Word: hatched
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CHARLESTON, S.C.: The family of Sergio Jimenez II has won a whopping $262.5 million judgment against Chrysler over a 1985 accident in which their son was thrown clear and killed after the rear hatch in the family's Chrysler minivan opened on impact. But TIME's William McWhirter says that figure is likely to be drastically reduced on appeal. "The company has an eight lane interstate of appeals available," he says. "The boy was reportedly not wearing a seat belt or a child safety seat." Other factors includes questions about whether the boy's father caused the accident by running...
...Senate's about to sprout another Sherlock. Utah Republican Orrin Hatch announced Thursday that the Senate Judiciary Committee is considering holding a hearing on the Justice Department's handling of the campaign fund raising investigation. "I really believe there are some things here that have to be explained," the chairman said. "We'll see what we can do to put one together." Just what America needs...
...least it wasn't for nothing: before closing the hatch again at 3 a.m. EDT, the pair manually realigned two solar panels on the Spektr module, which should boost their power supply to about 90 percent. Another spacewalk is tentatively planned for next month. TIME Daliy's Mir coverage
Reassured by what he saw, Vinogradov eased himself into the module and turned to his principal task: connecting power cables from outlets in the wall to the new hatch. On Earth, the job would be little harder than screwing cables into a vcr, but in bulky gloves and zero G, it was far more difficult. As Vinogradov struggled, Mission Control urged him to take his time. "Don't rush. You have enough oxygen," the Mission Control chief admonished...
...more thorough search, and Vinogradov and Solovyev went so far as to disassemble Foale's stationary bicycle in order to create maneuvering room. "Michael," Solovyev joshed, "your riding days are over." For all that, the cosmonauts found no bulkhead rupture, and tiring rapidly, they backed out, sealed the new hatch and climbed out of their suits...