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I haven&apos;t dealt with her before, but she was extremely neutral. She asked for both sides,&quot; they recalled. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ho-as-power-trip-screeches-to-a-halt-as-200-households-sign-notice-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T14:01:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>200 households secretly signed a petition to recall their HOA board — and the board is still holding emergency meetings trying to find out who did it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781515/uploads/73d77520-cb8e-11f0-8a8a-556dc3638a45_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>200 households secretly signed a petition to recall their HOA board — and the board is still holding emergency meetings trying to find out who did it</image:title><image:caption>&apos;They keep guessing wrong, accusing the wrong people...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-accused-vacationing-worker-of-slacking-but-proof-exposed-her-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T18:46:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Manager tried blaming employee for &apos;slacking&apos; during their vacation — until she was served proof in front of everyone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782221/uploads/1bb15a50-d034-11f0-a612-d37070f04432_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Manager tried blaming employee for &apos;slacking&apos; during their vacation — until she was served proof in front of everyone</image:title><image:caption>&quot;It turned out they had scheduled me for four closing shifts and a morning shift on the day I was still on the road,&quot; they recalled.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-exposes-hr-error-after-being-called-out-for-missed-meeting-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T19:16:38.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HR tried to &apos;discipline&apos; employee for missing mandatory meetings, until they exposed an embarrassing blunder</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782781/uploads/4af4caf0-d434-11f0-b6d0-fdc71ea2ffd3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HR tried to &apos;discipline&apos; employee for missing mandatory meetings, until they exposed an embarrassing blunder</image:title><image:caption>The manager tried to cover up, stating that a mention of the meeting was made in a huddle. 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I wasn’t even in that huddle; I was at a client site that morning,&quot; they said.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-goes-bankrupt-after-employee-is-fired-by-boss-nepo-baby-son-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T17:36:44.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss fires 8-year employee so he can hire his &apos;nepobaby&apos; son — within 6 years the son had run the company into bankruptcy</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/784468/uploads/59319840-defd-11f0-9320-355983deea2c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss fires 8-year employee so he can hire his &apos;nepobaby&apos; son — within 6 years the son had run the company into bankruptcy</image:title><image:caption>&apos;It&apos;s one thing to be fired when you mess up, but another thing to be fired just because you were already wise to the boss&apos;s son&apos;s crusty fifty-something-year-old, skaterboi brand-wearing, neposwaggering, beanie-too-high-on-the-head-wearing...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/6-year-old-captures-moms-anxiety-in-hilarious-family-portrait-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T01:45:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom caught off guard as 6-year-old draws mom&apos;s &apos;anxiety&apos; in family portrait</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788297/uploads/ab8024d0-f6b9-11f0-a0cd-b54740ee5a9f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom caught off guard as 6-year-old draws mom&apos;s &apos;anxiety&apos; in family portrait</image:title><image:caption>The drawing included Natasha and her family, and the boy tried to depict them having fun with carving pumpkins.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/researchers-say-batman-effect-influences-peoples-altruistic-behavior-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T00:45:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>&apos;Batman&apos; rode Milan&apos;s subway 138 times for science. People had no idea he was changing their behavior</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788326/uploads/95e1e270-f6ce-11f0-b102-319a7fd56e65_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>&apos;Batman&apos; rode Milan&apos;s subway 138 times for science. People had no idea he was changing their behavior</image:title><image:caption>&quot;I live in Sweden. During Covid I saw Greta Thunberg at a bus stop. I felt like I had to follow social distancing and wear my mask even more, despite her not really talking about it.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/cardiologist-surprised-by-patients-at-cafe-for-saving-life-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T16:46:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Canadian cardiologist thought she arrived for a routine café interview — then the parents of kids she saved stood up one by one</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788414/uploads/5ca90990-f758-11f0-8160-199dcb56d6fe_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Canadian cardiologist thought she arrived for a routine café interview — then the parents of kids she saved stood up one by one</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Research can’t be seen but the impact can’t be ignored&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/parents-made-teen-pay-rent-for-8-years-only-to-return-every-penny-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T19:15:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman paid all the bills at home for 8 years — then broke down when she learned how her parents had secretly used the money</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788646/uploads/2b665cb0-6c44-11f0-a1c8-43c6cc6af5ca_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman paid all the bills at home for 8 years — then broke down when she learned how her parents had secretly used the money</image:title><image:caption>They asked their kid to pay rent. What they revealed after graduation changed everything</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-sends-formal-notice-over-owner-doing-rooftop-yoga-regret-it-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T15:27:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA filed an ‘inappropriate public display’ complaint over a homeowner’s rooftop yoga — her one-line reply to their notice exposed them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789214/uploads/859bcd20-3e42-11f1-ac81-eb501540187b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA filed an ‘inappropriate public display’ complaint over a homeowner’s rooftop yoga — her one-line reply to their notice exposed them</image:title><image:caption>A homeowner&apos;s peaceful morning yoga practice under fire after neighbor files complaint with HOA!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/kid-who-parked-on-neighbors-driveway-regrets-is-after-snowstorm-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T18:34:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entitled kid ignored warnings and repeatedly parked in neighbor’s driveway. When his car got buried in snow, he learned the hard way</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791175/uploads/2f49e470-0800-11f1-8be0-a3abbcfee8c7_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entitled kid ignored warnings and repeatedly parked in neighbor’s driveway. When his car got buried in snow, he learned the hard way</image:title><image:caption>&apos;By the time I was done, it was pretty buried...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-turns-down-boss-who-asked-him-to-work-on-his-day-off-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T18:55:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss called him on his day off to demand he show up for work — his two-word curt reply went viral instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791372/uploads/14251d30-7d13-11ec-9677-59418ed9b689_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Boss called him on his day off to demand he show up for work — his two-word curt reply went viral instantly</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Normalize &apos;No&apos; and hanging up. No is a complete sentence, and they aren&apos;t paying you for your time to talk on the phone with them.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-tried-a-period-pain-simulator-alonside-a-woman-with-endometriosis-and-quickly-gained-new-respect-for-all-women-fpr-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T16:45:19.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man tried a period pain simulator alongside a woman with endometriosis — within seconds, he tapped out</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794116/uploads/970414d0-4f27-11ee-af72-dd2f85322980_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Man tried a period pain simulator alongside a woman with endometriosis — within seconds, he tapped out</image:title><image:caption>Men often fail to understand the gravity of just how bad period pain can be. These simulators are a great way to give them an insight.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-was-the-neighborhood-bully-until-one-letter-ended-his-marriage-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T18:15:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman pranked toxic neighbor by sending letter in his name to a prison pen pal — and accidentally exposed his extramarital affairs</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799175/uploads/63b8e120-38b6-11f1-87f9-07949932ee92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman pranked toxic neighbor by sending letter in his name to a prison pen pal — and accidentally exposed his extramarital affairs</image:title><image:caption>A petty neighbor thought he was untouchable until a prison &apos;pen-pal&apos; ruined his marriage.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/they-auctioned-their-14-k-1973-pontiac-for-their-grandchildren-their-neighbors-bid-100-k-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T14:05:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grandparents put late son&apos;s Pontiac up for auction — the neighbors bid $100K for the $14K car and then handed it straight back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801266/uploads/aa503990-43d7-11f1-866a-85076a591c68_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grandparents put late son&apos;s Pontiac up for auction — the neighbors bid $100K for the $14K car and then handed it straight back</image:title><image:caption>Ben Keryluke had to auction his late son&apos;s car to provide for his orphaned grandchildren. The community decided to do something about it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-getting-rejected-finds-ex-boss-motive-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Talented woman couldn&apos;t figure out why no one was hiring her, so she made a &apos;veiled call&apos; to her top reference — and uncovered the sabotage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804826/uploads/31416200-6663-11f1-8b05-073913bc8435_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Talented woman couldn&apos;t figure out why no one was hiring her, so she made a &apos;veiled call&apos; to her top reference — and uncovered the sabotage</image:title><image:caption>At first, the rejections felt normal, given the brutal state of the job market. But once this happened a few times, the employee began to dig deeper and saw one common variable in all these rejections: references. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-apologizes-to-daughter-for-leaving-a-baby-behind-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She&apos;d been raising her 8-year-old sister alone since their mom died. Then she found a voice note she&apos;d never heard before</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804924/uploads/69434590-5b25-11f1-9bc2-f97b089c965f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She&apos;d been raising her 8-year-old sister alone since their mom died. Then she found a voice note she&apos;d never heard before</image:title><image:caption> Sexton confessed that on hard days, she listens to her mom&apos;s voice message to feel better. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/michael-jackson-bodyguard-guard-aced-his-million-dollar-loyalty-test</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Michael Jackson couldn&apos;t trust his bodyguards until a martial artist aced his $1.3 million test</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804993/uploads/cac7b6c0-6804-11f1-b4e8-8fde12194fd2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Michael Jackson couldn&apos;t trust his bodyguards until a martial artist aced his $1.3 million test</image:title><image:caption>It all started when Fiddes, who was a self-made millionaire himself, met Jackson through his mentor. 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So he took matters into his own hands</image:title><image:caption>He also dug up more than 20 waterholes where the animals waited eagerly to quench their thirst. &apos;Even before I finish delivering the water, the animals are already converging in the water hole,&apos; Mwalua described.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fired-over-emergency-orange-juice-diabetic-employee-wins-lawsuit-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A Dollar General employee with Type-1 diabetes was fired for drinking orange juice. The judge gave her $277,565 </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805302/uploads/f1a7d3c0-5da9-11f1-9e67-b7ccdea0e891_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A Dollar General employee with Type-1 diabetes was fired for drinking orange juice. The judge gave her $277,565 </image:title><image:caption>A diabetic employee gets fired for drinking orange juice before paying for it. Judge awards her more than $277,000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-finds-daughter-secret-map-and-is-stunned-by-the-truth-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T07:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom found a suspicious map full of &apos;X&apos;s under her daughter&apos;s mattress and immediately confronted her — the &apos;secret&apos; left her mom sobbing</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805593/uploads/99e72f40-6304-11f1-95cd-99dcaf4f4b86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom found a suspicious map full of &apos;X&apos;s under her daughter&apos;s mattress and immediately confronted her — the &apos;secret&apos; left her mom sobbing</image:title><image:caption>&quot;She started crying before I even said anything and kept saying, &apos;Please don’t be mad,&apos;&quot; the mom recalled of her daughter&apos;s reaction.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-finds-note-from-bfs-ex-girlfriend-and-breaks-up-with-him-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A secret note tucked behind her boyfriend&apos;s cabinet led her to a &apos;warning&apos; from his ex. One detail made her move out in seconds</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805604/uploads/ec199ad0-5f41-11f1-a676-b9231c317fe8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A secret note tucked behind her boyfriend&apos;s cabinet led her to a &apos;warning&apos; from his ex. One detail made her move out in seconds</image:title><image:caption>&apos;He will not clean. He will not listen. He will make everything feel like it’s your fault. It’s not your fault; he’s just an incompetent man. I’m leaving him; I suggest you do the same,&apos; the letter read.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-travelled-600-miles-on-foot-to-keep-his-friend-alive</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T00:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Werner Herzog walked for 600 miles in winter to save a dying friend in 1974</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806624/uploads/bedfed60-6588-11f1-81f1-eb4236e1baab_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Werner Herzog walked for 600 miles in winter to save a dying friend in 1974</image:title><image:caption>German filmmaker walked 600 miles across frozen landscape to keep his dying friend in Paris alive.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-overheard-stranger-being-pitched-dream-job-and-intervened-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman overheard a stranger&apos;s coffee-shop interview and sensed something was off — she interrupted them to hand her a secret note</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806763/uploads/1443dde0-6668-11f1-95ca-8bbf3e76289f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman overheard a stranger&apos;s coffee-shop interview and sensed something was off — she interrupted them to hand her a secret note</image:title><image:caption>Eliza Trendiak overheard a woman getting sold a pitch about being financially free at 30. She stepped in to tell her it was a scam.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/childhood-friends-turn-out-to-be-identical-twin-sisters-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Best friends joked about being twins their whole lives — a DNA test revealed their family secret</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806950/uploads/ceff1d70-6889-11f1-ae49-73501e93b635_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Best friends joked about being twins their whole lives — a DNA test revealed their family secret</image:title><image:caption>Parents of childhood best friends become excited after knowing that the two girls are &apos;identical twin sisters&apos; abandoned in the same orphanage as kids. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bride-begs-guests-to-rspv-to-her-invite-after-uninviting-friend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride quietly uninvited friends from her wedding guest list — only to find her pleading with guests under their social media posts</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806953/uploads/2adec500-689e-11f1-8ff2-89f421910cec_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride quietly uninvited friends from her wedding guest list — only to find her pleading with guests under their social media posts</image:title><image:caption>The author was hurt when they noticed that the bride had uninvited them. Days later, they noticed her begging guests to respond. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bf-captured-wholesome-moment-between-mom-and-daughter-on-ft-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Girlfriend was recovering from a near-fatal fall when her mom arrived — her boyfriend quietly hit record and captured something unforgettable</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806965/uploads/bc7ea260-6889-11f1-ae49-73501e93b635_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Girlfriend was recovering from a near-fatal fall when her mom arrived — her boyfriend quietly hit record and captured something unforgettable</image:title><image:caption>Nina Bakhshi suffered a near-fatal fall during a birthday trip. While recovering in the hospital, her boyfriend captured a sweet and tender moment between his gf and her mother.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-spent-an-hour-vibing-with-a-stranger-at-a-bar-she-had-no-idea-who-he-was-until-the-bartender-started-panicking-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T13:46:38.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman spent an hour vibing with a stranger at a bar — she had no idea who he was until the bartender started panicking</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806981/uploads/10c5c430-6898-11f1-b3ad-5bf52690b735_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman spent an hour vibing with a stranger at a bar — she had no idea who he was until the bartender started panicking</image:title><image:caption>A woman winding down after work at a local bar did not realize who she was talking to until he left. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/female-doctor-noticed-discrepancy-in-thank-you-note-to-boyfriends-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-15T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Doctor couple rescued a patient 30,000 feet up in the air. One detail in the thank-you note sent the girlfriend into a fit</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806987/uploads/22e47260-68a7-11f1-8473-57ad1622d8c9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Doctor couple rescued a patient 30,000 feet up in the air. One detail in the thank-you note sent the girlfriend into a fit</image:title><image:caption>Female doctor felt put off when she noticed that her boyfriend was addressed with a different title while she was not, despite that both put equal efforts in saving a patient mid-flight.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bf-learns-heartbreaking-secret-behind-gfs-secret-room-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T15:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man grew suspicious when his girlfriend refused to let him enter one room in their home — when he finally learned why, he hugged her and cried</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807004/uploads/3e3f7ac0-694a-11f1-a3aa-b954f5c16cba_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man grew suspicious when his girlfriend refused to let him enter one room in their home — when he finally learned why, he hugged her and cried</image:title><image:caption>When this man&apos;s girlfriend, Amy, finally revealed why a room in her house was shut, the man was left speechless. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-was-focused-on-freeing-her-trapped-dog-that-she-didnt-notice-the-grizzly-closing-in-on-them-in-her-own-camera-footage-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman was focused on freeing her trapped dog that she didn&apos;t notice the grizzly closing in on them in her own camera footage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807007/uploads/3da42df0-68c2-11f1-aae0-3b3502292b8b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman was focused on freeing her trapped dog that she didn&apos;t notice the grizzly closing in on them in her own camera footage</image:title><image:caption>Jay was so engrossed in freeing her dog&apos;s leash that she did not notice a predator looking at her from a distance.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-ends-the-relationship-as-mans-green-flags-turn-into-red-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She walked out of &apos;Project Hail Mary&apos; in tears but one question from her &apos;green flag&apos; boyfriend exposed how he really felt about her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807093/uploads/858b5e00-6966-11f1-b92c-e9db0be4f008_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She walked out of &apos;Project Hail Mary&apos; in tears but one question from her &apos;green flag&apos; boyfriend exposed how he really felt about her</image:title><image:caption>Rachel Dawson thought she had finally found someone to spend her life with. But all the &apos;green flags&apos; she saw in him during the initial phase turned into glaring red flags once they went out for a movie. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-stole-his-employees-software-and-fired-him-to-claim-credit-he-had-no-idea-the-programmer-had-planted-a-surprise-in-the-codes-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss stole his employee&apos;s software and fired him to claim credit — he had no idea the programmer had planted a surprise in the code</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807106/uploads/1d0e8c80-6957-11f1-a4eb-abccdfd4f102_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss stole his employee&apos;s software and fired him to claim credit — he had no idea the programmer had planted a surprise in the code</image:title><image:caption>The employee had deliberately embedded a secret code that allowed them full access to the software even after they resigned. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-turned-her-firing-into-a-masterclass-on-how-to-fight-ageism</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>55-year-old was fired for writing &apos;yipee&apos; in a client email — then she noticed a sneaky pattern in who else was being let go</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807118/uploads/7e449400-695b-11f1-a4eb-abccdfd4f102_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>55-year-old was fired for writing &apos;yipee&apos; in a client email — then she noticed a sneaky pattern in who else was being let go</image:title><image:caption>Companies treat employees in their 50s as an &apos;exit ramp,&apos; but Loren Grieff decided to change that. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/britisher-who-has-visited-27-countries-says-america-is-the-best-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-16T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>British woman who&apos;s visited 27 countries explains why America is the best she&apos;s seen: &apos;I was born in the wrong country&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807127/uploads/b34fcfe0-696d-11f1-b92c-e9db0be4f008_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>British woman who&apos;s visited 27 countries explains why America is the best she&apos;s seen: &apos;I was born in the wrong country&apos;</image:title><image:caption>&apos;You can get every single landscape, every single climate; you can get everything in the US,&apos; Louise confessed. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>