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Fulfilling his last wish, his sons arranged a helicopter, dropping thousands of dollars worth of cash along with rose petals in an unsuspecting funeral. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/nephew-ruined-their-expensive-toys-but-father-remained-unbothered-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-10T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>10-year-old nephew ruined man&apos;s expensive figurines — his father&apos;s reaction left them speechless</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802277/uploads/5488b7f0-4add-11f1-9644-651ea5aee01e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>10-year-old nephew ruined man&apos;s expensive figurines — his father&apos;s reaction left them speechless</image:title><image:caption>When they told their brother what his son had done, his response was downright hurtful.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/team-enforced-strict-working-hours-she-turned-the-tables-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Manager instructed a hybrid employee to follow &apos;core working hours.&apos; Her compliance only made things worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802358/uploads/9ff2acc0-4aea-11f1-abef-e7edd6d3c13d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Manager instructed a hybrid employee to follow &apos;core working hours.&apos; Her compliance only made things worse</image:title><image:caption>She was quite busy at the end of the month and often had to work a few extra hours in the evening or on the weekend. So, she&apos;d prefer to start by 7 a.m. and finish by 3 p.m. to avoid getting stuck in hour-long traffic.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/us-tourist-shocked-to-find-missing-wallet-untouched-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-10T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>American lost his wallet in Tokyo — one message from cops made him question everything about the US </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802378/uploads/bd21eae0-4ac7-11f1-8533-85ea2d30ea5f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>American lost his wallet in Tokyo — one message from cops made him question everything about the US </image:title><image:caption>After losing his wallet, the American tourist went to the police station to file a report. The officer there asked them basic personal details, such as name and address, and led them to the lost and found section.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-spots-leopard-staring-right-at-him-after-using-100-x-zoom-camera-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He tested a 100× zoom camera and then realized a wild animal in the distance was staring back at him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802419/uploads/60c5fa80-4acb-11f1-a489-27452c6c3539_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He tested a 100× zoom camera and then realized a wild animal in the distance was staring back at him</image:title><image:caption>It left Dabi wondering how many times he had gone looking for leopards, only to realize the predators may have been tracking him instead.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boy-learns-to-give-cpr-just-one-day-before-saving-a-man-life</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>9-year-old learned CPR from a video. The next day, he used it to save a man at his church</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802425/uploads/1962ff10-4d1b-11f1-a04c-95bcc5e0991f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>9-year-old learned CPR from a video. The next day, he used it to save a man at his church</image:title><image:caption>During the youth group proceedings, Tom collapsed. He hit a chair on the way down and was bleeding from several places, as his face also hit the floor. Beth immediately rushed over but his eyes had glazed over by then.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-denies-employee-promotion-to-steal-their-credit-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss blocked his promotion to keep stealing credit for his work — so he stepped back and watched the company implode over 6 months</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802427/uploads/36cdb030-4ae2-11f1-9644-651ea5aee01e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss blocked his promotion to keep stealing credit for his work — so he stepped back and watched the company implode over 6 months</image:title><image:caption>After calling him undeserving, the boss shamelessly admitted that he did not want to give them the position because he wouldn&apos;t be able to take credit for their work.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/childfree-aunt-judged-for-her-unconventional-life-lived-fully-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She quietly pitied her aunt for being single and childfree — until she passed away at 95 and then one by one, the entire town showed up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802438/uploads/10e577e0-4d12-11f1-86d7-29b539d3515f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She quietly pitied her aunt for being single and childfree — until she passed away at 95 and then one by one, the entire town showed up</image:title><image:caption>Aunt Velma spent her entire life caring for her community. She, in fact, knew everybody around her — cooked meals for them, drove them to appointments, and volunteered whenever possible. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/neighbor-shed-complaint-backfires-with-violation-in-her-own-home-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Nosy neighbor tries to make officers tear down a woman&apos;s shed — only for the tables to flip at the last moment</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802470/uploads/2d9e05f0-4d1c-11f1-a04c-95bcc5e0991f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Nosy neighbor tries to make officers tear down a woman&apos;s shed — only for the tables to flip at the last moment</image:title><image:caption>While the neighbor thought that this reckless behavior would help her get victory, what she didn&apos;t know was that when her neighbor bought the house back almost 20 years ago, the shed came attached; it wasn&apos;t something that she had built.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-scares-her-cheating-fiance-with-clowns-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She caught her fiancé cheating and moved out — but not before getting even by using his biggest phobia to &apos;welcome&apos; him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802643/uploads/a3836cb0-4cef-11f1-85b1-23eb66e2d082_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She caught her fiancé cheating and moved out — but not before getting even by using his biggest phobia to &apos;welcome&apos; him</image:title><image:caption>Using her ex&apos;s fear of clowns, a woman turned their old home into a house of terror.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/worker-stunned-at-boss-mail-for-adjusting-leave-for-dad-funeral-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss knew her dad died 1.5 weeks ago — still DM&apos;d asking her to &apos;adjust the funeral date&apos; around the team schedule</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802654/uploads/56f60380-4d03-11f1-abcc-b195ed0f31df_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss knew her dad died 1.5 weeks ago — still DM&apos;d asking her to &apos;adjust the funeral date&apos; around the team schedule</image:title><image:caption>They had applied for a 2-day bereavement leave around that period and also verbally quoted the dates in a recent team meeting. However, the boss asked them to reschedule since two more employees were on leave. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/8-year-old-kind-act-saves-jet-2-plane-from-diverting-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rowdy passenger nearly forced a Jet2 flight to turn back — an 8-year-old asked his dad if he could try something first</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802655/uploads/63003710-4d10-11f1-86d7-29b539d3515f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rowdy passenger nearly forced a Jet2 flight to turn back — an 8-year-old asked his dad if he could try something first</image:title><image:caption>Thirty minutes after they were in the air, &quot;The first drink service came round and all of a sudden it just erupted, and she&apos;d been drinking her own whiskey,&quot; James revealed.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/farmers-are-suffering-huge-loss-as-millions-of-peach-trees-are-cut-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T03:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>California farmers spent decades growing 420,000 peach trees — now they have to destroy every single one because their only buyer went bankrupt </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802677/uploads/7b2cc040-4d0d-11f1-9f51-215369814ec1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>California farmers spent decades growing 420,000 peach trees — now they have to destroy every single one because their only buyer went bankrupt </image:title><image:caption>Some of the farmers who had invested in orchards had contracts spanning 20 years, collectively valued at more than $550 million.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/sally-fields-remembers-robin-williams-reaction-to-her-dads-death</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A tragic phone call shook Sally Field on the set of Mrs. Doubtfire — Robin Williams’ response still moves her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802692/uploads/476f7dd0-4d1f-11f1-b937-ada67d3b2dcb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A tragic phone call shook Sally Field on the set of Mrs. Doubtfire — Robin Williams’ response still moves her</image:title><image:caption>Field was already drowning in the guilt of not being by her father’s side in his final days, and what made it worse was the plot they were shooting that day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/child-received-handwritten-letter-from-sir-david-attenborough-in-1981</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-11T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Child wrote to David Attenborough asking about baby gorillas in 1981 — he actually got a handwritten reply</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802701/uploads/7a8d2a40-4d20-11f1-b937-ada67d3b2dcb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Child wrote to David Attenborough asking about baby gorillas in 1981 — he actually got a handwritten reply</image:title><image:caption>A man sent a letter as a child in 1981 to Sir David Attenborough, with a question about baby gorillas. He received a handwritten reply.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>