Anchorage cheers dog sled teams in ceremonial start of Alaska's Iditarod

(Reuters) - Dozens of sled-dog teams glided through the frigid streets of Anchorage on Saturday in the ceremonial start to the Iditarod, a nearly 1,000-mile (1,610-km) sled dog race across the Alaskan wilderness and one of the world's most celebrated tests of endurance.

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