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He stopped short when she explained why she was exhausted from the hospital</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/723677/uploads/a5e72560-9dc2-11ef-91b3-5f4d66751631_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Judge Caprio was ready fine nurse for running a red light. He stopped short when she explained why she was exhausted from the hospital</image:title><image:caption>An exhausted nurse ran a red light after a double shift and found herself in front of Judge Frank Caprio’s &apos;compassionate&apos; courtroom.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/men-mock-woman-during-a-game-of-street-chess-but-they-had-no-clue-she-was-actually-a-chess-champion-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T18:15:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Men mocked a woman&apos;s moves during a game of street chess — but only until they realized who she really was</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/733281/uploads/57510d90-d8b3-11ef-8a3a-ed6c5e5de915_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Men mocked a woman&apos;s moves during a game of street chess — but only until they realized who she really was</image:title><image:caption>Man gloating as he plays chess with a woman on the street ends spectacularly when the tables turn.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-cashier-claps-back-at-rude-customer-for-mocking-her-co-worker-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T12:45:52.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customer mocked teen worker for using a calculator — so her coworker waited for the customer&apos;s next visit and delivered the perfect comeback</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782930/uploads/fb4ac7f0-d4d5-11f0-bd1d-e9139de298cc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customer mocked teen worker for using a calculator — so her coworker waited for the customer&apos;s next visit and delivered the perfect comeback</image:title><image:caption>&quot;&apos;The customer is always right in matters of taste.&apos; Meaning if the customers are buying red shirts, that’s what’s popular. Not that they can trample all over everyone and can do no wrong,&quot; a user offered.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-threatens-to-sue-worker-on-quitting-job-hr-gives-reality-check-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T13:15:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss threatened to sue an employee for quitting. HR had to sit him down and explain why he couldn’t</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/783782/uploads/8256ff60-da4a-11f0-8fe7-cf9d66cccd68_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss threatened to sue an employee for quitting. HR had to sit him down and explain why he couldn’t</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I told him I found a new job where I&apos;ll actually be using my degree. He pretty much only heard I&apos;m resigning and nothing else&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/upderpaid-worker-resigns-under-poor-management-and-shop-closes-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:15:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Employer underpaid student worker for months — until a perfectly timed resignation shut the business down</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/783981/uploads/f9b8e9f0-db4f-11f0-b45d-75f5d6ca7552_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Employer underpaid student worker for months — until a perfectly timed resignation shut the business down</image:title><image:caption>They didn&apos;t quit on the spot; rather, they waited for the perfect moment. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-quits-after-boss-tried-to-steal-250-from-his-salary-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss docked $250 from a worker’s pay, then threatened minimum wage. 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She sued — and the double standard cost the company 5 figures  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794112/uploads/d84625e0-08a4-11f0-b32c-99ad8533c61e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her bosses wore the same trainers but only she got fired.  She sued — and the double standard cost the company 5 figures  </image:title><image:caption>Woman fired from her job for wearing shoes that went against the dress code wins £29,187 in compensation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-jokes-women-chase-him-for-money-stunned-hearing-woman-earning-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T16:45:03.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>48-year-old lawyer &apos;joked&apos; about women being gold diggers on their first date. Her comeback after looking up his salary left him seething</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 first date. Her comeback after looking up his salary left him seething</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/kidnapper-gets-caught-after-teenage-girl-asks-cashier-for-help-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T12:45:43.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Gas station clerk noticed a young girl mouthing one word repeatedly. When he finally got it, he ran to the police</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799439/uploads/777e1340-3a4d-11f1-bb24-01d87c0551cf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Gas station clerk noticed a young girl mouthing one word repeatedly. When he finally got it, he ran to the police</image:title><image:caption>A 16-year-old girl from Hamtramck was saved by a gas station cashier after he sense something wrong when customer made a purchase.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-records-himself-getting-drenched-on-a-united-airlines-flight-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:15:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>&apos;Rain&apos; drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew&apos;s solution ends up making it 10 times worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801109/uploads/a682f860-43ec-11f1-9e84-cb1c5711b40e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>&apos;Rain&apos; drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew&apos;s solution ends up making it 10 times worse</image:title><image:caption>Kevin Glover recorded himself while liquid kept pouring on him during his flight with United Airlines.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/nba-legend-shaquille-o-neal-shut-this-man-heckling-a-waitress-with-just-one-line-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:45:27.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rude customer berated waitress over mistaken order, unaware Shaq was seated behind him. The 7-feet NBA star uttered one line that shut him up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805916/uploads/cd8160b0-62ef-11f1-9a47-79ae797da0ea_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rude customer berated waitress over mistaken order, unaware Shaq was seated behind him. The 7-feet NBA star uttered one line that shut him up</image:title><image:caption>When a bully targeted a waitress, Shaquille O&apos;Neal taught him a valuable lesson. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dying-wife-hopes-husband-meets-a-kind-woman-after-her-death-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:15:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wife diagnosed with ALS divides opinion after picking out the woman she hopes he&apos;ll meet after she&apos;s gone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806162/uploads/ac4d7620-6305-11f1-95cd-99dcaf4f4b86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wife diagnosed with ALS divides opinion after picking out the woman she hopes he&apos;ll meet after she&apos;s gone</image:title><image:caption>A woman recently diagnosed with ALS had accepted her fate. She had even compiled a list of qualities she hoped her husband&apos;s future partner would possess</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/jeff-bezos-his-father-discovered-his-identity-through-a-biographer-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:45:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jeff Bezos&apos; biological father had no idea who his son had became — until a biographer showed up to ask him one question</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806909/uploads/b9cd57f0-682f-11f1-936c-f3498ebba985_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jeff Bezos&apos; biological father had no idea who his son had became — until a biographer showed up to ask him one question</image:title><image:caption>Jeff Bezos&apos;s biological father calls signing away his son&apos;s custody the &apos;biggest mistake&apos; of his life. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-found-gold-coins-worth-10-million-in-backyard-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>North Carolina couple investigated a rusty can sticking out of the ground — under it lay USA&apos;s biggest treasure haul worth $10 million</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808202/uploads/9ce450e0-7071-11f1-90fb-25884c0aae6b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>North Carolina couple investigated a rusty can sticking out of the ground — under it lay USA&apos;s biggest treasure haul worth $10 million</image:title><image:caption>An anonymous found one the USA&apos;s largest buried gold coins on a random day while walking their dog in the backyard. They were hidden in eight tin cans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-group-of-women-organize-nurse-in-to-support-a-breastfeeding-mom-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T15:15:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Chick-fil-A manager handed a breastfeeding mom her jacket and asked her to cover up — the next night a group of nursing mothers showed up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808203/uploads/8365e390-7085-11f1-8b83-c58d5ffced33_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Chick-fil-A manager handed a breastfeeding mom her jacket and asked her to cover up — the next night a group of nursing mothers showed up</image:title><image:caption>A group of moms organize a nurse-in in a Chick-fil-A restaurant to support a mom who was asked to &apos;cover up&apos; while breastfeeding.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-ended-things-after-one-date-but-woman-stalked-him-to-his-home-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T14:45:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He ended things after one gym date and 30 missed calls in one night. 2 days later, she left a note outside his home that sent chills down his spine</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808239/uploads/83efe7f0-7131-11f1-b2d4-17fefdadad00_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He ended things after one gym date and 30 missed calls in one night. 2 days later, she left a note outside his home that sent chills down his spine</image:title><image:caption>Ruth somehow managed to track the man down and reached his driveway. There she found his mom, who then came and woke him up, saying that &quot;a random lady was in the driveway asking for me.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-learns-boyfriend-is-cheating-from-his-other-girlfriend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His other girlfriend texted her asking if they were still together. Then they compared screenshots and found he’d been feeding them the same lies</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813800/uploads/d9826930-97c5-11f1-b12e-35c028e2d200_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His other girlfriend texted her asking if they were still together. Then they compared screenshots and found he’d been feeding them the same lies</image:title><image:caption>What felt like a scam message from a woman turned out to be an eye-opener. The other woman sent her pictures of her boyfriend with her and screenshots of their messages.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-catches-boyfriend-cheating-after-noticing-her-toothbrush-color-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her purple toothbrush kept mysteriously disappearing from boyfriend&apos;s bathroom. Then she realized what the pink and green ones meant</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814024/uploads/c6a1c200-9a10-11f1-adb4-69f3ff3272f0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her purple toothbrush kept mysteriously disappearing from boyfriend&apos;s bathroom. Then she realized what the pink and green ones meant</image:title><image:caption>A woman noticed her toothbrush kept getting changed, leading her to discover her boyfriend&apos;s infidelity. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-rescued-after-15-days-from-an-underwater-cave-in-mexico-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Divers entered an underwater cave to recover &apos;body&apos; of a man missing for 15 days — then they heard a faint cry come from complete darkness</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814039/uploads/65ec2460-9a28-11f1-a83b-7b4e6676d097_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Divers entered an underwater cave to recover &apos;body&apos; of a man missing for 15 days — then they heard a faint cry come from complete darkness</image:title><image:caption>&quot;The cave had less than one meter of visibility, little to no line placement possibility, and all the formations inside were razor sharp, which produced a large risk of cutting the line behind you,&quot; Gust explained later.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-found-culprit-who-stole-her-credit-card-1000-miles-away-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dealer got suspicious when a customer paid $16,000 for a car. He called the number on her card — and found the real woman was 1,000 miles away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814058/uploads/a12b8920-9a42-11f1-b225-bb09edb06ce2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dealer got suspicious when a customer paid $16,000 for a car. He called the number on her card — and found the real woman was 1,000 miles away</image:title><image:caption>Caitlyn thought that her credit card was gone for good, but the police then saved her by setting up a trap.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/management-asks-woman-money-after-giving-discount-on-upfront-rent-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Landlord accused single mom of owing $2,000 in unpaid rent despite giving her an advance-payment discount. She took the screenshots to court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814147/uploads/dd546a70-9ad3-11f1-a1f9-a18108c19d13_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Landlord accused single mom of owing $2,000 in unpaid rent despite giving her an advance-payment discount. 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The trial is set to happen towards the end of September.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stranger-gave-her-a-note-after-noticing-her-sweet-bf-turning-rude-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She apologized to a stranger for her sweet boyfriend’s unusually rude behavior on a plane. Before landing, the woman slipped her a secret note</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814166/uploads/d41aa0d0-9bca-11f1-80bb-97eff033aa44_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She apologized to a stranger for her sweet boyfriend’s unusually rude behavior on a plane. Before landing, the woman slipped her a secret note</image:title><image:caption>When her &apos;sweet&apos; boyfriend turned rude on the plane out of the blue, she apologized to a stranger sitting nearby. However, before the plane landed, the woman secretly slipped her a note that made her look at the relationship differently.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/client-refuse-to-tip-masseur-for-following-her-orders-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman texted her massage therapist a strict list of rules before booking the session — then got furious when he followed every single one</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814174/uploads/4aee7f20-9b02-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman texted her massage therapist a strict list of rules before booking the session — then got furious when he followed every single one</image:title><image:caption>A female client gave her massage therapist 5 rules. He followed every single one, and somehow, that was the problem.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-dumped-her-over-long-distance-then-posted-a-photo-with-wife-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her boyfriend dumped her saying he couldn&apos;t do long-distance. The next day, he posted a photo with a woman wearing an engagement ring</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814175/uploads/eddc7ed0-9afd-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her boyfriend dumped her saying he couldn&apos;t do long-distance. The next day, he posted a photo with a woman wearing an engagement ring</image:title><image:caption>The man Ciera had been dating was a serial philanderer who had been conning different women for the past couple of years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/utah-man-birth-certificate-name-missing-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Utah man had his birth certificate, passport, and IDs but the state says he doesn&apos;t exist</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814181/uploads/935412c0-9afd-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Utah man had his birth certificate, passport, and IDs but the state says he doesn&apos;t exist</image:title><image:caption> &quot;They are supposed to be serving the people of Utah, and they&apos;re basically harassing people,&quot; Richard Glauser remarked after facing a bizarre bureaucratic ordeal to prove he exists on paper, despite having the original birth certificate in possession. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-finds-out-wife-lied-to-lover-to-cheat-on-him-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband confronting his wife&apos;s affair partner uncovered an even bigger betrayal: she had lied to both men about the affair</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814184/uploads/769dd4f0-9bbf-11f1-ab80-b73b6458dded_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband confronting his wife&apos;s affair partner uncovered an even bigger betrayal: she had lied to both men about the affair</image:title><image:caption>A man discovered his wife was having an affair. When he confronted the lover, they realized they had both been lied to.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/accidental-text-almost-ended-a-marriage-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Neighbor asked him to text her husband that she was having a drink at Mike&apos;s. He texted the wrong Dave and accidentally blew up his marriage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814187/uploads/73e5f930-9bc5-11f1-ab80-b73b6458dded_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Neighbor asked him to text her husband that she was having a drink at Mike&apos;s. He texted the wrong Dave and accidentally blew up his marriage</image:title><image:caption>&apos;You have no idea how much shit you have caused,&apos; the wrong Dave texted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chinese-animated-movie-so-bad-it-becomes-2-5-m-box-office-hit-sn-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Terrible film that earned $1,400 in 10 days goes viral for its hilarious reviews — earns $2.5 million</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814263/uploads/d365b740-9b9f-11f1-8e4d-996cf2c24ed8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Terrible film that earned $1,400 in 10 days goes viral for its hilarious reviews — earns $2.5 million</image:title><image:caption>Xin Yumeng and his mother, Sun Lifan, began working on their film, Niu Lai, with nothing but basic digital tools. The movie earned just $1,480 in its first 10 days, until its bizarre reviews sent curiosity — and ticket sales — skyrocketing, with the film e</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-rates-over-300-benches-to-only-give-one-10-out-of-10-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man who rated over 300 benches in 7 years has finally found his first ever 10/10 bench</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814274/uploads/bcc026c0-9ba3-11f1-8e4d-996cf2c24ed8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man who rated over 300 benches in 7 years has finally found his first ever 10/10 bench</image:title><image:caption>Wilmot said his first exchange with Sophie seven years earlier was “bench related,” and she soon became the person behind the camera for many of his reviews. &quot;When I met Sam, and we discovered the bench in our early time of dating, I knew it would be a pla</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-finds-ist-of-40-women-her-husband-had-been-intimate-with-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-19T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Husband swore he’d only messaged other women and never cheated. Then she found her name on a private list — with 40 women after it </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814296/uploads/b0cef140-9bc9-11f1-80bb-97eff033aa44_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Husband swore he’d only messaged other women and never cheated. Then she found her name on a private list — with 40 women after it </image:title><image:caption>He confessed that he was talking to multiple women out of loneliness but refused a physical relationship with either of them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/oklahoma-woman-fined-50-a-week-for-window-ac-in-summer-heat-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Oklahoma HOA fines woman $50 a week for using a window AC during a 109° summer. Their objection? It doesn’t &apos;align&apos; with the window</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814301/uploads/86bcf050-9bd3-11f1-8721-2b434410b23b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Oklahoma HOA fines woman $50 a week for using a window AC during a 109° summer. Their objection? It doesn’t &apos;align&apos; with the window</image:title><image:caption>The ordeal started last summer, when the blistering temperatures led to Deak&apos;s HVAC system exploding. Given the unforgiving Oklahoma heat, Deak couldn&apos;t wait until a new system arrived so she set up a portable window AC unit as a makeshift solution. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/passenger-told-to-flip-shirt-for-offensive-message-goes-viral-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Alaska Airlines refuses to let flight take off unless woman covers her ‘offensive’ shirt. A photo of her outfit has sent the Internet into a tailspin</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814306/uploads/63755070-9c77-11f1-858d-9f95b8edf1e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Alaska Airlines refuses to let flight take off unless woman covers her ‘offensive’ shirt. A photo of her outfit has sent the Internet into a tailspin</image:title><image:caption>Allison Garcia was told to cover up or flip her shirt inside out on the plane. While Garcia believed her shirt was not offensive, one of the flight attendants believed otherwise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandfather-makes-bride-cry-with-special-rosary-gesture-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grandpa gave the bride his late wife’s rosemary — then whispered something to it that made her hug him even tighter</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814307/uploads/7bbb6310-9bda-11f1-a587-fdb203e7b970_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grandpa gave the bride his late wife’s rosemary — then whispered something to it that made her hug him even tighter</image:title><image:caption>Katrina Jarrous wrapped her late grandmother&apos;s rosary around her bridal bouquet; she wanted to keep a piece of family history close. What she didn’t realize was how much this would mean to the man standing beside her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-added-bf-name-to-the-deed-his-sister-wants-the-house-now-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman added partner to house deed so he’d &apos;have a place&apos; if something happened to her. After he died, his sister put the home for sale</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814406/uploads/7428fef0-9c70-11f1-be30-a54ffdd6df9d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman added partner to house deed so he’d &apos;have a place&apos; if something happened to her. After he died, his sister put the home for sale</image:title><image:caption>Nicole Jackson added David Newman&apos;s name to the deed a few days after she bought the house. Newman passed away in 2022. His sister filed succession paperwork and demanded what&apos;s hers now.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-regrets-dismissing-boyfriends-cheating-rumors-after-exs-receipts-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman dismissed cheating rumors after her boyfriend &apos;confronted&apos; his ex over text — then learned who had been waiting outside his house that night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814440/uploads/029b0c60-9d56-11f1-a13d-9d819abf0fdf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman dismissed cheating rumors after her boyfriend &apos;confronted&apos; his ex over text — then learned who had been waiting outside his house that night</image:title><image:caption>Back home after a bizarre encounter at a beach festival, Venegas received an alarming call from someone close, claiming her boyfriend had been with his ex. Although he brushed it off as a desperate ex trying for attention, he&apos;d regret it very soon.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>