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Susami, a town in Japan, is making people dive 30 feet under the sea to drop a letter.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-conducted-a-study-uncovering-the-disturbing-reality-of-ai</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-30T11:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A student tested AI in 12,000 emotional situations and found one major flaw</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/803983/uploads/f5de1fe0-5b37-11f1-842e-296268cfdff9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A student tested AI in 12,000 emotional situations and found one major flaw</image:title><image:caption>Myra Cheng became concerned after witnessing classmates use AI to write their break-up texts. That observation eventually led Cheng to conduct a study and what they found was downright disturbing.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/interview-question-that-sent-paul-mc-cartney-bursting-into-laughter</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T04:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Paul McCartney burst into laughter over an interviewer’s 3-word question — unaware the fan had waited 31 years for this moment</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804002/uploads/ed3430a0-59b1-11f1-8af6-a36dae4d467b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Paul McCartney burst into laughter over an interviewer’s 3-word question — unaware the fan had waited 31 years for this moment</image:title><image:caption>The other day, Currin, a hiking and music writer, got a call from his boss at Mojo who asked him to spare time for a big interview. He couldn’t say no, obviously, especially after he got to know that he was going to interview McCartney himself.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fairfax-couple-had-racial-slur-printed-on-their-bill-sparking-deabte-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fairfax restaurant slipped a slur into woman&apos;s receipt. Then called it a &apos;language error&apos; after their Google review went viral</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804149/uploads/0a6a4980-5a74-11f1-b022-cdc8f76b6701_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fairfax restaurant slipped a slur into woman&apos;s receipt. Then called it a &apos;language error&apos; after their Google review went viral</image:title><image:caption>When the couple decided to post it online, the restaurant blamed the POS machine for the wrongdoing.  </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/liam-neeson-shows-up-to-claim-free-meal</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-30T01:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Vancouver restaurant put up sign saying &apos;Liam Neeson eats here for free.&apos; Hours later, he showed up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804444/uploads/1f164eb0-5b46-11f1-a4d9-cdc2697f8d86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Vancouver restaurant put up sign saying &apos;Liam Neeson eats here for free.&apos; Hours later, he showed up</image:title><image:caption>Neeson asked, &apos;Where is my free sandwich?&apos; leaving the staff speechless. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/6-year-old-boy-used-scout-skills-saved-his-mother-from-choking-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>No one realized a mother was choking on a chicken nugget — until her 6-year-old’s recalled his Boy Scout training</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804454/uploads/bda77770-5a92-11f1-b25e-676c89c711de_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>No one realized a mother was choking on a chicken nugget — until her 6-year-old’s recalled his Boy Scout training</image:title><image:caption>Tuohy remembered the emergency first aid skills he had learned in scout school. Without wasting even a split second, he started giving strong back slaps to his mother.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-made-prom-possible-for-wife-couldnt-attend-one-after-54-years-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T22:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teen pregnancy made her miss prom. 54 years later, her husband made it right at a rock concert</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804548/uploads/221fc9c0-5a78-11f1-b600-3df2ff1cb1d6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen pregnancy made her miss prom. 54 years later, her husband made it right at a rock concert</image:title><image:caption>Barbara Bujarski couldn&apos;t attend the prom due to an early pregnancy. 54 years later, her husband had an incredible idea</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-shocked-to-find-her-loan-amount-increasing-after-120-payments-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-30T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>American woman paid her $49,548 student loan interest for 10 years. 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He was only 27 when he told her about a chronic kidney disease. &quot;He had to connect to a machine every night to filter out his kidneys...&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/listener-thanks-radio-station-in-an-anonymous-letter</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Anonymous email to East Coast Radio had no request but when it was read on air, everyone was in tears</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804733/uploads/6f1ffb70-5b34-11f1-842e-296268cfdff9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Anonymous email to East Coast Radio had no request but when it was read on air, everyone was in tears</image:title><image:caption>The letter poured such intense emotion that almost everyone in the studio was moved to tears.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/doctor-receives-4-star-review-for-saving-patients-life</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Patient gave Utah oncologist 4 stars for saving his life, leaving the doctor with one question</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804734/uploads/046e1dc0-5ab2-11f1-9b0a-2bab34f8ba49_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Patient gave Utah oncologist 4 stars for saving his life, leaving the doctor with one question</image:title><image:caption>The gastrointestinal oncologist recalled how a senior doctor had already warned him about it. He wrote, &quot;One of my attendings in fellowship warned me: &apos;Mark, you can’t make them live longer than people without cancer...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-escapes-a-scary-situation-during-her-walk-due-to-his-shoes</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A ‘friendly’ stranger approached her on a trail but one detail about his shoes set off alarm bells</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804741/uploads/9d321820-5b3b-11f1-aa0a-2d7ddffdddd8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A ‘friendly’ stranger approached her on a trail but one detail about his shoes set off alarm bells</image:title><image:caption>Before the incident, Rodriguez&apos;s initial plan was to go on the walk just with her two dogs. However, for some reason, she decided to include her mom, and that turned out to be a great decision.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tennis-star-cried-reading-his-wifes-emotional-letter</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Gaël Monfils shed tears after reading wife&apos;s note to their 3-year-old: &apos;Your dad means so much...&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804760/uploads/210dc2e0-5a8b-11f1-91e5-e1fd89ff6299_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Gaël Monfils shed tears after reading wife&apos;s note to their 3-year-old: &apos;Your dad means so much...&apos;</image:title><image:caption>Elina Svitolina showed everyone what it really means to be a power couple through her beautiful letter. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-postpones-fee-increase-after-alleged-accusation</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Florida HOA hiked fees by 100% until one resident questioned where the &apos;Yes&apos; votes came from </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804848/uploads/e75e11f0-5a88-11f1-91e5-e1fd89ff6299_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Florida HOA hiked fees by 100% until one resident questioned where the &apos;Yes&apos; votes came from </image:title><image:caption>Mark Reichert, the former board president, said inflation and limited revenue sources have forced the HOA to increase the dues.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mans-act-of-kindness-gets-paid-back-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-30T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man once tipped a delivery person his final $2, years later he his phone was dead at the airport, so the man standing behind him, who was the same per</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804862/uploads/405264c0-5a6e-11f1-b508-91648a75f3ff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man once tipped a delivery person his final $2, years later he his phone was dead at the airport, so the man standing behind him, who was the same per</image:title><image:caption>The delivery guy immediately recognized him and said, &apos;You&apos;re the one who tipped me when it was raining and you had nothing...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/cop-accused-disabled-woman-of-using-phone-while-driving-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-28T21:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Cop pulled woman over for &apos;holding a phone&apos; — he turned beet red as he realized she only had one arm</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804880/uploads/549becc0-5a7e-11f1-b600-3df2ff1cb1d6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Cop pulled woman over for &apos;holding a phone&apos; — he turned beet red as he realized she only had one arm</image:title><image:caption>Katie, a adaptive athlete was accused by a cop for holding her phone on her right hand while driving, when she did not even have a right hand. 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His keen eye got him a call from Southwest Airlines&apos; CEO.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-saves-life-of-the-fifth-grade-teacher-she-once-hated</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-29T18:48:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She couldn&apos;t stand her teacher as a kid, then saw his plea for a kidney donor</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805027/uploads/c8d7c050-5b50-11f1-ac6b-a3cf1e7949ed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She couldn&apos;t stand her teacher as a kid, then saw his plea for a kidney donor</image:title><image:caption>Woman saves the life of the fifth-grade teacher she once hated by donating one of her kidneys</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>