<?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/entitled-neighbor-with-5-cars-starts-parking-car-in-single-moms-driveway-she-gets-his-car-towed-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:45:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entitled neighbor with five cars kept blocking single mom&apos;s driveway exit — but they weren&apos;t prepared for what she did during an emergency</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/560611/uploads/0b092fb0-fda4-11ef-9252-fd573b15f491_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entitled neighbor with five cars kept blocking single mom&apos;s driveway exit — but they weren&apos;t prepared for what she did during an emergency</image:title><image:caption>She told them repeatedly not to park in her property.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/single-mom-moved-to-tears-by-divorce-attorneys-wholesome-gesture-after-she-asks-for-final-invoice-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T14:45:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Divorce attorney handed struggling single mom her final bill. 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Got me everything I wanted in the divorce and protected me from all his stupid bullshit.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employees-moved-to-tears-by-wonderful-christmas-bonus-from-their-generous-boss-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T15:45:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss handed red envelopes to all 198 employees at the holiday party — when they opened them, no one could believe the amount inside</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/665532/uploads/9061a7c0-a3f8-11ee-a819-65993c73b037_opt_by_cdinary_1200_630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boss handed red envelopes to all 198 employees at the holiday party — when they opened them, no one could believe the amount inside</image:title><image:caption>What began as a usual office Christmas party turned our to be a life-altering moment for the employees as they opened the red envelope.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-was-being-mistreated-at-her-workplace-so-she-took-up-a-job-with-their-competitor-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T12:45:15.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her boss stripped her of a promised project and told her to &apos;learn her place&apos; — she joined a competitor and watched the project collapse without her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/676783/uploads/d9878b90-3d6b-11f1-9790-4f8c4a4b19a2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her boss stripped her of a promised project and told her to &apos;learn her place&apos; — she joined a competitor and watched the project collapse without her</image:title><image:caption>The employee decided to join a rival company after becoming the victim of the Vice President&apos;s vindictiveness because of a personal grudge.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/astronaut-who-observed-earth-from-space-for-178-days-says-he-realized-humanity-is-living-a-lie-ex10</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T13:45:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Astronaut who observed Earth from space for 178 days reveals the exact moment he realized humanity is &apos;living a lie&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/704693/uploads/3b9b2fb0-401d-11ef-9bb5-77ab9c1d99a7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Astronaut who observed Earth from space for 178 days reveals the exact moment he realized humanity is &apos;living a lie&apos;</image:title><image:caption>From his vantage point in space, the astronaut felt transformed by the &apos;overview effect&apos; that showed him what truly matters.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/flight-attendant-reveals-why-passengers-should-never-lean-their-head-against-plane-windows-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:15:09.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Flight attendant reveals why passengers should never lean their head against plane windows</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/705147/uploads/d354ba00-428a-11ef-8b5c-b1f13c19904d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Flight attendant reveals why passengers should never lean their head against plane windows</image:title><image:caption>He emphasized that one should never lean their head on or sleep against a plane window.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/11-year-old-girl-writes-email-to-pe-teacher-contesting-her-b-grade-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T13:15:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>11-year-old girl unhappy with Gym class grade writes scathing letter calling out her P.E teacher: &apos;You don&apos;t even watch me play&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781368/uploads/f2a56f40-cacd-11f0-94d4-21ee52c73670_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>11-year-old girl unhappy with Gym class grade writes scathing letter calling out her P.E teacher: &apos;You don&apos;t even watch me play&apos;</image:title><image:caption>&quot;My 11-year-old niece told me she was getting a B in P.E and wrote an email to the teacher to dispute it. I told her I’m so proud and to never stop advocating for herself. It’s also very funny!&quot; Dani, her aunt, wrote.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lamborghini-owner-slammed-for-taking-disabled-spot-responds-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T18:15:15.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Lamborghini owner slammed for parking his $276k car in a disabled spot — he posted a picture that silenced everyone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789192/uploads/85331ae0-fc44-11f0-ab79-c54b75867144_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Lamborghini owner slammed for parking his $276k car in a disabled spot — he posted a picture that silenced everyone</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Exactly why people shouldn&apos;t jump to conclusions...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/deaf-fathers-daughter-signs-at-concert-receives-surprise-from-three-days-grace-drummer-fpr-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T16:15:06.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Girl signed every lyric for her deaf dad at a rock concert — then the drummer messaged her with a request</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/790437/uploads/69450d40-a07b-11f0-98c7-c1326c3efd95_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Girl signed every lyric for her deaf dad at a rock concert — then the drummer messaged her with a request</image:title><image:caption>Three Days Grace drummer decides to surprise father-daughter duo after their viral video!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/captain-shuts-down-sexist-remark-with-epic-comeback-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Insecure man tried to shame Captain with sexist remark but her &apos;19-year&apos; reply on the cruise ship&apos;s mic shut him up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792204/uploads/3fa9c470-a743-11eb-820b-2db11c522b6e_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Insecure man tried to shame Captain with sexist remark but her &apos;19-year&apos; reply on the cruise ship&apos;s mic shut him up</image:title><image:caption>Rather than ignore the commment like usual, something about it urged Capt. McCue to respond to it with an epic comeback on TikTok</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-insists-people-put-trash-out-sharp-at-7-am-rule-backfires-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA demands homeowners put trash out at 7 am sharp — the rule backfired so fast, the rule was withdrawn the next morning</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792958/uploads/d25346d0-122c-11f1-8a57-2724b42c243e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA demands homeowners put trash out at 7 am sharp — the rule backfired so fast, the rule was withdrawn the next morning</image:title><image:caption>Soon, the HOA board member realized the rule wasn&apos;t practical and eventually allowed residents to place trash bins out the night before or early morning.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/airbnb-couple-find-rule-on-bed-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T15:15:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Couple on romantic vacation finds bizarre note taped to their Airbnb bed — the instructions were oddly specific</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799310/uploads/75c13b50-3a3d-11f1-b9c4-f792f0b5f8c6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Couple on romantic vacation finds bizarre note taped to their Airbnb bed — the instructions were oddly specific</image:title><image:caption>If it wasn’t enough to forbid the activities on the bed, the homeowner inadvertently extended similar prohibitions on other items as well.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-flips-the-script-after-they-cut-off-college-funds-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T16:45:09.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His parents told him to fend for himself at 18 despite being well-off. Ten years later, they got a taste of their own medicine</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799618/uploads/c6934060-3997-11f1-ad8f-95e9379d9e2e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His parents told him to fend for himself at 18 despite being well-off. Ten years later, they got a taste of their own medicine</image:title><image:caption>His parents were heavily influenced by Western media and raised him with those values in mind. They decided to cut off financial support when he was 18 and left him to figure out how to pay for his higher education.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-mad-at-girlfriend-for-accepting-property-without-his-name-on-it-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T12:45:11.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom offered daughter a $400K property — but only if it stayed in her name. Her boyfriend’s reaction raised a giant red flag</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800893/uploads/b2baa320-420d-11f1-b745-3f33d51ee7d9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom offered daughter a $400K property — but only if it stayed in her name. Her boyfriend’s reaction raised a giant red flag</image:title><image:caption>The 30-year-old woman had been dating her boyfriend for three years but was not yet engaged. While their relationship was serious, the boyfriend questioned their future together after the author&apos;s mom set a condition for her daughter to receive the propert</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/billionaire-couple-bought-7000-hectares-of-land-for-nature-reserve-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T13:45:21.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Billionaire couple buys 17,297 acres of damaged land to build a home. But it&apos;s not for them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804990/uploads/c2af5940-6014-11f1-9d32-5b033a6244b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Billionaire couple buys 17,297 acres of damaged land to build a home. But it&apos;s not for them</image:title><image:caption>Australian couple donated $10 million for conserving the land and habitat of species residing in New South Wales.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/plus-size-passenger-fights-back-after-airline-asks-her-to-pay-extra-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T13:15:15.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Southwest Airlines forced plus-size passenger to buy an &apos;extra&apos; ticket. Her reply made them reverse the policy in no time</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805393/uploads/c5adfdc0-5e68-11f1-b91f-d7c8885fe38f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Southwest Airlines forced plus-size passenger to buy an &apos;extra&apos; ticket. Her reply made them reverse the policy in no time</image:title><image:caption>Southwest Airlines passenger feels enraged after the crew tells her she needs to buy an extra seat as part of the &apos;fat tax.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-who-said-no-woman-could-beat-him-got-humbled-by-wnba-player-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T17:15:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man claimed no female basketball player could beat him because he was a man. By halftime, he was crawling on all fours</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808623/uploads/e47d6ab0-73b7-11f1-b575-b397a795bb7d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man claimed no female basketball player could beat him because he was a man. By halftime, he was crawling on all fours</image:title><image:caption>Sarah Ashlee Barker took on a troll after he claimed no woman in the WNBA can beat him at basketball. Barker wiped the court with Anthony, and made him apologize to the whole league.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dead-fathers-summons-exposed-a-bigger-mistake-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T17:45:15.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>For 10 years, jury summons kept arriving for his dead father. One sarcastic address update revealed a family secret he never expected  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808626/uploads/d6525b40-7460-11f1-a423-5fe1b55ffd12_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>For 10 years, jury summons kept arriving for his dead father. One sarcastic address update revealed a family secret he never expected  </image:title><image:caption>A man responded to his late father&apos;s jury summons but was shocked to learn a bigger administrative error. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/resident-realizes-the-landlord-has-been-stealing-their-internet-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T14:15:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Tenant shared her Wi-Fi password with the landlord once. Years later, a neighbor’s message uncovered a petty long-running scheme</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808688/uploads/888f1380-745b-11f1-b989-03ee184ef0f8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Tenant shared her Wi-Fi password with the landlord once. Years later, a neighbor’s message uncovered a petty long-running scheme</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I sent her an email 10 days ago requesting reimbursement... she didn&apos;t respond,&apos; they wrote. Moreover, the author revealed that they are considering taking legal action against their landlord.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-realize-they-were-being-spied-via-cctv-by-fiance-ex-wife-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T18:15:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She reviewed her fiancé’s CCTV after hearing an unfamiliar voice. The footage exposed 700 hours of spying by the last person they expected</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808878/uploads/21d515e0-7537-11f1-a079-6fbea831f87a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She reviewed her fiancé’s CCTV after hearing an unfamiliar voice. The footage exposed 700 hours of spying by the last person they expected</image:title><image:caption>After noticing the camera&apos;s blue recording light was on, the couple checked their account and uncovered nearly 700 hours of secretly recorded footage spanning two months.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-who-made-password-rules-regret-it</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man who helped create the password rules we all hate finally admits he now regrets it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814047/uploads/df30eeb0-9a3b-11f1-a49f-217b4fc7d52e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man who helped create the password rules we all hate finally admits he now regrets it</image:title><image:caption>Bill Burr, the man who wrote the guidelines for passwords, regrets it years later. He admitted to not following them, too.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tenant-intelligently-fooled-strangers-into-lowering-bid-of-apartment-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Landlord disguised a buyer’s inspection as a ‘damage check’ and forced tenants to let strangers in. Tenants maliciously tanked the sale</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814168/uploads/a3570bb0-9af2-11f1-874a-7508f74044bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Landlord disguised a buyer’s inspection as a ‘damage check’ and forced tenants to let strangers in. Tenants maliciously tanked the sale</image:title><image:caption>One clever tenant avenged the landlord who had deceived them by sending strangers to their house in disguise of a regular damage check. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/social-security-ends-woman-disability-despite-her-being-paralyzed-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Social Security told her she&apos;s &apos;no longer disabled&apos; after 8 years of using a wheelchair. The reason had nothing to do with her paralysis</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814169/uploads/01280fe0-9aef-11f1-874a-7508f74044bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Social Security told her she&apos;s &apos;no longer disabled&apos; after 8 years of using a wheelchair. 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One detail on the receipt made women say ‘good riddance’</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814281/uploads/eabe01b0-9bb6-11f1-ad0e-854c7ac1dbb8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She dumped him after a ‘failed flower delivery,’ despite him planning every date. One detail on the receipt made women say ‘good riddance’</image:title><image:caption>After meeting through her sister, a woman and her new boyfriend quickly hit it off. He planned elaborate dates, hosted a Fourth of July fireworks show and made an effort to get to know her family. But then, she started noticing things that didn&apos;t add up.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-with-dwarfism-no-entry-to-culinary-college-ramsay-apprenticeship-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teenager with dwarfism was told he was a &apos;safety risk&apos; for a catering course. Gordon Ramsay offered him a job</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814291/uploads/1f2bf480-9bbb-11f1-ad0e-854c7ac1dbb8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teenager with dwarfism was told he was a &apos;safety risk&apos; for a catering course. Gordon Ramsay offered him a job</image:title><image:caption>College officials insisted that Louis Makepeace would be a severe logistics and safety concern. The staff told him he would be a &quot;health and safety risk&quot; to other students and argued he would cause &quot;disruption.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-rejected-candidate-but-kept-code-written-during-interview-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Candidate completes 11 technical interviews and a week-long project. Company rejects him — then asks how to fix the code it kept</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814388/uploads/3788d810-9c5e-11f1-99d7-37120729f45d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Candidate completes 11 technical interviews and a week-long project. Company rejects him — then asks how to fix the code it kept</image:title><image:caption>A candidate went through 11 technical interviews for a role, only to be rejected. The company reportedly used some of his interview work in its codebase. Then, after rejecting him, they contacted him again to ask for help fixing that same code. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-paid-investigator-10-000-to-crash-funeral-to-expose-best-friend-sn-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Terminally ill man caught his best friend flirting with his wife — so he paid an investigator $10,000 to expose him at the funeral</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814393/uploads/70a3c860-9d37-11f1-9773-cb17222fb7b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Terminally ill man caught his best friend flirting with his wife — so he paid an investigator $10,000 to expose him at the funeral</image:title><image:caption>Bill Edgar joked to his terminally ill friend, &quot;I can always crash your funeral for you,&quot; when the latter revealed his best friend had been flirting with his wife while he was on his deathbed. That was just the beginning of the Coffin Confessor.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-checked-his-co-workers-beli-account-and-found-hes-cheating-sn-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She got suspicious when her boyfriend stopped posting work dinners on Beli. Photos on his new coworker’s profile showed why </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814400/uploads/997a1840-9c6d-11f1-91d5-59b13d578204_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She got suspicious when her boyfriend stopped posting work dinners on Beli. Photos on his new coworker’s profile showed why </image:title><image:caption>When a co-worker joined his team, Lenny got a hunch that something was wrong. Her instincts proved correct after she stumbled upon a set of photos that his co-worker had posted on the Beli App.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-lost-200-pounds-and-got-banned-at-work-thanks-to-ai-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Florida man gets banned from work after 200-pound weightloss — all because AI failed to recognize him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814413/uploads/ffeb5be0-9d38-11f1-b2ad-6d675e2b727c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Florida man gets banned from work after 200-pound weightloss — all because AI failed to recognize him</image:title><image:caption>When Sergio Lavya returned to his rideshare driving job, the company&apos;s facial-recognition system apparently failed to recognize him, leaving him unable to access his account.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-auctioned-persons-storage-unit-without-his-knowledge-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He found his grandpa’s tools gone after a storage company ‘glitch’ auctioned $14000 worth of family keepsakes. Their solution? A $200 gift card</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814414/uploads/e58938c0-9d61-11f1-a5a3-31877d351619_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He found his grandpa’s tools gone after a storage company ‘glitch’ auctioned $14000 worth of family keepsakes. Their solution? A $200 gift card</image:title><image:caption>A person wanted to keep his heirlooms safe during a home renovation inside a storage unit, which contained approximately $14,000 worth of their grandfather&apos;s belongings. But they learned it had been auctioned off for just $420. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/law-school-boyfriend-contract-insurance-claims-fool-girlfriend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She trusted her law-school-trained boyfriend to handle her insurance claim. Then she read the contract he wrote — and broke up with him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814415/uploads/0bf5da70-9c7e-11f1-858d-9f95b8edf1e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She trusted her law-school-trained boyfriend to handle her insurance claim. Then she read the contract he wrote — and broke up with him</image:title><image:caption>The OP hated dealing with insurance, and the boyfriend knew, which was why he offered to help. But after going through the document, they were furious when they saw he snuck in words such as &quot;in perpetuity,&quot; &quot;all insurance claims and authorizations,&quot; and &quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/olivia-rodrigo-gave-a-college-student-5-000-to-pay-for-her-fees</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Olivia Rodrigo saw video of first-generation student struggling to pay tuition and quietly sent her $5,000</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814424/uploads/c36cc0a0-9c7f-11f1-834e-2b223d7d63d1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Olivia Rodrigo saw video of first-generation student struggling to pay tuition and quietly sent her $5,000</image:title><image:caption>Causey just wanted to be open about her struggles and her journey as a first-generation college student. Millions of people related to her in this clip, including Rodrigo, who then initiated a private conversation with Causey. She told her that she felt li</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ex-bf-invited-her-out-just-to-uninvite-her-from-sister-wedding-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She was boyfriend&apos;s plus one but they broke up a month before his sister&apos;s wedding. He invited her again just to reject her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814425/uploads/9baa86a0-9c8a-11f1-97f8-b33e7d21acf5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She was boyfriend&apos;s plus one but they broke up a month before his sister&apos;s wedding. He invited her again just to reject her</image:title><image:caption>Rina Baumgartner thought her ex-boyfriend wanted her at his sister&apos;s wedding. They met up a few days prior, just for him to uninvite her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bf-breaks-up-with-gf-because-she-joined-all-womens-gym-sn-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend of 7 years dumped her, saying she’d &apos;be happier with a woman.&apos; The reason? She joined a female-only gym</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814432/uploads/6871afd0-9d33-11f1-9773-cb17222fb7b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend of 7 years dumped her, saying she’d &apos;be happier with a woman.&apos; The reason? She joined a female-only gym</image:title><image:caption>Elana Schmidt&apos;s boyfriend broke up with her because she joined an all-women&apos;s gym and followed female fitness influencers on social media. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-discovers-man-she-was-dating-had-a-live-in-girlfreind-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend accused her of ruining their relationship by questioning what he did on weekends. One search led her straight to his live-in girlfriend</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814435/uploads/72edc000-9c95-11f1-a639-954395a3c0eb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend accused her of ruining their relationship by questioning what he did on weekends. One search led her straight to his live-in girlfriend</image:title><image:caption>As they began discussing the possibility of a serious relationship, they agreed to be exclusive. But soon enough, little red flags started popping up, one being his text messages.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/uk-heatwave-exposes-old-gardens-and-building-patterns-gsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Heatwaves have an &apos;X-ray&apos; effect and are revealing 18th-century gardens around Britain</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814442/uploads/ba8f81e0-9ca5-11f1-96dc-853112a5fd26_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Heatwaves have an &apos;X-ray&apos; effect and are revealing 18th-century gardens around Britain</image:title><image:caption>Several stately homes and gardens across the UK revealed intricate designs as old as the 1500s, thanks to the scorching heatwaves in the UK.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candy-store-photo-revealed-cheating-man-with-pregnant-women-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Alabama candy store unknowingly posted a photo of a man with his pregnant mistress — only for his wife to show up in the comments</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814524/uploads/8affd130-9d33-11f1-9773-cb17222fb7b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Alabama candy store unknowingly posted a photo of a man with his pregnant mistress — only for his wife to show up in the comments</image:title><image:caption>Of all the photos that the candy store could have posted, they selected the photo of this man and unknowingly busted him.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-finds-buried-vhs-tapes-while-digging-and-the-content-is-insane-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-22T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man dug a hole to plant a tree and uncovered a stash of buried VHS tapes. Now everyone wants to know what’s on them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814537/uploads/11da5aa0-9d60-11f1-a5a3-31877d351619_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man dug a hole to plant a tree and uncovered a stash of buried VHS tapes. Now everyone wants to know what’s on them</image:title><image:caption>What began as an ordinary afternoon chore for an arborist homeowner quickly turned into an archaeological dig. Finding a bunch of worn-out VHS tapes was only half the mystery, as the bizarre find soon turned into quite the hilarious situation.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>