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They agreed to meet for brunch and gasped the moment they saw each other</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789207/uploads/08a4cd10-2f2c-11f0-b072-03119327a322_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>DNA confirmed they were sisters. They agreed to meet for brunch and gasped the moment they saw each other</image:title><image:caption>&apos;The whole thing is insane&apos;: Long-lost sisters met for the first time in years. What caught their eye was also what brought them to tears.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/daughter-voicemail-late-dad-unexpected-text-message-gave-comfort-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T16:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Heartbroken daughter left a voicemail on late dad’s number. 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While she didn’t reveal what she had said, she mentioned that the stranger to whom the number now belonged got back with a heartfelt message. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-recognizes-kidnapped-daughter-at-a-birthday-party-6-years-later-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T04:46:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>4 years after her baby was kidnapped, she saw a girl at a party with a familiar face — so she took a strand of hair to be sure</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799451/uploads/f7f026e0-38d0-11f1-9b28-e971e93d9e3a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>4 years after her baby was kidnapped, she saw a girl at a party with a familiar face — so she took a strand of hair to be sure</image:title><image:caption>Delimar Vera reunited with her birth mother after attending a birthday party at 6 years old</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/theory-that-brings-closure-to-friendship-break-ups</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T04:00:03.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>This girl&apos;s &apos;unfinished room theory&apos; explains what every person you&apos;ve ever loved leaves behind</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804013/uploads/77be8760-5517-11f1-b76a-d7d44b912a19_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>This girl&apos;s &apos;unfinished room theory&apos; explains what every person you&apos;ve ever loved leaves behind</image:title><image:caption> The theory believes that every person who walks into your life builds a room inside you. Not literally, of course, but rather metaphorically. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/firefighters-help-couple-retrieve-a-wedding-ring-from-burned-home-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>California couple lost everything in a devastating fire — then firefighters made an unexpected discovery in the ashes</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804407/uploads/9be9baa0-5da1-11f1-9e32-1bca48fababc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>California couple lost everything in a devastating fire — then firefighters made an unexpected discovery in the ashes</image:title><image:caption>Firefighters sifted through the rubble of a burned house to find the prized wedding ring for a couple during California&apos;s Sandy Fire. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-ends-marriage-after-her-mil-almost-killed-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman with severe latex allergy ended up in the hospital after her MIL hid latex gloves in her bed — she called a divorce lawyer that day</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804532/uploads/97fd95e0-58cb-11f1-bb8e-f1c098425912_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman with severe latex allergy ended up in the hospital after her MIL hid latex gloves in her bed — she called a divorce lawyer that day</image:title><image:caption>The woman had a crazy allergy to latex. In fact, as a toddler, she once went into shock after a hospital nurse touched her with gloves. Since then, she has always carried an allergy sticker on her driver’s license and worn an allergy necklace.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/customer-shamed-for-leaving-a-bad-review-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Restaurant accepted autistic man’s order and then refused to serve him — the owner’s public response went viral for all the wrong reasons</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804537/uploads/9dc41e20-58fa-11f1-8587-b7fb26fc3a7e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Restaurant accepted autistic man’s order and then refused to serve him — the owner’s public response went viral for all the wrong reasons</image:title><image:caption>The man reveals the thin line between supporting your crew and disrespecting your customers. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-paying-500-hoa-fee-found-one-rule-why-she-couldnt-use-pool-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman kept finding her pool &apos;closed&apos; despite HOA&apos;s $500 monthly fee. Turns out, they expected her to clean it on her own</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804605/uploads/80f9b8c0-5b40-11f1-aa0a-2d7ddffdddd8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman kept finding her pool &apos;closed&apos; despite HOA&apos;s $500 monthly fee. Turns out, they expected her to clean it on her own</image:title><image:caption>People living in an HOA neighborhood fork over a lot of money every month toward them. So, of course, they hope that the neighborhood will be in pristine condition, especially amenities like pools. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/former-kg-teacher-accidentally-became-legal-gaurdian-of-200-penguins</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804708/uploads/cbb75840-5b5e-11f1-a579-e1e3fc022b4c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins</image:title><image:caption>72-year-old Cecilia Durán Gafo began protecting king penguins who wandered and settled into her farm since 2010s. Now, she has more than 200 king penguins on her reserve.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chinese-woman-reunites-with-man-who-gave-her-5000-usd-to-plant-trees</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T10:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teacher gave a farmer $5,000 to plant trees. She called 27 years later with an update</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804737/uploads/71a8f8f0-59c3-11f1-a996-09792d4f0b83_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teacher gave a farmer $5,000 to plant trees. She called 27 years later with an update</image:title><image:caption>He gave her $5,000 to plant trees in a desert. Today, she has grown a whole forest and is now inviting him to visit it</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/autistic-kid-birthday-wish-makes-his-mom-cry-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom asks her autistic son to make a birthday wish — his innocent 5-word response broke her heart</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804841/uploads/66daae40-5a5a-11f1-88a5-c5036a4810bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom asks her autistic son to make a birthday wish — his innocent 5-word response broke her heart</image:title><image:caption>Laura Ashley Grenda asked her autistic son what he wanted for his birthday. She was so surprised by his answer that she could not stop thinking about it the entire day.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/girl-letter-about-no-women-statue-in-wnba-stadium-did-the-impossible</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-31T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>A girl counted 14 statues and all were of men. She wrote a letter that made history</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804874/uploads/0eb86380-5b5c-11f1-a579-e1e3fc022b4c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>A girl counted 14 statues and all were of men. She wrote a letter that made history</image:title><image:caption>WNBA made a historic decision, thanks to the letter of a six-year-old girl.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/david-bowie-daughter-unknowingly-struck-the-same-pose-as-her-father</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T10:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>David Bowie&apos;s daughter posed &apos;weird&apos; without realizing she&apos;d recreated dad&apos;s iconic 1977 album cover</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/804890/uploads/a4c28ff0-5da4-11f1-9e32-1bca48fababc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>David Bowie&apos;s daughter posed &apos;weird&apos; without realizing she&apos;d recreated dad&apos;s iconic 1977 album cover</image:title><image:caption>While revisiting old memories, Alexandia “Lexi” Zahra Jones, daughter of David Bowie, came across the image and was taken aback by how closely it mirrored one of her father&apos;s 1977 album covers.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/sister-caught-bestie-cheating-on-her-brother-cheating-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T15:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She believed nothing could go wrong with her bestie marrying her brother — until an accidental location pin exposed everything</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805023/uploads/f4a92380-5b51-11f1-82c0-39703c93f4b0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She believed nothing could go wrong with her bestie marrying her brother — until an accidental location pin exposed everything</image:title><image:caption>Sister had to end her decade-old friendship after a single late-night app check exposed her best friend.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-found-out-restrictive-hoa-has-not-been-active-since-2012-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA tried to ruin man&apos;s pet project by blocking his cement trucks — until his detective skills exposed their 14-year lie</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805024/uploads/321ca520-5b52-11f1-82c0-39703c93f4b0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA tried to ruin man&apos;s pet project by blocking his cement trucks — until his detective skills exposed their 14-year lie</image:title><image:caption>A man was trying to expand his parking space but was prohibited by the HOA without proper explaination. He did his research but found something that toppled the HOA&apos;s power.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/retired-school-principal-who-missed-it-returned-with-different-job</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>School principal retired after 33 years  of service. Weeks later, he turned up as their handyman</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805030/uploads/b104cf30-5b5b-11f1-a579-e1e3fc022b4c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>School principal retired after 33 years  of service. Weeks later, he turned up as their handyman</image:title><image:caption>White thought retired life would be &quot;easy&quot; and &quot;blissful&quot;. However, before he knew it, he started feeling lonely, missing the hustle and bustle of school life.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/landlord-tried-to-impose-117-bill-on-tenant-for-breakin-expenses-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She told her landlord a thief had pried open her son’s window at night — he responded with a $177 bill</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805031/uploads/bbdad1b0-5d9b-11f1-88af-cb67fa5e7ef4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She told her landlord a thief had pried open her son’s window at night — he responded with a $177 bill</image:title><image:caption>Instead of paying for the damages himself, the landlord tried to charge the author $117 instead as part of &apos;negligible damage.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-selfish-joke-forced-united-plane-to-divert-mid-air</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>What started as a teen&apos;s 4-letter prank ended with 190 passengers heading back home</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805261/uploads/90c1c560-5dc3-11f1-9a12-bb7d334d7554_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>What started as a teen&apos;s 4-letter prank ended with 190 passengers heading back home</image:title><image:caption>The Boeing 767 carrying more than 200 people, including crew members, was forced to deplane in Newark, where passengers waited while K9 units swept the aircraft.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-president-arrested-for-stealing-childs-bike-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T22:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA president stole a 12-year-old&apos;s bike to teach him &apos;respect.&apos; Then the Florida cops came calling — for him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805265/uploads/5afb17a0-5d83-11f1-b0fa-c778e26a002f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA president stole a 12-year-old&apos;s bike to teach him &apos;respect.&apos; Then the Florida cops came calling — for him</image:title><image:caption>Instead of letting it go or explaining to the child why he shouldn&apos;t flash people the middle finger, Holmes escalated it to a Level 10 HOA emergency. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/gf-ruined-400-usd-dress-just-to-test-if-her-bf-was-provider-material-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-06-01T21:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She destroyed a $400 dress with wine to check if her boyfriend would buy her a new one. The &apos;test&apos; backfired instantly</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805303/uploads/8214b6f0-5db7-11f1-bd11-cf54975c0ca4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She destroyed a $400 dress with wine to check if her boyfriend would buy her a new one. The &apos;test&apos; backfired instantly</image:title><image:caption>The author had recently graduated and joined his first internship a few months ago. Money was tight, but he had always tried to pay whenever he could. He even helped his girlfriend cover her rent since she was between jobs a few months ago. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>