<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/pe-teacher-mocked-unfit-students-until-one-outsmarted-him-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T12:45:37.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His PE teacher spent years mocking him for being unfit — then challenged him to cycle up a mountain without knowing it was his home hill</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/778872/uploads/0e36e100-ba46-11f0-9a08-1fbb16f3eef3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His PE teacher spent years mocking him for being unfit — then challenged him to cycle up a mountain without knowing it was his home hill</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I got my revenge and was very happy with myself...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fibrebond-ceo-sells-company-and-gifts-workers-240-million-bonus-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T16:45:48.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>540 employees received blue envelopes when their CEO sold his company for $1.7 billion — inside was $443,000 each</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/785398/uploads/b484eac0-e566-11f0-b2e3-e5531bf7d126_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>540 employees received blue envelopes when their CEO sold his company for $1.7 billion — inside was $443,000 each</image:title><image:caption>The workers were handed the news in blue and white envelopes and had mixed reactions. Some were brought to tears, others thought it was a prank, and still others were speechless. Lesia Key, an employee of 29 years, revealed the difference it made.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/amputee-scolded-for-parking-in-a-handicapped-spot-fights-back-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T18:15:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>18-time Paralympic champion was accused of faking her disability in a handicapped spot — she had a message for the &apos;handicapped police&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787552/uploads/f3d99af0-f208-11f0-9c95-8f50f75b763d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>18-time Paralympic champion was accused of faking her disability in a handicapped spot — she had a message for the &apos;handicapped police&apos;</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I shouldn’t have to justify myself to strangers...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/worker-walks-20-miles-to-be-on-time-ceo-changes-his-life-with-gift-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T16:15:59.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Employee walked 20 miles overnight to be on time for first day of work — when the CEO heard about it, he ensured it would never happen again</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791179/uploads/148556d0-07f9-11f1-bc69-e9bc1f2c3593_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Employee walked 20 miles overnight to be on time for first day of work — when the CEO heard about it, he ensured it would never happen again</image:title><image:caption>&apos;He walked until he got here! I am in total awe of this young man!&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-fired-for-wanting-a-raise-deletes-thousands-of-hours-of-work-leaving-boss-in-a-fix-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T17:45:10.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company fired their videographer then used his personal Google Drive for three years — when he found out, 18 people woke up to a nightmare</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791370/uploads/6fb14060-0a1e-11f1-8dd8-2dfaa55bc86f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company fired their videographer then used his personal Google Drive for three years — when he found out, 18 people woke up to a nightmare</image:title><image:caption>He told his &quot;higher-ups&quot; that his videos were making a positive difference in their sales and asked for a raise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-followed-manager-being-notified-to-the-t-and-it-backfired-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T13:15:41.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss complained about workers &apos;disappearing&apos; from office — until they maliciously complied with real-time alert system that made him mad</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792134/uploads/e7b64890-0d6f-11f1-9336-a7e4edc0f5ed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss complained about workers &apos;disappearing&apos; from office — until they maliciously complied with real-time alert system that made him mad</image:title><image:caption> &quot;Just wanted to make sure I&apos;m being professional like you asked,&quot; the employee said to the boss. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-discovers-painting-of-his-lookalike-at-a-local-thrift-store-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T16:45:03.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Maine resident stunned by &apos;lookalike painting&apos; in thrift store. The moment he noticed the date it was painted — he froze</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792532/uploads/096be0d0-107c-11f1-a7e7-bfa0ca2f7c24_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Maine resident stunned by &apos;lookalike painting&apos; in thrift store. The moment he noticed the date it was painted — he froze</image:title><image:caption>The painting, described by Chris Cunningham as an &apos;original&apos; from 1978, coincidentally predicted his birth 22 years before it actually happened.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-in-her-50-s-was-told-shes-too-old-to-dress-like-a-teenager-so-she-responded-like-a-boss-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T14:45:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman in her 50s was told she’s &apos;too old to dress like a teenager.&apos; Her fiery comeback shut them down instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794127/uploads/19b16e50-5282-11f0-b8d6-a9d3b7dd5bb1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman in her 50s was told she’s &apos;too old to dress like a teenager.&apos; Her fiery comeback shut them down instantly</image:title><image:caption>&quot;Wear what you want,&quot; she told followers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-hosts-employee-appreciation-day-only-to-share-bad-news-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T16:05:43.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company threw its staff an Employee Appreciation Day with food and games — then the CEO announced a salary freeze in the middle of his speech</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798563/uploads/fc6891e0-3339-11f1-8841-df03eb0fc8ec_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company threw its staff an Employee Appreciation Day with food and games — then the CEO announced a salary freeze in the middle of his speech</image:title><image:caption>Company hosts &apos;Employee Appreciation Day&apos; but turns a celebration into an awkward disaster</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dads-sarcastic-letter-verifying-daughter-period-claim-wins-praise-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T14:45:39.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teacher asks dad to ‘verify’ daughter’s period claim after she opts out of P.E. class. His reply involving the CPS left the teacher squirming</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798577/uploads/a6663310-334d-11f1-b5d3-d7cded513fa2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teacher asks dad to ‘verify’ daughter’s period claim after she opts out of P.E. class. His reply involving the CPS left the teacher squirming</image:title><image:caption>The father recalled buying tampons for his daughter, which he assumed she ordered for herself. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-involves-cop-to-announce-pregnancy-to-hubby-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T14:15:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Officer pulled over a childless man for driving without a car seat. Then a 3-word response completely flipped the script</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798603/uploads/47613d20-33dd-11f1-a65d-357a04d65fce_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Officer pulled over a childless man for driving without a car seat. Then a 3-word response completely flipped the script</image:title><image:caption>The U.S. Army veteran was going through a difficult phase when he realized he was going to be a father. And the officer revealing it to him made it even more special. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-receives-495000-usd-after-being-discriminated-for-a-job-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T13:45:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Hiring team labeled candidate &apos;too old&apos; for the job. Their words cost them $495,000 from the company&apos;s pockets</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/798850/uploads/8cef9600-34b6-11f1-9906-63efce5de5cc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Hiring team labeled candidate &apos;too old&apos; for the job. Their words cost them $495,000 from the company&apos;s pockets</image:title><image:caption>Man was called &apos;too old&apos; by company for a job. He got the best revenge ever.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-asked-worker-to-cancel-approved-vacation-she-said-a-firm-no-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T13:15:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss told her to cancel her family holiday booked 5 months earlier — she answered with one word and walked away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800914/uploads/914ff860-43a8-11f1-bb39-517c4a866a51_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss told her to cancel her family holiday booked 5 months earlier — she answered with one word and walked away</image:title><image:caption>Boss told her that he was “too important and highly paid” to sit at a front admin office, which meant she was being indirectly asked to cancel or reschedule her family vacation or else get fired from the job.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mans-joke-about-abandoning-sick-dad-ends-his-relationship-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T17:15:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She ignored her boyfriend&apos;s &apos;joke&apos; about dumping his sick dad in a cheap nursing home — until his first words for her dying dad made her break up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807557/uploads/9cc60690-6e18-11f1-9967-49f37a110e55_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She ignored her boyfriend&apos;s &apos;joke&apos; about dumping his sick dad in a cheap nursing home — until his first words for her dying dad made her break up</image:title><image:caption>Their mutual friends supported Kia&apos;s boyfriend, but she believes that she &apos;threw away a monster before the hypothetical became her reality.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wife-was-uninvited-to-friend-wedding-so-man-decided-to-skip-it-too-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T17:15:07.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Groom disinvited his best friend&apos;s wife 6 weeks before the wedding after she&apos;d booked flights, outfits, and PTO. His best friend had one thing to say</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807792/uploads/09e7c780-6e06-11f1-8050-37bac68756c4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Groom disinvited his best friend&apos;s wife 6 weeks before the wedding after she&apos;d booked flights, outfits, and PTO. His best friend had one thing to say</image:title><image:caption>“I was honestly shocked. I told him that if my wife couldn&apos;t attend, then I wouldn&apos;t be attending either,” he said.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-stands-up-to-bullies-who-refused-to-move-away-from-her-seat-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T17:45:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Two large men tried to intimidate a petite, disabled woman into giving up her airline seat — her response had the entire cabin staring at them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807820/uploads/c1666520-6e23-11f1-850c-614818ef61a3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Two large men tried to intimidate a petite, disabled woman into giving up her airline seat — her response had the entire cabin staring at them</image:title><image:caption>Disabled woman whose seat was snatched by two bulky men employed an intelligent strategy to give them the taste of their own medicine </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-left-fiancee-after-seeing-how-she-spent-his-money-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T14:45:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fiancée controlled every dollar he earned while she hid money in secret accounts — when he checked their bank statement, he called off the wedding</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807825/uploads/a1f12710-6e24-11f1-850c-614818ef61a3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fiancée controlled every dollar he earned while she hid money in secret accounts — when he checked their bank statement, he called off the wedding</image:title><image:caption>A man&apos;s fiancée controlled his hard-earned money and complained about how much he had to eat. A few months after moving in, he called off the wedding. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-forced-to-give-up-inheritance-from-great-aunt-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T12:45:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman inherited $25,000 from a great-aunt she wasn&apos;t close to — relatives sent her a draft document demanding she sign it away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807834/uploads/dfd228d0-6e2a-11f1-aa47-a711267abc92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman inherited $25,000 from a great-aunt she wasn&apos;t close to — relatives sent her a draft document demanding she sign it away</image:title><image:caption>Things escalated when one of the relatives sent this person a draft and told them that giving up their share would be the &apos;right thing to do.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-reports-illegal-rule-to-the-labor-board-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T15:45:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company put an illegal pay secrecy clause in the handbook — he photographed it, sent it to the Labor Board, and watched senior managers scramble</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807973/uploads/c27c14a0-6f04-11f1-b6bc-57aae2576635_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company put an illegal pay secrecy clause in the handbook — he photographed it, sent it to the Labor Board, and watched senior managers scramble</image:title><image:caption>The task force told employees that they could, in fact, talk about their pay and that the handbook had been &apos;revamped.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/it-worker-asked-to-fake-invoice-has-the-perfect-revenge-for-directorfp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Director kept pressuring IT worker to fake invoices. So he planted a secret &apos;hardware bug&apos; — then sat at his desk eating Skittles</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813372/uploads/bc0732f0-9540-11f1-b9f6-815e9b51aebf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Director kept pressuring IT worker to fake invoices. So he planted a secret &apos;hardware bug&apos; — then sat at his desk eating Skittles</image:title><image:caption>With two weeks left in their notice period, the director once again came to the administrator asking to publish a bunch of invoices, but with a twist. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-traveled-1700-miles-to-save-a-scottish-payphone-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Scottish payphone needed 52 calls to be &apos;kept alive.&apos; One man drove 1,700 miles to do just that</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813385/uploads/e2f2e440-954f-11f1-937d-cb2acc15f3aa_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Scottish payphone needed 52 calls to be &apos;kept alive.&apos; One man drove 1,700 miles to do just that</image:title><image:caption>Arnold got some help locating a phone box from a local Facebook group before traveling 1,700 miles to Einacleit.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/neighbors-weird-silent-parties-turned-out-to-be-a-search-party-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man warily accepted a mysterious invitation to his neighbors&apos; &apos;silent party.&apos; When he arrived, they assigned him a $200 missing-cat case</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813415/uploads/35ac1320-970b-11f1-8b73-634b87eaccdc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man warily accepted a mysterious invitation to his neighbors&apos; &apos;silent party.&apos; When he arrived, they assigned him a $200 missing-cat case</image:title><image:caption> &quot;Idk why it’s creeping me out, but that’s 17 people on the other side of the wall and zero noise!!&quot; he noted. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/new-mom-upset-as-husband-wants-to-name-baby-after-late-fiancee-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>New mom refused to name her daughter after her husband’s new &apos;best friend.&apos; Then her MIL finally revealed who Claire really was</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813419/uploads/040488e0-957e-11f1-8d04-9920291bf720_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>New mom refused to name her daughter after her husband’s new &apos;best friend.&apos; Then her MIL finally revealed who Claire really was</image:title><image:caption>He&apos;d never mentioned Claire until his wife conceived. Confused, she turned to her MIL for answers. What happened next left her shocked. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/parents-leave-daughter-nothing-but-their-medical-responsibility-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Parents left their sons the $300K house and savings but cut their daughter out of the will — their justification made it worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813424/uploads/06716d40-970a-11f1-8b73-634b87eaccdc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parents left their sons the $300K house and savings but cut their daughter out of the will — their justification made it worse</image:title><image:caption>She was shocked, especially because her parents wanted to leave everything to the sons who hardly cared for them</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-cat-sat-for-free-and-got-fired-for-eating-bread-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She &apos;cat-sat&apos; for free and paid for her own groceries. Then she was fired for using olive oil and eating two slices of bread</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813425/uploads/7bc48190-9589-11f1-814d-cd859291070e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She &apos;cat-sat&apos; for free and paid for her own groceries. Then she was fired for using olive oil and eating two slices of bread</image:title><image:caption>The homeowner fired her for using her $46 olive oil and eating two slices of her kids&apos; gluten-free bread.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-gets-brutal-revenge-on-cheating-husband-with-envelopes-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She discovered texts proving her husband’s affair but waited for his b&apos;day — then handed his friends envelopes that silenced the room</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813499/uploads/142626c0-960a-11f1-94ec-f11bad126d42_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She discovered texts proving her husband’s affair but waited for his b&apos;day — then handed his friends envelopes that silenced the room</image:title><image:caption> She discovered months of messages on her husband&apos;s phone that made her realize this wasn&apos;t simply a &quot;moment of bad judgment.&quot; </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/captain-cuts-chiefs-lunch-short-but-one-report-leaves-him-grounded-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Crew chief was mid-lunch when the captain demanded a pre-flight check for his helicopter — the honest inspection left him grounded for 24 hours</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813515/uploads/aa8b7440-961d-11f1-bf69-b325b1358305_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Crew chief was mid-lunch when the captain demanded a pre-flight check for his helicopter — the honest inspection left him grounded for 24 hours</image:title><image:caption>Haughty captain disrupts crew chief&apos;s lunch to have his own lunch in peace. Chief creates a report that melts away all his arrogance and makes him stay overnight at the base </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-comes-out-of-coma-after-seeing-his-newborn-daughter</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His heart stopped for 2 hours. Doctors weren’t sure he was alive until his newborn baby made him cry</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813521/uploads/4bfcdb80-9618-11f1-bf69-b325b1358305_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His heart stopped for 2 hours. Doctors weren’t sure he was alive until his newborn baby made him cry</image:title><image:caption> &quot;It was the craziest experience of my life,&quot; Emma recalls, watching her husband and daughter in that hospital bed.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/daughter-finally-gets-30-year-old-lost-letter-from-father-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her father’s lost 1996 letter promised a flower-market visit. Nearly 30 years later, it surfaced in a stranger’s blind box — and found her </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813525/uploads/cd75b620-971f-11f1-8a6c-b523e4a19f00_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her father’s lost 1996 letter promised a flower-market visit. Nearly 30 years later, it surfaced in a stranger’s blind box — and found her </image:title><image:caption>The handwritten letter was the second letter that Xiaobai had written to his 15-year-old daughter Wenjun when she left home for the first time to study at North China Petroleum Health School in Renqiu.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/maine-historical-house-is-being-sold-at-1-but-with-a-catch-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>This historic 3-story home can be yours for $1. There’s just one catch: you have to &apos;move&apos; it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813532/uploads/ab79e990-9636-11f1-9994-713a675154ff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>This historic 3-story home can be yours for $1. There’s just one catch: you have to &apos;move&apos; it</image:title><image:caption>The Deering Home in Bath, Maine, is on sale for just $1. While the price may be low, potential buyers may not be able to meet the criteria to own it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/pregnant-couple-locked-out-of-apartment-over-5000-dispute-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Apartment forced pregnant couple to sleep in their car over a $5,000 fee dispute. When they found their locks changed, they called 911 with receipts</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813534/uploads/f6a62500-9636-11f1-9994-713a675154ff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Apartment forced pregnant couple to sleep in their car over a $5,000 fee dispute. When they found their locks changed, they called 911 with receipts</image:title><image:caption>Mohammed Nkosi and his pregnant wife had already spent nearly 48 hours without power at the Palms on Rolling Creek Apartments when their situation took an even more alarming turn. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ross-employees-stealing-accusation-on-customer-backfires-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Shopper noticed an employee ‘tracking’ her at Ross before she spent $500. Then he accused her of stealing — and found himself in the hot seat instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813542/uploads/830038d0-9725-11f1-8a6c-b523e4a19f00_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Shopper noticed an employee ‘tracking’ her at Ross before she spent $500. Then he accused her of stealing — and found himself in the hot seat instead</image:title><image:caption>An employee accused a customer of shoplifting after they bought $500 worth of items. The customer&apos;s response put the employee on the spot. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/freediver-discovers-2-000-year-old-roman-shipwreck-50-m-under-sea</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T04:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He dove 50m to inspect a &apos;strange rock&apos; and found a Roman shipwreck from 2,200 years ago</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813633/uploads/fe7758a0-96d9-11f1-9ab5-1d05e15ad3f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He dove 50m to inspect a &apos;strange rock&apos; and found a Roman shipwreck from 2,200 years ago</image:title><image:caption>Giacomo De Mola became the first man in over 20 centuries to witness the Roman shipwreck.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-who-took-one-bottle-of-pills-revived-after-doctor-said-one-thing-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-13T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Scientists tested an &apos;anti-heartbreak&apos; nasal spray on recently dumped boyfriend. The results caught them off guard</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813638/uploads/86107e50-96de-11f1-9f5f-334f9f567d06_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Scientists tested an &apos;anti-heartbreak&apos; nasal spray on recently dumped boyfriend. The results caught them off guard</image:title><image:caption>Man took an entire bottle of pills after breaking up with his girlfriend. Then a doctor told him something that made all his negative symptoms disappear.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/husband-had-ivf-with-another-woman-with-fake-marriage-certificate-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman showed her real marriage certificate at the hospital — only to be told her husband allegedly used a fake one for IVF with another woman</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813649/uploads/a767ba70-96eb-11f1-ac5b-29b0bd6dda1b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman showed her real marriage certificate at the hospital — only to be told her husband allegedly used a fake one for IVF with another woman</image:title><image:caption>She had always thought that the marriage certificate she had with him was the only one they had. But when she visited the hospital, an inspection revealed that her husband had, in fact, forged the marriage certificate to have babies via IVF with another wo</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/camera-catches-stranger-inside-their-nyc-apartment-at-11-pm-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>NYC couple were enjoying their vacation until they got a chilling Ring camera notification. A stranger was on their couch — in their locked home</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813659/uploads/e0b0c0b0-96f5-11f1-9f09-5bc9c73830e4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>NYC couple were enjoying their vacation until they got a chilling Ring camera notification. A stranger was on their couch — in their locked home</image:title><image:caption>Bill and Yelim Kim were on vacation when they got a notification that someone was in their living room. They were shocked because the woman did not break in, but actually got the keys to enter their apartment.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-in-line-asks-girls-to-give-up-spot-but-staff-calls-her-bluff-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman demanded four girls give up their Comic-Con photo-op spot for her kids. She complained but the staff called her bluff instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813662/uploads/0fa70100-96eb-11f1-ac5b-29b0bd6dda1b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman demanded four girls give up their Comic-Con photo-op spot for her kids. She complained but the staff called her bluff instead</image:title><image:caption>The security staff wasn&apos;t going to allow any line cutters in their presence. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dad-paid-9300-for-storm-shelter-contractor-disappeared-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dad paid $9,300 for a storm shelter, but the contractor vanished after digging up his yard. So he set a trap — and kept deputies waiting</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813761/uploads/0be07980-97a3-11f1-ae19-a9120476d04a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dad paid $9,300 for a storm shelter, but the contractor vanished after digging up his yard. So he set a trap — and kept deputies waiting</image:title><image:caption> &quot;We have a baby now that&apos;s 9 months old, and we want to keep him safe and not have to run from storms anymore,&quot; Teachman said</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/uga-student-shocked-to-find-cat-inside-car-after-11-hour-drive-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-15T04:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Cat crawled into a UGA student&apos;s car frame and survived an 11-hour drive. She only discovered it when a little paw poked out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813779/uploads/ad8841f0-97bc-11f1-9aff-21e0ad4362e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Cat crawled into a UGA student&apos;s car frame and survived an 11-hour drive. She only discovered it when a little paw poked out</image:title><image:caption>&quot;I’m a cat lover. I love cats. And so, I felt it was my responsibility that if something bad happened to it, I would not be able to forgive myself,&quot; Jadyn Sawyer admitted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/count-binface-won-27-of-votes-during-uk-election-against-nigel-farage</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-14T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A trash can named &apos;Count Binface&apos; stood for elections in the UK and won 27% of the vote</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813799/uploads/46fa4c80-97cb-11f1-af64-7db9360c6e72_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A trash can named &apos;Count Binface&apos; stood for elections in the UK and won 27% of the vote</image:title><image:caption>Count Binface contested in the Clacton by-election, and surprisingly came in second place. He still declared himself the winner.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>