News Links for the Week:

Retiring House Republican says $174,000 isn't enough money for members of Congress: https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-mchenry-lawmaker-pay-not-enough-money-congress-2024-1
Man strips naked, jumps into Bass Pro Shops Leeds aquarium and knocks himself unconscious: https://www.al.com/news/2024/01/man-strips-naked-jumps-into-bass-pro-shops-leeds-aquarium-and-knocks-himself-unconscious.html
Mysterious $1.2M Bitcoin Transaction to Satoshi Nakamoto Sparks Speculations: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/01/08/mysterious-12m-bitcoin-transaction-to-satoshi-nakamoto-sparks-speculations/
Pastor accused of trying to throw a cook into a deep fryer at McDonald's for 'disrespecting' his wife: https://www.businessinsider.com/north-carolina-pastor-arrested-tried-to-deep-fry-mcdonalds-cook-2023-12
Radio reporter fired over comedy act reinstated after an arbitrator finds his jokes 'funny': https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/radio-reporter-fired-comedy-act-reinstated-after-arbitrator-106148515
A secret tunnel in a NYC synagogue leads to a brawl between police and worshippers: https://apnews.com/article/brooklyn-synagogue-chabad-tunnel-2c03a40c9150bdf6d9d899436789d8cf

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