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Allen Moore of Two Rivers won a three-man duel with Lance Mackey and Hugh Neff late Wednesday to become the first musher to reach the halfway point of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.If Moore goes on to finish the race, he'll pocket four ounces of placer gold as a reward for leading the way into Dawson, Yukon.

Lance Mackey, back in the race for the first time since capturing his fourth consecutive championship in 2008, grabbed a narrow lead Tuesday in the 1,000-mile sled dog race between Fairbanks and Whitehorse, Yukon.

Lituya Bay, on the Pacific coast about 100 miles southeast of Yakutat and 40 miles west of Glacier Bay, is the site of the largest splash wave ever recorded.

In this Tuesday, April 15, 2008 file photo Iranian oil technician Majid Afshari checks the oil separator facilities in Azadegan oil field, near Ahvaz, Iran.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski is a winner. She was the first write-in candidate in more than 50 years to win her party's nomination last year.