Afternoon Briefing: Students return home after canceled flights stranded them in Puerto Rico

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The remaining 14 Chicago-area students and supervisors on a global leadership trip to Puerto Rico returned home Tuesday, four days after a global technology outage forced airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, leaving them stranded.

The trip was hosted by the Gloria J. Taylor Foundation, which doled out almost $20,000 to pay for lodging, flights and food while the group was forced to stay on the island an additional four days, said Cliff Taylor, the foundation’s co-founder.

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