News Roundup for March 1st

Here follow a few news stories you might have missed:

• Since the election of President Nicolas Maduro on April 19, 2013, food prices in Venezuela have risen some 56%, leading to long lines for food;
• The daily Lenten pilgrimage of the station churches will soon begin in Rome;
• Another piece of evidence to prove the stupidity of American society has emerged in California where a man is suing McDonald's for $1.5 million because he received only one napkin, which somehow caused him emotional harm; and,
• According to the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index, this has been the worst recorded winter for a number of cities in the U.S., from Detroit to Philadelphia, and it isn't finished yet.