross the country's border, according to the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU). The detention occurred amid ongoing legal proceedings related to a corruption scandal that occurred last year, which led to his resignation in November.
The NABU stated that Halushchenko was apprehended while trying to leave Ukraine. The former minister's detention follows a large-scale corruption scandal in the energy sector that occurred in Kyiv.
In other news, authorities in Germany are investigating a bank robbery that occurred at a Volksbank branch in Stuhr. According to Sky News, thieves broke into the bank's basement and stole from customer safety deposit boxes. Three men were seen near the scene, wearing blue overalls, and walking towards a dark car. The break-in happened on Friday, February 13th, and comes just months after a large raid in a nearby city.
Meanwhile, controversy has erupted over the International Olympic Committee (IOC) selling a T-shirt related to the 1936 Berlin Games, which took place during the Nazi era. Euronews reported that the "Men's 'Natural 1936 Berlin Games Olympic Heritage T-Shirt'" was listed for 39 euros and has caused widespread criticism in Germany. Critics have accused the IOC of dismissing the brutal Nazi-era and Adolf Hitler association. The T-shirt is currently sold out in the online Olympic shop.
In a separate development, a survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking ring has come forward with harrowing details of her experience. According to Sky News, the woman, who was trafficked from Cape Town to Epstein's private island and ranch, said her recruiters "laughed" as she was sexually assaulted. She described the psychological bondage that kept victims ensnared for years, stating, "Invisible chains is a good way to put it, it was like I was handcuffed invisibly."
Finally, former NPR host David Greene is suing Google, alleging that the male podcast voice in the company's NotebookLM tool is based on his voice. TechCrunch reported that Greene believes the AI voice replicates his cadence, intonation, and use of filler words. "My voice is, like, the most important part of who I am," said Greene, who currently hosts the KCRW show Left, Right, Center. A Google spokesperson told The Washington Post that the voice used in the product is unrelated to Greene's.
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