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DESHKA LANDING An unusual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended early Monday with a familiar champion.
Talkeenta’s Dallas Seavey and his 10 sled dogs dashed to the finish line near Willow at 5:09 a.m.
Wearing an orange parka, Seavey kicked to the finish behind a perky string of sled dogs.
This is Seavey’s fifth Iditarod win, tying him with Rick Swenson for the most Iditarod victories ever. Swenson has held the record alone since 1991.
Asked to summarize how he felt about his fifth win, Seavey said, “Comes after four, I guess.”
It’s a big deal, the 34-year-old Seavey admitted. Since becoming the youngest Iditarod musher to win in 2005 at the age of 25, people had predicted he might go on to win five.
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MYANMAR Myanmar’s ruling junta has declared martial law in parts of the country’s largest city as security forces killed more protesters in an increasingly lethal crackdown on resistance to last month’s military coup. At least 38 people were killed Sunday and dozens were injured in one of the deadliest days of the crackdown, according to an independent group tracking the toll of the violence. SENT: 850 words, photos.