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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/rude-man-pushes-grandma-at-supermarket-grandson-has-epic-comeback-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T17:45:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grandson stayed quiet while a rude shopper disrespected his grandma — then pulled off a tiny act of revenge behind his back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781601/uploads/ca3a61e0-cc27-11f0-8370-65bde89754ca_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grandson stayed quiet while a rude shopper disrespected his grandma — then pulled off a tiny act of revenge behind his back</image:title><image:caption>Such rude shoppers need a comeback because &apos;there is never a reason to be that rude.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/underpaid-worker-resigns-and-stuns-boss-with-counteroffer-response-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T13:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Worker walked away after years of low pay. 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The woman on screen saw exactly what they’d been saying about her behind her back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791381/uploads/a814ce60-a2f0-11ed-95b6-634b69692be1_opt_by_cdinary_1200_630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Vendor accidentally shared his team chat during a business call. The woman on screen saw exactly what they’d been saying about her behind her back</image:title><image:caption>&apos;The group chat said some pretty unkind things about me and it just kind of went on from there.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bolivian-tribe-with-1-dementia-follows-unique-diet-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T16:45:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bolivian tribe with 1% dementia follows a diet so powerful that scientists are questioning modern lifestyle</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792616/uploads/e1cc2ad0-f411-11ef-8b88-49abd0760aec_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bolivian tribe with 1% dementia follows a diet so powerful that scientists are questioning modern lifestyle</image:title><image:caption>While the world chases different diets, a Bolivian tribe thrives on a different path—scientists are taking notes on their secret to aging well.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/11-year-old-athlete-without-shoes-drew-a-nike-logo-on-her-bandaged-feet-then-nike-called-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T16:15:23.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>11-year-old athlete couldn’t afford shoes, so she drew a Nike logo on her bandaged feet. Then Nike called</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794099/uploads/3452ba90-0b0e-11f0-b32c-5f3351d62939_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>11-year-old athlete couldn’t afford shoes, so she drew a Nike logo on her bandaged feet. Then Nike called</image:title><image:caption>11-year-old didn’t have shoes for her race, so she taped her feet–and ended up winning three gold medals!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-called-her-gold-digger-then-begged-him-for-rent-after-she-left-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T17:15:29.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend called her a gold digger while refusing to help around the house. She packed her bags—and he quickly realized he couldn’t afford rent  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799300/uploads/5ebcd1b0-3a30-11f1-91af-7513f40c2df8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend called her a gold digger while refusing to help around the house. She packed her bags—and he quickly realized he couldn’t afford rent  </image:title><image:caption>As it turns out, he had been watching a lot of &apos;sigma male&apos; podcasts lately, which changed his view toward the relationship and led to this conflict.</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/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/19th-century-painting-of-two-lovers-only-displayed-two-hours-a-week-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T12:30:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Why this 19th-century painting of two lovers&apos; final goodbye is only displayed 2 hours a week</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805586/uploads/3f420a30-5f24-11f1-a52e-19e0d7ec3d03_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Why this 19th-century painting of two lovers&apos; final goodbye is only displayed 2 hours a week</image:title><image:caption>This 19th century painting of two lovers is favorite of Irish public but is still displayed only twice a week for two hours</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/woman-mocked-for-dressing-for-male-attention-at-party-hits-back-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her friend said she craved ‘male attention’ while mocking her outfit at dinner. She hit back by exposing what her boyfriend had done all night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813792/uploads/563014e0-9d67-11f1-963e-473f6241bdaa_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her friend said she craved ‘male attention’ while mocking her outfit at dinner. She hit back by exposing what her boyfriend had done all night</image:title><image:caption>She didn&apos;t encourage his advances and didn&apos;t tell his girlfriend because she barely knew either of them and didn&apos;t want to get dragged into their relationship drama. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-confronts-sexist-man-for-saying-shes-not-a-real-woman-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He told a married woman she wasn’t a ‘real woman’ for traveling without her husband. Her response turned his own masculinity argument on him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814000/uploads/6950ca90-9fb7-11f1-9a40-1d9863180ce4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He told a married woman she wasn’t a ‘real woman’ for traveling without her husband. Her response turned his own masculinity argument on him</image:title><image:caption>People are lambasting a man who criticized a woman for attending a podcast while her husband was at home. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-found-out-bf-was-cheating-by-looking-at-his-mirror-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman noticed strange circles covering her boyfriend’s car mirror. One detail about the marks told her another woman had been sitting there</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814025/uploads/cc94f8f0-9fb8-11f1-9a40-1d9863180ce4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman noticed strange circles covering her boyfriend’s car mirror. One detail about the marks told her another woman had been sitting there</image:title><image:caption>Joie Derouen found out her boyfriend had been cheating on her while sitting in his passenger seat. The circular marks on his sun visor told her everything she needed to know.</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/lady-finds-her-stolen-clothes-in-her-friends-bag-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She left a friend home alone before driving 2 hours for a tattoo. Then &apos;weird vibes&apos; made her check friend&apos;s bag—and find her ‘stolen’ clothes inside</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814279/uploads/ca3000b0-9d64-11f1-963e-473f6241bdaa_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She left a friend home alone before driving 2 hours for a tattoo. Then &apos;weird vibes&apos; made her check friend&apos;s bag—and find her ‘stolen’ clothes inside</image:title><image:caption>Valentine went to a tattoo appointment and left a friend home alone. When she returned, she saw an empty wash basket while her clothes were stuffed in the friend&apos;s bag.</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/17-yo-uk-gamer-with-seizure-saved-by-5-000-mile-far-friend</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Parents had no idea their son was having a seizure upstairs. His friend 5,000 miles away in the US did</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814295/uploads/7d2809e0-9bc3-11f1-ab80-b73b6458dded_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parents had no idea their son was having a seizure upstairs. His friend 5,000 miles away in the US did</image:title><image:caption>Aidan Jackson was playing an online game with Dia Lathora when he suddenly suffered a seizure. Nobody knew what was going on, until the ambulance and cops arrived at his house. All thanks to Lathora.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-tried-to-stop-ex-wife-vacation-by-taking-the-kids-and-failed-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Divorce lawyer stops Mom from taking kids on vacation after Dad throws a fit. 3 days later, he begs her to switch — and gets an earful from his lawyer</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814299/uploads/336fec10-9c6c-11f1-91d5-59b13d578204_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Divorce lawyer stops Mom from taking kids on vacation after Dad throws a fit. 3 days later, he begs her to switch — and gets an earful from his lawyer</image:title><image:caption>The couple had issues, but it had reached a point where they stopped communicating. Any contact was solely through lawyers. And even so, it got so bad that their kids&apos; school intervened.</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/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/uber-driver-shares-cheating-drama-with-a-bachelorette-group-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She called out her friend for cheating on her husband during a bachelorette party. The bride sided with the cheater — so the Uber driver stepped in</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814429/uploads/3ac11ee0-9c8e-11f1-97f8-b33e7d21acf5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She called out her friend for cheating on her husband during a bachelorette party. The bride sided with the cheater — so the Uber driver stepped in</image:title><image:caption>Uber driver to a questionable bachelorette group he had almost a year ago, Brister was shocked to hear some details they would have best kept to themselves, but was even more surprised when the MOH who called them out was kicked out. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bride-shares-moms-life-lesson-after-marriage-regret-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-23T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride spent $40K on her dream wedding but was left crying alone in the honeymoon suite. Her mom told her to leave him that night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814436/uploads/64af4c70-9d3a-11f1-b2ad-6d675e2b727c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride spent $40K on her dream wedding but was left crying alone in the honeymoon suite. Her mom told her to leave him that night</image:title><image:caption>After getting married to the man of her dreams in Hawaii, Victoria Prince found herself sitting on a couch and crying her eyes out. In that devastating moment, her mother offered a blunt warning: &quot;If you stay, there will be many more nights like this.&quot; </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/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><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hr-claims-diabetic-employee-makes-everyone-uncomfortable-at-work-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Diabetic employee took an insulin shot at work after his blood sugar spiked. Minutes later, HR texted saying it made coworkers &apos;uncomfortable&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814538/uploads/f98a1ca0-9fae-11f1-b040-7d57c08f632a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Diabetic employee took an insulin shot at work after his blood sugar spiked. Minutes later, HR texted saying it made coworkers &apos;uncomfortable&apos;</image:title><image:caption>Having been ostracized by the co-workers for taking insulin at the table, the employee wondered whether they were overreacting or expecting only what’s right and fair in the situation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/obsessed-wife-leaves-husband-to-stalk-ex-and-lands-in-jail-twice-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His wife left him 3 months after the wedding to be with her ex-boyfriend. Years later, she returned to cancel the divorce — only to land in jail</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814545/uploads/f83b10f0-9d49-11f1-a13b-bfb2d1046b28_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His wife left him 3 months after the wedding to be with her ex-boyfriend. Years later, she returned to cancel the divorce — only to land in jail</image:title><image:caption>A woman&apos;s obsession landed her at the point of no return when, only 3 months into their marriage, she left her husband. A year went by, and her husband received the news that she had landed in jail. Police caught her sleeping on the couple&apos;s bed...</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-signed-up-for-study-to-pass-time-which-saved-her-sons-lives-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Pregnant woman was &apos;bored&apos; when midwives convinced her to join a &apos;baby study.&apos; One heel-prick test made doctors urgently call her older son</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814767/uploads/c535ef30-9fb1-11f1-b040-7d57c08f632a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Pregnant woman was &apos;bored&apos; when midwives convinced her to join a &apos;baby study.&apos; One heel-prick test made doctors urgently call her older son</image:title><image:caption>Jessica Barker-Roe didn&apos;t know what to do at the hospital, so she signed up for a study for her unborn child. That test turned out to be life-saving for both her kids.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/thousands-of-beagles-rescued-from-a-60-year-lab-supplier-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Over 2,000 &apos;lab beagles&apos; breathe fresh air for the first time after woman leads rescue from 60-year-old supplier</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814771/uploads/8615e0c0-9f8a-11f1-bd5b-0b690d06cf48_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Over 2,000 &apos;lab beagles&apos; breathe fresh air for the first time after woman leads rescue from 60-year-old supplier</image:title><image:caption>The initial release of 155 dogs was followed by other rescue operations that rescued the last of more than 2,000 beagles from the beagle breeding and research facility named Ridglan. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dad-donates-doll-wearing-daughters-nicu-frock-goodwill-vp-finds-it-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He put his daughter’s NICU frock on his childhood doll, then accidentally donated it. Goodwill’s VP &apos;had a feeling&apos; it was nearby</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814781/uploads/003f6060-9f8b-11f1-bd5b-0b690d06cf48_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He put his daughter’s NICU frock on his childhood doll, then accidentally donated it. Goodwill’s VP &apos;had a feeling&apos; it was nearby</image:title><image:caption>Anna Simon discovered her husband had accidentally donated her cherished doll, an irreplaceable keepsake, to the local Goodwill. Desperate for a lead, Simon turned to her community, and they didn&apos;t disappoint</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chelsea-handler-gave-ex-bf-35-linden-trees-as-breakup-gift</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-24T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Chelsea Handler gave her ex-boyfriend 35 linden trees as a ‘cunning’ breakup gift. 15 falls later, he’s still texting her because of them</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814787/uploads/b003e120-9f8f-11f1-be41-11a8a169589f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Chelsea Handler gave her ex-boyfriend 35 linden trees as a ‘cunning’ breakup gift. 15 falls later, he’s still texting her because of them</image:title><image:caption>Chelsea Handler gave an ex from 15 years ago 35 Linden trees as a parting gift with a cunning plan. He still sends her the same text every Spring and Fall.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>