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outfit — she pointed at the waitresses in miniskirts and fishnets and asked one question</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/707885/uploads/656a58c0-4d9c-11ef-a5b4-c5f5107101ae_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Restaurant refused to seat woman for her &apos;revealing&apos; outfit — she pointed at the waitresses in miniskirts and fishnets and asked one question</image:title><image:caption>Not minding their staff wearing revealing outfits, the restaurant warned the customer to cover herself up or just leave.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-tells-workers-to-make-appreciation-potluck-without-pay-ends-up-regretting-it-instantly-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T15:45:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company tells workers to make ‘appreciation’ potluck without pay — ends up regretting it instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734703/uploads/0f9f3a20-e2eb-11ef-8972-cf39d92e16ac_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company tells workers to make ‘appreciation’ potluck without pay — ends up regretting it instantly</image:title><image:caption>Worker shuts down unpaid ‘appreciation’ potluck by company with one simple question.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-sued-hoa-who-said-wheelchair-ramp-for-wife-isnt-aesthetic-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T17:15:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA tried to ban wheelchair ramp disabled woman&apos;s ramp claiming it wasn&apos;t &apos;aesthetic&apos; — her husband took them straight to court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/774128/uploads/036dabd0-97b1-11f0-875d-5fb035a54db2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA tried to ban wheelchair ramp disabled woman&apos;s ramp claiming it wasn&apos;t &apos;aesthetic&apos; — her husband took them straight to court</image:title><image:caption>They fined him for an &apos;unauthorized alteration&apos; and demanded that the ramp be removed within seven days.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/daughter-takes-her-dad-on-a-6-day-no-phone-road-trip-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T00:15:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>How a 6-day phone-free road trip with her dad transformed this Gen Z daughter</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782457/uploads/f3193160-d1ac-11f0-be18-17a9a083b698_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>How a 6-day phone-free road trip with her dad transformed this Gen Z daughter</image:title><image:caption>They realized it wasn&apos;t as difficult as they thought it would be...</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/counselor-claims-90-s-video-games-were-better-for-childrens-brains-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T23:15:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>&apos;90s video games like &apos;Mario Kart&apos; were better for children’s brains, mental health counselor claims</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782721/uploads/9896f7f0-d3fe-11f0-9a96-d3efbc4420d9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>&apos;90s video games like &apos;Mario Kart&apos; were better for children’s brains, mental health counselor claims</image:title><image:caption>Built on &quot;track, exploit and addict,&quot; Lichtenstein added that while games of the &apos;90s helped in building one&apos;s skills, today it is boiled down to testing one&apos;s psychological resistance.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-finds-hidden-message-from-john-appleseed-in-apples-paper-emojis-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-04T22:45:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Apple hid a heartfelt letter to ‘misfits’ inside its paper emoji. 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Her reply left them embarrassed</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785438/uploads/e668d550-e580-11f0-8d55-5bbefd1dcf6f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company tried to pass off an unpaid one-week trial as a &apos;generous&apos; opportunity. Her reply left them embarrassed</image:title><image:caption>A LinkedIn poll found that 85% of job-seeking candidates encountered requests for unpaid work during job interviews. Among them, 44% reported demands of work ranging between three and five hours. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/6-year-olds-response-to-bullies-has-the-internet-applauding-her-dad-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T16:05:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dad tested how his daughter would handle bullies&apos; taunts about her &apos;wonky eyes&apos; — her reply showed he had nothing to worry about</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787365/uploads/a3a90fb0-f132-11f0-a701-3fad4cc18320_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dad tested how his daughter would handle bullies&apos; taunts about her &apos;wonky eyes&apos; — her reply showed he had nothing to worry about</image:title><image:caption>&apos;And what would you say if I said I don&apos;t like you?&apos; the dad asked.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/navy-dads-90-s-list-of-chores-for-8-year-old-is-turning-heads-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T13:15:41.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>This Navy dad’s 1990s chore list for an 8-year-old shows how different childhood used to be</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787988/uploads/83453880-f53c-11f0-8ec9-f3a942911205_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>This Navy dad’s 1990s chore list for an 8-year-old shows how different childhood used to be</image:title><image:caption>&apos;My pop was the coolest man on earth but he had hella structure and rules in the 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reader.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-sees-his-mother-pop-up-on-90-s-tv-commercial-after-passing-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T04:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Son does a double-take after spotting his late mom in a 26-year-old infomercial</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788454/uploads/90bb7340-f77a-11f0-a4f1-c7cbeb48b249_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Son does a double-take after spotting his late mom in a 26-year-old infomercial</image:title><image:caption>Vincent Bradus often spotted his mother, Bonnie, as a background actor in commercials and movies in the 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90-year-olds.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/millennials-invented-a-secret-language-adults-couldnt-understand-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T04:15:14.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Millennials invented a secret language adults couldn’t understand — even Gen Z is lost</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789034/uploads/8116ffd0-fb7c-11f0-be7e-8743145ee1d5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Millennials invented a secret language adults couldn’t understand — even Gen Z is lost</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I still use it when I need to talk to my husband or sister, and the kids are around...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/scientists-found-early-signs-of-dementia-in-terry-pratchett-novels-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T00:15:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>How scientists found early signs of dementia in Terry Pratchett’s use of adjectives</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789042/uploads/55c05bd0-fb84-11f0-bf45-2524182fe569_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>How scientists found early signs of dementia in Terry Pratchett’s use of adjectives</image:title><image:caption>According to the study, the first change was observed in &quot;The Last Continent,&quot; which was published a decade before Pratchett was officially diagnosed.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/daughter-sends-mom-a-secret-code-to-save-her-from-danger-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T18:45:41.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Partying teen texts mom asking if there&apos;s &apos;ice cream&apos; at home — it was their secret code. She grabbed the car keys and floored it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795556/uploads/4bd6fe00-212a-11f1-b1e0-91ff79287ddb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Partying teen texts mom asking if there&apos;s &apos;ice cream&apos; at home — it was their secret code. She grabbed the car keys and floored it</image:title><image:caption>Throughout their drive back home, neither did she force her to explain the situation, nor did she pressure her to talk before she was ready.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fortnite-ceo-is-using-fortune-to-buy-american-forests-and-save-them-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T05:45:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fortnite&apos;s owner is quietly buying up American forests for an unsual reason</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795707/uploads/0d19a620-220d-11f1-afbb-2d8029cd60dc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fortnite&apos;s owner is quietly buying up American forests for an unsual reason</image:title><image:caption>Tim Sweeney, the CEO of Fortnite has been buying acres of land in North Carolina. He has amassed up to 500,000 acres across the state.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-jokes-women-chase-him-for-money-stunned-hearing-woman-earning-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-06T14:45:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>48-year-old lawyer &apos;joked&apos; about women being gold diggers on their date. Her one-line response ended any chance of a second date</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795712/uploads/4d9f3ef0-22ab-11f1-9fd5-b7a7ac122244_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>48-year-old lawyer &apos;joked&apos; about women being gold diggers on their date. Her one-line response ended any chance of a second date</image:title><image:caption>She wanted to assure the 48-year-old man that she was not a gold digger and put him in his place at the same time. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/airbnb-host-called-ceo-to-investigate-haunted-house-friendly-ghost-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-05T16:15:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Airbnb CEO tried settling a customer complaint about a &apos;haunted&apos; rental. When he called the host, it only made things worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795810/uploads/faa79d30-22c0-11f1-9bda-63f8d8bbca72_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Airbnb CEO tried settling a customer complaint about a &apos;haunted&apos; rental. 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