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Iditarod sled-dog race losing Exxon support amid animal-rights pressure

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The world’s most famous sled-dog race, celebrated by Alaskans for half a century but condemned by animal-rights activists as inhumane, is losing one of its biggest corporate sponsors. Energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Friday it plans to sever ties with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after this year’s 49th […]