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I’m riding the wave until it crests.&quot;</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/bosss-paperwork-rule-backfires-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>New boss demands &apos;physical signatures&apos; on every order — until a $12 call drags him back to office mid-dinner</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802698/uploads/29dad7e0-4d26-11f1-b937-ada67d3b2dcb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>New boss demands &apos;physical signatures&apos; on every order — until a $12 call drags him back to office mid-dinner</image:title><image:caption>An industrial firm hired a new director who tried to reinvent the wheel by creating a rule according to which every order sent from the company would follow a physical signature by him. Instead of streamlining the processes, the new rule ended up creating </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/fiance-borrowed-money-from-family-now-she-is-forced-to-pay-it-back-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Family demands woman&apos;s paycheck after her fiancé racks up $20,000 in debt. Her response caught them off guard</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802699/uploads/f406d880-4d39-11f1-8ceb-679312258034_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Family demands woman&apos;s paycheck after her fiancé racks up $20,000 in debt. Her response caught them off guard</image:title><image:caption>She stayed at home to raise their son. Now, her in-laws are asking her to pay for her fiancé&apos;s mistakes. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/butt-dial-by-a-relative-revealed-a-shocking-truth-about-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Niece plans &apos;day out&apos; for aunt complaining about one-sided labor — then one butt-dial stops her in her tracks</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802704/uploads/29f66140-4d49-11f1-a1f4-5bc956465d7d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Niece plans &apos;day out&apos; for aunt complaining about one-sided labor — then one butt-dial stops her in her tracks</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Sometimes we want to help or save people, and the whole time they’re getting what they deserve,&apos; she learned.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/little-girl-surprise-for-mother-failed-until-the-chef-stepped-in-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She traded birthday cake for &apos;a candle in a biscuit&apos; because one meal for mom was all she could afford — then came the surprise</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802705/uploads/a8af1e00-4dee-11f1-a429-47c211368acc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She traded birthday cake for &apos;a candle in a biscuit&apos; because one meal for mom was all she could afford — then came the surprise</image:title><image:caption>The waiter didn&apos;t just give them a meal; he gave them a memory that lasts with them till today. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/virginia-mom-wins-a-record-breaking-prize-on-the-price-is-right</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Veteran used daughter&apos;s birth date on &apos;Price Is Right&apos; and won the biggest prize in show&apos;s history</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802707/uploads/c61de500-4eae-11f1-a77c-19729569140d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Veteran used daughter&apos;s birth date on &apos;Price Is Right&apos; and won the biggest prize in show&apos;s history</image:title><image:caption>On a Mother’s Day special episode of &apos;The Price is Right,&apos; a Virginia mom named Vanesa McCaskell ended up nabbing a thumping bonanza of more than $240,000 while playing “The Lion’s Share” game</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/doordash-driver-comforts-grieving-mom-on-mothers-day</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She ordered Mother&apos;s Day flowers for late BFF&apos;s mom. What the DoorDasher did with it still makes her cry</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802710/uploads/11ff52d0-4e03-11f1-b8c1-8f9d5eb4f9fa_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She ordered Mother&apos;s Day flowers for late BFF&apos;s mom. What the DoorDasher did with it still makes her cry</image:title><image:caption>&apos;Best substitute you could have sent for [not] being here yourself...&apos; the mom said. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-of-nc-state-alumnus-pays-off-student-loans-for-final-year-graduates</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>North Carolina graduates sit in stunned silence as alumnus reveals a &apos;debt-free&apos; surprise</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802721/uploads/d873d3e0-4dcd-11f1-9fa5-bdf5a251c9e4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>North Carolina graduates sit in stunned silence as alumnus reveals a &apos;debt-free&apos; surprise</image:title><image:caption>Anil Kocchar, the son of NC State alumnus, Prakash Chand Kocchar, gave back to the institution his father graduated from in the biggest way possible.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-removes-coworker-name-after-only-making-small-changes-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T19:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She pulled long nights to compile an 8-page report — then caught her coworker replacing her name with his</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802726/uploads/8d1a2980-4ec2-11f1-9177-8f456aede6c8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She pulled long nights to compile an 8-page report — then caught her coworker replacing her name with his</image:title><image:caption>It was one of those employees who decided to make &quot;major&quot; changes to this woman&apos;s work, which included nothing but grammatical fixes, such as changing &quot;is&quot; to &quot;are,&quot; or &quot;an&quot; to &quot;a.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-who-got-laid-off-charged-250-usd-when-they-needed-help-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He got laid off for ‘budget reasons’ after building their entire system — then charged $250 an hour when they came crawling back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802738/uploads/e0c03c50-4dff-11f1-8ba9-c9aa592f2a42_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He got laid off for ‘budget reasons’ after building their entire system — then charged $250 an hour when they came crawling back</image:title><image:caption>It all started with the company cutting off the developer and paying them a mediocre severance package. At the time, the firm thought that they were saving themselves a ton of money, which perhaps could&apos;ve been true, but a bigger issue awaited them.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-upset-as-fiance-insists-selling-her-late-moms-house-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her late mom left her a mortgage-free home — now her fiancé wants her to sell it and pay $1,800 rent to fund his lifestyle upgrade</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802791/uploads/f2fb58a0-4ebd-11f1-9177-8f456aede6c8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her late mom left her a mortgage-free home — now her fiancé wants her to sell it and pay $1,800 rent to fund his lifestyle upgrade</image:title><image:caption>Raised by working parents, the man had everything he wanted growing up, and he did not wish to compromise his standard of living for anything else.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/special-ed-teacher-surprised-teen-showing-up-with-cap-and-gown</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A struggling teen never thought he&apos;d graduate — until his Special Ed teacher arrived home with proof</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802805/uploads/4e58e450-4dd4-11f1-ae8c-ab4a36ab4359_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A struggling teen never thought he&apos;d graduate — until his Special Ed teacher arrived home with proof</image:title><image:caption>Jamais Howard was a struggling student who was missing a few credits and thought he would have to wait another year to graduate, but Miss Wimbish had other plans. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/father-defends-kid-after-neighbor-calls-cops-on-her</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Neighbor calls cops on an 8-year-old for singing &apos;bad words&apos; in her backyard. Then her dad pulled up video proof</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802806/uploads/b650d9e0-4e9d-11f1-b929-a381bde75579_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Neighbor calls cops on an 8-year-old for singing &apos;bad words&apos; in her backyard. Then her dad pulled up video proof</image:title><image:caption>The lady called the cops on an 8-year-old girl. Her only crime — she was singing through an Enlglish lesson.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-wants-to-break-up-with-her-chat-gpt-obsessed-boyfriend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She&apos;s breaking up with her insecure boyfriend because she can&apos;t keep up with his other girlfriend: ChatGPT</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802823/uploads/0b9b7c50-4dd8-11f1-918d-c72d0e037e25_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She&apos;s breaking up with her insecure boyfriend because she can&apos;t keep up with his other girlfriend: ChatGPT</image:title><image:caption>The woman had been dating a 22-year-old for the past six months when she started to notice his unusual obsession with talking to ChatGPT. Even at social gatherings, the boyfriend would grab a corner and start typing on the chatbot.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/gf-does-not-let-bf-join-trip-gets-mad-when-he-does-not-pay-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Broke girl uninvites her boyfriend from a &apos;solo trip&apos; — then calls him &apos;manipulative&apos; for refusing to sponsor it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802839/uploads/d7a0adf0-4de4-11f1-b610-bd2ee737d3cd_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Broke girl uninvites her boyfriend from a &apos;solo trip&apos; — then calls him &apos;manipulative&apos; for refusing to sponsor it</image:title><image:caption>She used her tax refund to book the $500 room for four days, but expected her boyfriend to pay for the trip.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/police-officer-saved-a-nyc-woman-with-gentle-words</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>NYPD cop shares heartbreaking audio of him coaxing a woman off the ledge of a 58-story building</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802849/uploads/5a13d8a0-4ea0-11f1-b929-a381bde75579_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>NYPD cop shares heartbreaking audio of him coaxing a woman off the ledge of a 58-story building</image:title><image:caption>Nicholas reassured her, “We are going to get through this together, okay? We can sit here for ten minutes. We can sit here for half an hour... Look at me in my eyes... I want to make sure you&apos;re okay. I will personally help you.”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-looking-for-woman-who-paid-his-bill-and-left-a-note-5-years-ago-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He was dining alone when a stranger picked up the check and left a note — 5 years later, he hopes she’ll see his response</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802855/uploads/ee873e10-4deb-11f1-a429-47c211368acc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He was dining alone when a stranger picked up the check and left a note — 5 years later, he hopes she’ll see his response</image:title><image:caption>Michael responds to a stranger&apos;s kind note five years later, wishing to return the love.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/girl-fights-bully-by-writing-a-report-exposing-her-lies-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T19:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A shy student realized her bully’s book report had nothing to do with the book — her quiet revenge left no room for excuses</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802883/uploads/6cd76570-4ec7-11f1-a11a-ebd58e41d3a8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A shy student realized her bully’s book report had nothing to do with the book — her quiet revenge left no room for excuses</image:title><image:caption>Although Jackie was quite popular in school, she was also very &quot;dumb and lazy.&quot; The author, on the other hand, was a bookworm who read books &quot;several levels above her grade.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-asks-for-ex-husband-netflix-pass-during-divorce-and-gets-it</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-13T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman jokingly asks for ex-husband&apos;s Netflix access. The judge made it official</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802956/uploads/9f1bd570-4eb3-11f1-98fa-3d74b03fc374_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman jokingly asks for ex-husband&apos;s Netflix access. The judge made it official</image:title><image:caption>Ladan Richardson jokingly told the judge she wants her ex-husband&apos;s Netflix account during the divorce settlement. She did not expect it to go her way.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>