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Cover Story South Korea: The little dynamo that sneaked up on the world

South Korea, long in the shadow of other Asian 'tiger economies,' is suddenly hip and enormously prosperous – so much so that it may have outgrown its thankless dream of reuniting with the North.
Progress Watch Latinos head to college at a record rate, now on par with white students
Pavlof Volcano ash cloud shows Alaska's threat to air travel (+video)
Moon hit by boulder-size meteoroid, causing 'explosion' visible from Earth (+video)
Difference Maker He serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

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Scott Budnick works in the dining room as customers arrive for a free meal at the Mathewson Street Friendship Breakfast in Providence, R.I.

Scott Budnick serves breakfast – with a side order of respect – to the homeless

Sunday breakfast at a Providence, R.I., church is more than a free meal. Half the volunteers are homeless themselves: 'It's their [own] breakfast that they're putting on.'

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