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Candidates for U.S. Senate seat in Kentucky hold TV debate

LEXINGTON, United States - Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Grimes (L) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (C) attend a debate at a television station in Lexington, Kentucky, as the respective Democratic and Republican candidates in the southern state's Senate race on Oct. 13, 2014, amid President Barack Obama's falling approval rates.

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Top Toyota official shows willingness to produce Prius in U.S.

LEXINGTON, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. Vice Chairman Fujio Cho speaks during a news conference in Lexington, Kentucky on May 20, expressing his willingness to produce the Prius electric-gasoline hybrid passenger car in the United States where demands for the vehicle have been increasing.

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Kanrin Maru crew descendants meet grandson of U.S. savior

WASHINGTON, United States - George Brooke (L) and Sumiko Gomi pose in Lexington, Virginia, on Oct. 7. Thirty-four Japanese, whose ancestors were aboard the Kanrin Maru, Japan's first modern warship to cross the Pacific Ocean, visited there to express their appreciation to Brooke, the grandson of Lt. John Brooke who had helped the crewmembers during their difficult voyage 145 years ago. Gomi, 82, is a great-granddaughter of Kanrin Maru's Captain Katsu Kaishu.