Mediterranean migrant deaths, two international films, and the Chicago Salsa Congress

Mediterranean migrant deaths, two international films, and the Chicago Salsa Congress
Mediterranean migrant deaths, two international films, and the Chicago Salsa Congress

Mediterranean migrant deaths, two international films, and the Chicago Salsa Congress

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Human trafficking is causing deaths in the Mediterranean, with 300 drowning last week according to the U.N. We also look at two films hitting Chicago this week, including one nominated for an Academy Award. Finally, Nari Safavi shares his weekend passport. PHOTO: A man waits as the cargo ship Ezadeen, carrying hundreds of migrants, arrives at the southern Italian port of Corigliano, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Antonino D’Urso)