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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Best of 2014 Surviving an ISIS Massacre ISIS massacred hundreds of Iraqi military recruits in June. Ali Hussein Kadhim survived. This is his improbable story. [Includes graphic images.] Watch »

Best of 2014 Fighting Ebola Outbreak Street by Street Some ambulance workers in Monrovia have been infected with Ebola, while others have been attacked for not getting to patients in time. Watch »

Best of 2014 The Nipple Artist A tattoo parlor in Finksburg, Md., has become an unlikely destination for breast cancer survivors. Watch »

Best of 2014 Michael Brown's Body For at least four hours after he was shot by a police officer, the body of Michael Brown lay in the middle of Canfield Drive. What happened in those hours set the stage for two weeks of unrest. Watch »

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Best of 2014 Small Plates For the magazine's fall Food issue, we treated six second graders from P.S. 295 in Brooklyn to dinner at Daniel, where the seven-course tasting menu goes for $220 a person. Watch »

Best of 2014 Good Night, Margaret When Margaret "Muffi" Lavigne and Chris Plum, both with muscular dystrophy, met at the Hospital for Special Care in New Britain, Conn., their lives took an unexpected turn. Watch »

Best of 2014 21st-Century Concentration Camps Nicholas Kristof travels to Myanmar, where Muslims are confined to camps or within their own villages, deprived of jobs, schools and doctors. Why is the world silent? Watch »

Best of 2014 Slomo Dr. John Kitchin quit a medical career to pursue his passion: skating along the boardwalk of San Diego's Pacific Beach. He calls himself "Slomo." Watch »

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Best of 2014 A Liquid Fear Two childhood experiences with water left Attis Clopton with a phobia that lasted for decades, until another major life event inspired him to face his fears. Watch »

Best of 2014 Major Malfunction: Revisiting Challenger On Jan. 28, 1986, seven astronauts "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God." America's space program was never the same. Watch »