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They had to build around her</image:title><image:caption>Offered a million dollars for her home, she said no. Now, a mall surrounds her house.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teacher-comes-up-with-ingenious-plan-when-asked-to-pay-for-students-zoo-trip-out-of-their-pocket-ex6</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T17:45:16.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>School expected teacher to pay $389 for a zoo trip — she took the kids to a farm for $54 and sent the photos with one perfect subject line</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/677076/uploads/fdc55600-c54c-11f0-be87-199e754f06d2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>School expected teacher to pay $389 for a zoo trip — she took the kids to a farm for $54 and sent the photos with one perfect subject line</image:title><image:caption>The school administration was forcing the teacher to pay zoo entry fees for 18 students out of their pocket.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/waitress-shows-a-key-difference-in-how-boomers-and-gen-z-leave-their-tables-sparking-debate-ex10</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T15:45:06.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Waitress spotted one big difference on how Boomers and Gen Z leave their tables</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/690760/uploads/0eaa1a50-0866-11ef-adf1-f32decd264e8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Waitress spotted one big difference on how Boomers and Gen Z leave their tables</image:title><image:caption>A waitress sparked debate about basic dining decency after sharing a video of her customers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mans-very-cheap-midnight-grocery-run-in-thailand-has-left-americans-startled-ok-im-moving-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T19:15:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>American&apos;s midnight grocery run in Thailand cost $4.90 for 6 items — the comments are full of people looking up flights to Bangkok</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/699592/uploads/33a74980-2c4d-11ef-9dd2-85b8fc97a74d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>American&apos;s midnight grocery run in Thailand cost $4.90 for 6 items — the comments are full of people looking up flights to Bangkok</image:title><image:caption>His grocery haul in Thailand consisting of all clean ingredients would cost about 4 to 5 times more in the US.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/australian-woman-remembers-every-single-detail-of-her-life-so-they-put-her-to-the-test-on-60-minutes-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T05:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rebecca Sharrock remembers every day of her life. So &apos;60 Minutes&apos; picked random dates to test her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734309/uploads/f9c50ed0-df9f-11ef-98b8-6f3825f779bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rebecca Sharrock remembers every day of her life. So &apos;60 Minutes&apos; picked random dates to test her</image:title><image:caption>The woman didn&apos;t come to know about her memory superpower until her mom showed her an episode where experts were talking about a condition called HSAM.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-found-out-his-wife-was-secretly-planning-to-leave-him-so-he-divorced-her-first-asks-if-he-did-wrong-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T15:15:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man came home early and overheard his wife telling a friend she planned to leave him once she got a new job — so he acted first</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734339/uploads/8c4f5a20-dfb5-11ef-9947-a70118b4ee9e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man came home early and overheard his wife telling a friend she planned to leave him once she got a new job — so he acted first</image:title><image:caption>Husband overhears ex-wife’s conversation, files for divorce after shocking revelation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/womans-in-laws-pushed-for-a-prenup-fearing-she-was-a-gold-digger-they-had-no-clue-she-was-actually-richer-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:15:34.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her in-laws pushed for a prenup convinced she was a gold-digger — they had no idea she was actually richer than their son</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734340/uploads/cc2fe220-e23c-11ef-bd83-fd2df8da5961_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her in-laws pushed for a prenup convinced she was a gold-digger — they had no idea she was actually richer than their son</image:title><image:caption>Wife asks for divorce after in-laws refuse to invite her for Christmas–internet applauds her decision!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-shocked-after-receiving-2500-and-heartfelt-note-from-ex-landlord-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T16:15:39.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tenant gets a $2,500 check from his ex-landlord after he sells the house — then finds out he tracked down every previous tenant</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/770797/uploads/19315e40-7cc6-11f0-b9f2-f3ec6f079852_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tenant gets a $2,500 check from his ex-landlord after he sells the house — then finds out he tracked down every previous tenant</image:title><image:caption>&quot;All that I can say is that there are people who talk about their values and there are people who actually live them,&quot; Chris noted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/maid-of-honor-asked-to-pay-for-best-friends-wedding-gown-refuses-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T12:45:50.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was excited to be best friend&apos;s &apos;maid of honor&apos; until she made a request that crossed a line</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/779586/uploads/0ea89020-bf8c-11f0-8af5-a7f6b766a8a1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was excited to be best friend&apos;s &apos;maid of honor&apos; until she made a request that crossed a line</image:title><image:caption>&quot;I&apos;m sorry your friendship ended on such a sour note. So she disinvited you, and now tries to save face? Bye, Felicia!&quot; a user wrote.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/customer-dumped-at-chilis-gives-5-star-rating-after-waiter-support-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T14:15:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customer was dumped at Chili&apos;s by the window booth — his waiter&apos;s response earned him a 5-star review</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/780161/uploads/3ecb0ff0-c3a9-11f0-90f3-4d21e65068a1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customer was dumped at Chili&apos;s by the window booth — his waiter&apos;s response earned him a 5-star review</image:title><image:caption>Sharing the screenshot of the post, Tom&apos;s review read, &quot;Thought my night was over until Terry (absolute legend waiter) slid me my order of mozzarella sticks and said, &apos;Don&apos;t worry, buddy, she doesn&apos;t deserve you or your mozzarella sticks&apos;...&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-fires-top-performer-without-a-reason-and-ends-up-in-loss-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T14:15:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company fired its top performer on a false complaint — the client they handled walked out and took their $75,000 monthly contract with them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781204/uploads/26806530-c9f3-11f0-aeff-0f41e9efd62c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company fired its top performer on a false complaint — the client they handled walked out and took their $75,000 monthly contract with them</image:title><image:caption>One of the Reddit user&apos;s colleagues was fired for harassment. A few days later, someone filed a false complaint against the employee, assuming they had reported the first person.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hr-forced-employee-to-join-wellness-walk-quickly-regreted-it-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T17:15:12.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HR told employee to walk out of the door for refusing 15-minute &apos;wellness walk&apos; — he packed his things instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781458/uploads/e53e7850-cb64-11f0-b465-97886b3d56f6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HR told employee to walk out of the door for refusing 15-minute &apos;wellness walk&apos; — he packed his things instantly</image:title><image:caption> When Karen Resorcé, an HR professional, tried to force an employee to join their new &quot;wellness walk,&quot; he refused. Since it did not sit right with her, she asked him to leave, but quickly regretted it. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tiffany-haddish-honors-her-childhood-social-worker-in-the-audience-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T01:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tiffany Haddish heard a voice mid-show, ran offstage, and said: &apos;You saved my life&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/784676/uploads/8d4909f0-dfee-11f0-b7ca-7d04d6c81c66_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tiffany Haddish heard a voice mid-show, ran offstage, and said: &apos;You saved my life&apos;</image:title><image:caption>&apos;You saved my life. I’m where I’m at right now because of you&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-sends-homeowner-long-rules-but-he-doesnt-live-in-neighborhood-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:15:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA bombards new homeowner with &apos;set of rules.&apos; But one problem — his home wasn&apos;t even in the HOA</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785443/uploads/ddf1f2f0-e579-11f0-bc7c-65ed4366dfd8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA bombards new homeowner with &apos;set of rules.&apos; But one problem — his home wasn&apos;t even in the HOA</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Start billing them for your time that it takes you to read and reply to their correspondence&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/17-yo-neil-degrasse-tyson-sent-his-resume-to-carl-sagan-he-wrote-back-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T03:45:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>At 17, Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Carl Sagan his resume on a whim. Sagan wrote back the same day</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785525/uploads/75d7fd80-e610-11f0-b31d-a52598f4a9bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>At 17, Neil deGrasse Tyson sent Carl Sagan his resume on a whim. Sagan wrote back the same day</image:title><image:caption>&apos;To this day, I have this duty to respond to students in the way Carl Sagan had responded to me.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/violinist-has-perfect-reply-to-school-bully-requesting-her-to-play-for-free-at-wedding-fpr-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T13:15:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bully asked the violinist she tormented in school to play her wedding for free — her three-point reply has gone viral</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788652/uploads/b7ab1e30-18ef-11ef-be11-19750583b47e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bully asked the violinist she tormented in school to play her wedding for free — her three-point reply has gone viral</image:title><image:caption>The artist received a message from her childhood bully after years of no contact and she had a request related to her personal affairs. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/salvador-dali-filled-his-rolls-royce-with-1000-pounds-of-cauliflower-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T04:15:58.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Salvador Dali loaded a Rolls-Royce with fresh cauliflower and drove 829 miles to solve a mystery</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794573/uploads/11081710-1c6a-11f1-87a4-092dc2a28d7c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Salvador Dali loaded a Rolls-Royce with fresh cauliflower and drove 829 miles to solve a mystery</image:title><image:caption>When he was asked if he ever tried to deliver any message to the world through his painting, he refused, saying, &apos;I am against any kind of message.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/graham-norton-not-having-a-plan-b-at-27-is-a-lesson-for-30-year-old-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T02:15:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Graham Norton says having no &apos;Plan B&apos; was the best thing that ever happened to his career</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795058/uploads/1b5622a0-63bb-11f1-893a-cd1af7625623_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Graham Norton says having no &apos;Plan B&apos; was the best thing that ever happened to his career</image:title><image:caption>Have you ever looked at life and thought, &quot;I need another plan?&quot; Graham Norton was the same at 27, until he realized you don&apos;t always have to have a Plan B.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-bursts-out-laughing-after-cctv-catches-husbands-romantic-side-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:45:36.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She texted her boyfriend mid-flight to say she was flying over him — when he checked the security camera later, she couldn&apos;t stop laughing</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795091/uploads/738276e0-398c-11f0-900c-abd5d5672aed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She texted her boyfriend mid-flight to say she was flying over him — when he checked the security camera later, she couldn&apos;t stop laughing</image:title><image:caption>Man gets a text from wife that she is flying over him — what his security camera showed is a moment to remember forever.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/farmer-gets-sweet-revenge-at-fly-tipper-dumping-tyres-on-his-land-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T14:15:59.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Farmer installed CCTV to catch someone dumping tires on his land. Few days later, all 421 ended up at the culprit&apos;s doorstep</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/795251/uploads/2daf7170-1ec1-11f1-be4e-15547a64746c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Farmer installed CCTV to catch someone dumping tires on his land. Few days later, all 421 ended up at the culprit&apos;s doorstep</image:title><image:caption> &quot;I was just tyred of it! It&apos;s not been a Goodyear for him! We left him deflated, that&apos;s for sure!&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/etiquette-coach-use-spoon-and-fork-to-eat-cereal-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T00:45:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>We&apos;ve been eating cereal wrong, says an etiquette coach. The &apos;correct&apos; way uses a fork</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/796822/uploads/adff95b0-28eb-11f1-acc5-bb5fb2ae217c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>We&apos;ve been eating cereal wrong, says an etiquette coach. The &apos;correct&apos; way uses a fork</image:title><image:caption>He used a wide-rimmed soup plate instead of a regular cereal bowl and grabbed a fork. This last move has ignited physical reactions among viewers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/jewel-kilcher-refused-one-milllion-dollar-deal-as-a-teenager-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T05:45:01.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jewel was homeless when she turned down a million-dollar deal. Now she says it&apos;s worth more than money</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798011/uploads/d5060ff0-2f66-11f1-9c03-cb1f79da100d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jewel was homeless when she turned down a million-dollar deal. Now she says it&apos;s worth more than money</image:title><image:caption>She wanted to be an artist more than famous, and accepting the million-dollar deal felt like going against her principles.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-sells-new-honda-after-unappreciative-daughter-did-not-want-it-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom bought her daughter a new Honda for graduation — then drove it right back after reading her bratty response</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804991/uploads/bdd04e30-5b2c-11f1-a2d3-bf1a50284545_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom bought her daughter a new Honda for graduation — then drove it right back after reading her bratty response</image:title><image:caption>A woman got her daughter a new Honda as a graduation gift. Instead of accepting the gift, she stormed out and left. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candidate-exposes-a-recruiter-with-a-simple-code-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Job-seeker suspected nobody was reviewing the coding tests. One deliberate error helped him expose the truth</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805290/uploads/e960d7d0-5d9e-11f1-9e32-1bca48fababc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Job-seeker suspected nobody was reviewing the coding tests. One deliberate error helped him expose the truth</image:title><image:caption>A recruiter&apos;s lie gets exposed after the job seeker inserts a lie-detecting piece of code in the job application</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/denmark-library-offers-people-as-books</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Danish library lets you &apos;borrow a human&apos; for a free 30-minute session</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805452/uploads/20922e50-5e7d-11f1-8061-73dfa1aeb821_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Danish library lets you &apos;borrow a human&apos; for a free 30-minute session</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Every book has its boundaries. If you go beyond the boundaries of what they&apos;re comfortable talking about, they&apos;ll know to say to you, &apos;I&apos;m sorry, but those pages have not been published yet,&apos;&quot; Abergel, the founder, explained. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dad-hacks-her-ex-son-in-laws-smart-speakers-to-take-revenge-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ex-husband filled his house with 10 Bluetooth speakers to show off. Her dad&apos;s clever code turned them against him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805714/uploads/3447c650-5fe3-11f1-8234-bfebd75a9deb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ex-husband filled his house with 10 Bluetooth speakers to show off. Her dad&apos;s clever code turned them against him</image:title><image:caption>Fae’s husband believed that owning the latest technology made him look “rich” and “superior.” So the other day, he bought ten Google Home speakers. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/statues-of-qin-hui-and-lady-wang-still-being-treated-with-disrespect</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T01:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tourists can&apos;t stop slapping these statues in China. The reason goes back 900 years</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805754/uploads/8f3dff60-6304-11f1-95cd-99dcaf4f4b86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tourists can&apos;t stop slapping these statues in China. The reason goes back 900 years</image:title><image:caption>The statue of the most hated man in China, Qin Hui, and his wife are still standing today. Tourists do not pass up the opportunity to slap, spit, kick, or beat them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/entire-school-learned-sign-language-to-talk-to-the-only-deaf-child</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entire school learns sign language so one student wouldn&apos;t feel alone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805764/uploads/768d71c0-630a-11f1-95cd-99dcaf4f4b86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entire school learns sign language so one student wouldn&apos;t feel alone</image:title><image:caption>From students to teachers, Campton Elementary showed everyone what true inclusion looks like.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-initiates-chain-of-kindness-by-buying-a-boy-a-sandwich-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>10-year-old boy asked Subway staff if his $5 bill could afford one sandwich. Minutes later, he was giving every dollar away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805863/uploads/96ae7050-64a2-11f1-8c32-0189e23c4209_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>10-year-old boy asked Subway staff if his $5 bill could afford one sandwich. Minutes later, he was giving every dollar away</image:title><image:caption>A study published in PLOS One called it &apos;generalized reciprocity, &apos; and found that if a person has benefited from an act of kindness, there is a higher chance that they will pay it forward.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/one-culprit-keeps-crossing-us-canada-border-and-no-one-can-stop-him</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Border agents watched helplessly as the same &apos;smuggler&apos; kept crossing into the U.S. It was a cat</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806185/uploads/e3f7b2f0-632f-11f1-b2f8-93b9511b4fb3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Border agents watched helplessly as the same &apos;smuggler&apos; kept crossing into the U.S. It was a cat</image:title><image:caption>Louis Vuitton has no passport, four legs, and absolutely zero regard for international law.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-working-with-wanda-sykes-revealed-what-kind-of-boss-she-is</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wanda Sykes&apos; email made a grieving employee think she was being fired. Then she read it again</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806187/uploads/98d5bf70-6329-11f1-adad-8976ba423f28_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wanda Sykes&apos; email made a grieving employee think she was being fired. Then she read it again</image:title><image:caption>Dionn Katrina revealed what type of person Wanda Sykes was after she had to leave a comedy show she was working on with her in 2017.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/secret-language-that-gay-men-in-1967-used-when-being-gay-was-crime</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Before 1967, gay men invented a &apos;secret code&apos; to talk freely in public. People still use it today</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806196/uploads/d4f35ff0-6327-11f1-adad-8976ba423f28_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Before 1967, gay men invented a &apos;secret code&apos; to talk freely in public. 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When she said &apos;no,&apos; she turned the family against her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tennis-player-who-couldnt-afford-a-hotel-has-now-earned-7-figures</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Broke tennis player couldn&apos;t afford a hotel room for her tournament. 2 weeks later, she won more money than her 8-year career combined</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806208/uploads/8e500700-6332-11f1-b2f8-93b9511b4fb3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Broke tennis player couldn&apos;t afford a hotel room for her tournament. 2 weeks later, she won more money than her 8-year career combined</image:title><image:caption>Maja Chwalińska, who paid for everything from her outfits to her hotels out of her pocket due to the lack of a sponser just earned more than her entire career combined.  </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/moms-response-to-her-7-year-old-about-death-is-heartbreaking</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>When her 7-year-old asked if she was going to die of cancer, this mom chose honesty</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806275/uploads/5c53dea0-63ca-11f1-a5b2-b577fa9c0645_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>When her 7-year-old asked if she was going to die of cancer, this mom chose honesty</image:title><image:caption>Vivian asked Lily how she felt about it, and the girl, with tears in her eyes, replied, &apos;I feel sad because you have cancer. And you might die. I don’t want you to die from the cancer.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-predicted-moms-passing-in-a-drawing-from-1986-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A single slipper near mom&apos;s hospital bed felt odd until a childhood drawing proved how he&apos;d predicted her exact final moments</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806292/uploads/15914870-63d6-11f1-9856-c93251aa0518_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A single slipper near mom&apos;s hospital bed felt odd until a childhood drawing proved how he&apos;d predicted her exact final moments</image:title><image:caption>Adam Mawson was shocked when he found a drawing he made in 1986 reflected the exact same way his mother spent her last day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-proposes-to-current-gf-with-his-ex-wifes-ring-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was excited to share engagement photos with the family — until his ex-wife&apos;s sister phoned to point out one odd detail about her new ring</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806303/uploads/a3206aa0-63e4-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was excited to share engagement photos with the family — until his ex-wife&apos;s sister phoned to point out one odd detail about her new ring</image:title><image:caption>The woman confessed that it wasn’t about money or wanting an expensive ring. &apos;The problem is that this felt like I was stepping into someone else&apos;s place,&apos; she added.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-broke-off-engagement-because-of-mil-dependency-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman confronted fiancé after discovering his &apos;broke&apos; status came from funding mom&apos;s lavish lifestyle. His response ended their engagement</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806308/uploads/4660d010-63e0-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman confronted fiancé after discovering his &apos;broke&apos; status came from funding mom&apos;s lavish lifestyle. His response ended their engagement</image:title><image:caption>A woman broke off her engagement with her fiancé because he would not stop sending his mother money, even after he found out she used it for things that she did not need.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-rising-utility-bill-revealed-she-paying-for-wrong-house-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Maryland woman&apos;s empty condo ran up a suspicious $740 bill, so she began investigating. For 7 years, she&apos;d been paying for the wrong house</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806324/uploads/b71e0ca0-63e0-11f1-8d0f-8d80ad5c470f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Maryland woman&apos;s empty condo ran up a suspicious $740 bill, so she began investigating. For 7 years, she&apos;d been paying for the wrong house</image:title><image:caption>She spent seven years paying for her neighbor&apos;s electricity before uncovering the huge mix-up. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-shuts-down-nosy-coworker-obsessed-with-her-baby-daddy-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Coworker badgered her about revealing &apos;baby daddy&apos; 563 times, then got offended by one joke — HR&apos;s response didn&apos;t go to plan</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806408/uploads/6fcfb350-64bf-11f1-9a09-8728409244f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Coworker badgered her about revealing &apos;baby daddy&apos; 563 times, then got offended by one joke — HR&apos;s response didn&apos;t go to plan</image:title><image:caption>Woman took note each time her pestering coworker asked the same question about her &apos;baby daddy.&apos; After two years, she had 563 receipts</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/cheater-fiance-lost-all-wedding-money-to-scammers-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fiancé tried to book her a flight at 1 a.m. after losing their wedding money to scammers. His excuse made her call off the engagement</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806442/uploads/5116c790-6498-11f1-b2c2-f771fbe8e964_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fiancé tried to book her a flight at 1 a.m. after losing their wedding money to scammers. His excuse made her call off the engagement</image:title><image:caption>The incident cost Raleigh a fortune, and also the man she thought she loved and would end up marrying.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/uber-driver-saved-an-elderly-woman-from-losing-her-money-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-10T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ex-cop driving an Uber took a wrong turn into elderly woman&apos;s home. 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