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Bill Gates Donates $40 Million To High School

Bill Gates announces his decision to give back to the school responsible for his bank-breaking success in the computer business. Lakeside School in Seattle is receiving $40 million the Microsoft founder who left the school in 1973.

The money is intended to fund scholarships to help underprivileged children attend the private school.

Seattle Hospital Charges $1,100 To Cut Toenail

A class-action lawsuit is filed against Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center after it charges a patient $1,100 for clipping a toenail and running tests.

The hospital tells The Associated Press

Young Entrepreneur Pioneers "Bumvertising"

A Seattle entrepreneur says he's found an inexpensive, highly visible tool to plug his website- an innovation he calls "bum-vertising."

Ben Rogovy, a 22-year-old University of Washington graduate, sees the homeless and panhandlers as an untapped labor force, which he says he's putting to work.

Woman Arrested After Trying to Open Door During Flight

Police arrested a woman Wednesday after she attempted to open an airplane exit door while the plane was still in the air.

Reports indicate the 52-year-old woman from Dania Beach, Florida, left her seat and tried to open the door as the United Airlines flight was descending into Seattle to land at an altitude of about 4,000 feet.

Woman Arrested After Attempting to Open Airplane Door Mid-Flight

A woman is arrested Wednesday after attempting to open an airplane door while in mid-air.

According to police, the 52-year-old from Dania Beach, Fl. left her seat and tried to open the door as the United Airlines flight was descending into Seattle for landing.