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This also happened to parents who named their child after a punctuation mark.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employees-moved-to-tears-by-wonderful-christmas-bonus-from-their-generous-boss-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T15:45:55.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss handed red envelopes to all 198 employees at the holiday party — when they opened them, no one could believe the amount inside</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/665532/uploads/9061a7c0-a3f8-11ee-a819-65993c73b037_opt_by_cdinary_1200_630.jpg</image:loc><image:title>Boss handed red envelopes to all 198 employees at the holiday party — when they opened them, no one could believe the amount inside</image:title><image:caption>What began as a usual office Christmas party turned our to be a life-altering moment for the employees as they opened the red envelope.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-mocks-woman-wearing-a-band-tee-by-asking-her-to-name-3-songs-he-doesnt-know-shes-in-the-band-ex12</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:15:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Fan challenged a woman in the &apos;Bad Habits&apos; band tee to name 3 of their songs — he regretted it after learning her true identity</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/695158/uploads/125ed480-1836-11ef-a806-b7250bf48959_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Fan challenged a woman in the &apos;Bad Habits&apos; band tee to name 3 of their songs — he regretted it after learning her true identity</image:title><image:caption>The internet comes up with hilarious responses that the band member should have said to the man who mocked her. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/flight-attendant-reveals-why-passengers-should-never-lean-their-head-against-plane-windows-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:15:09.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Flight attendant reveals why passengers should never lean their head against plane windows</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/705147/uploads/d354ba00-428a-11ef-8b5c-b1f13c19904d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Flight attendant reveals why passengers should never lean their head against plane windows</image:title><image:caption>He emphasized that one should never lean their head on or sleep against a plane window.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-cashier-claps-back-at-rude-customer-for-mocking-her-co-worker-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T12:45:52.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Customer mocked teen worker for using a calculator — so her coworker waited for the customer&apos;s next visit and delivered the perfect comeback</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/782930/uploads/fb4ac7f0-d4d5-11f0-bd1d-e9139de298cc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Customer mocked teen worker for using a calculator — so her coworker waited for the customer&apos;s next visit and delivered the perfect comeback</image:title><image:caption>&quot;&apos;The customer is always right in matters of taste.&apos; Meaning if the customers are buying red shirts, that’s what’s popular. Not that they can trample all over everyone and can do no wrong,&quot; a user offered.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-threatens-to-sue-worker-on-quitting-job-hr-gives-reality-check-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T13:15:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss threatened to sue an employee for quitting. HR had to sit him down and explain why he couldn’t</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/783782/uploads/8256ff60-da4a-11f0-8fe7-cf9d66cccd68_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss threatened to sue an employee for quitting. HR had to sit him down and explain why he couldn’t</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I told him I found a new job where I&apos;ll actually be using my degree. 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One day later, five departments had walked</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789233/uploads/37842710-fe03-11f0-bdcb-c1987c2bb8c2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Manager tried to humiliate an employee by calling them replaceable in front of the entire team. One day later, five departments had walked</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I, however, didn&apos;t stay quiet. I yelled back in his face and...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-quits-after-boss-tried-to-steal-250-from-his-salary-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss docked $250 from a worker’s pay, then threatened minimum wage. 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She told him to check his email—and suddenly he was begging her to reconsider</image:title><image:caption>&quot;All my coworkers were standing with me in silence, which felt good,&quot; the employee noted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/captain-shuts-down-sexist-remark-with-epic-comeback-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Insecure man tried to shame Captain with sexist remark but her &apos;19-year&apos; reply on the cruise ship&apos;s mic shut him up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792204/uploads/3fa9c470-a743-11eb-820b-2db11c522b6e_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Insecure man tried to shame Captain with sexist remark but her &apos;19-year&apos; reply on the cruise ship&apos;s mic shut him up</image:title><image:caption>Rather than ignore the commment like usual, something about it urged Capt. McCue to respond to it with an epic comeback on TikTok</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-insists-people-put-trash-out-sharp-at-7-am-rule-backfires-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA demands homeowners put trash out at 7 am sharp — the rule backfired so fast, the rule was withdrawn the next morning</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792958/uploads/d25346d0-122c-11f1-8a57-2724b42c243e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA demands homeowners put trash out at 7 am sharp — the rule backfired so fast, the rule was withdrawn the next morning</image:title><image:caption>Soon, the HOA board member realized the rule wasn&apos;t practical and eventually allowed residents to place trash bins out the night before or early morning.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/her-bosses-wore-the-same-trainers-but-only-she-got-fired-she-served-up-the-perfect-response-in-court-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T18:15:38.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her bosses wore the same trainers but only she got fired.  She sued — and the double standard cost the company 5 figures  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/794112/uploads/d84625e0-08a4-11f0-b32c-99ad8533c61e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her bosses wore the same trainers but only she got fired.  She sued — and the double standard cost the company 5 figures  </image:title><image:caption>Woman fired from her job for wearing shoes that went against the dress code wins £29,187 in compensation.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/kidnapper-gets-caught-after-teenage-girl-asks-cashier-for-help-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T12:45:43.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Gas station clerk noticed a young girl mouthing one word repeatedly. When he finally got it, he ran to the police</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799439/uploads/777e1340-3a4d-11f1-bb24-01d87c0551cf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Gas station clerk noticed a young girl mouthing one word repeatedly. When he finally got it, he ran to the police</image:title><image:caption>A 16-year-old girl from Hamtramck was saved by a gas station cashier after he sense something wrong when customer made a purchase.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-records-himself-getting-drenched-on-a-united-airlines-flight-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:15:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>&apos;Rain&apos; drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew&apos;s solution ends up making it 10 times worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801109/uploads/a682f860-43ec-11f1-9e84-cb1c5711b40e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>&apos;Rain&apos; drenches United Airlines passenger in his seat — the crew&apos;s solution ends up making it 10 times worse</image:title><image:caption>Kevin Glover recorded himself while liquid kept pouring on him during his flight with United Airlines.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/nba-legend-shaquille-o-neal-shut-this-man-heckling-a-waitress-with-just-one-line-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T16:45:27.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Rude customer berated waitress over mistaken order, unaware Shaq was seated behind him. The 7-feet NBA star uttered one line that shut him up</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/805916/uploads/cd8160b0-62ef-11f1-9a47-79ae797da0ea_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Rude customer berated waitress over mistaken order, unaware Shaq was seated behind him. The 7-feet NBA star uttered one line that shut him up</image:title><image:caption>When a bully targeted a waitress, Shaquille O&apos;Neal taught him a valuable lesson. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dying-wife-hopes-husband-meets-a-kind-woman-after-her-death-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:15:53.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wife diagnosed with ALS divides opinion after picking out the woman she hopes he&apos;ll meet after she&apos;s gone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806162/uploads/ac4d7620-6305-11f1-95cd-99dcaf4f4b86_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Wife diagnosed with ALS divides opinion after picking out the woman she hopes he&apos;ll meet after she&apos;s gone</image:title><image:caption>A woman recently diagnosed with ALS had accepted her fate. She had even compiled a list of qualities she hoped her husband&apos;s future partner would possess</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/jeff-bezos-his-father-discovered-his-identity-through-a-biographer-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:45:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Jeff Bezos&apos; biological father had no idea who his son had became — until a biographer showed up to ask him one question</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/806909/uploads/b9cd57f0-682f-11f1-936c-f3498ebba985_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Jeff Bezos&apos; biological father had no idea who his son had became — until a biographer showed up to ask him one question</image:title><image:caption>Jeff Bezos&apos;s biological father calls signing away his son&apos;s custody the &apos;biggest mistake&apos; of his life. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-found-gold-coins-worth-10-million-in-backyard-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:16:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>North Carolina couple investigated a rusty can sticking out of the ground — under it lay USA&apos;s biggest treasure haul worth $10 million</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808202/uploads/9ce450e0-7071-11f1-90fb-25884c0aae6b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>North Carolina couple investigated a rusty can sticking out of the ground — under it lay USA&apos;s biggest treasure haul worth $10 million</image:title><image:caption>An anonymous found one the USA&apos;s largest buried gold coins on a random day while walking their dog in the backyard. They were hidden in eight tin cans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-learns-boyfriend-is-cheating-from-his-other-girlfriend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T18:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His other girlfriend texted her asking if they were still together. Then they compared screenshots and found he’d been feeding them the same lies</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/813800/uploads/d9826930-97c5-11f1-b12e-35c028e2d200_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His other girlfriend texted her asking if they were still together. Then they compared screenshots and found he’d been feeding them the same lies</image:title><image:caption>What felt like a scam message from a woman turned out to be an eye-opener. The other woman sent her pictures of her boyfriend with her and screenshots of their messages.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/management-asks-woman-money-after-giving-discount-on-upfront-rent-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Landlord accused single mom of owing $2,000 in unpaid rent despite giving her an advance-payment discount. She took the screenshots to court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814147/uploads/dd546a70-9ad3-11f1-a1f9-a18108c19d13_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Landlord accused single mom of owing $2,000 in unpaid rent despite giving her an advance-payment discount. She took the screenshots to court</image:title><image:caption>Veronica Marenco paid months of rent upfront to claim a $500 discount; months later, the management said she owed $2000.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-sued-hoa-for-not-payin-plumbing-bill-after-his-house-flooded-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA denied a homeowner’s $1,200 sewage-damage claim and blamed him for the backup — then its own plumber’s report led to an $8,800 lawsuit</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814153/uploads/710668b0-9af0-11f1-874a-7508f74044bb_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA denied a homeowner’s $1,200 sewage-damage claim and blamed him for the backup — then its own plumber’s report led to an $8,800 lawsuit</image:title><image:caption>A man filed an $8,800 lawsuit against his HOA after they refused to reimburse a $1,200 plumbing bill and show their plumbing report. The trial is set to happen towards the end of September.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stranger-gave-her-a-note-after-noticing-her-sweet-bf-turning-rude-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She apologized to a stranger for her sweet boyfriend’s unusually rude behavior on a plane. Before landing, the woman slipped her a secret note</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814166/uploads/d41aa0d0-9bca-11f1-80bb-97eff033aa44_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She apologized to a stranger for her sweet boyfriend’s unusually rude behavior on a plane. Before landing, the woman slipped her a secret note</image:title><image:caption>When her &apos;sweet&apos; boyfriend turned rude on the plane out of the blue, she apologized to a stranger sitting nearby. However, before the plane landed, the woman secretly slipped her a note that made her look at the relationship differently.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/client-refuse-to-tip-masseur-for-following-her-orders-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman texted her massage therapist a strict list of rules before booking the session — then got furious when he followed every single one</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814174/uploads/4aee7f20-9b02-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman texted her massage therapist a strict list of rules before booking the session — then got furious when he followed every single one</image:title><image:caption>A female client gave her massage therapist 5 rules. He followed every single one, and somehow, that was the problem.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/utah-man-birth-certificate-name-missing-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Utah man had his birth certificate, passport, and IDs but the state says he doesn&apos;t exist</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814181/uploads/935412c0-9afd-11f1-8e27-f7bfe74d204c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Utah man had his birth certificate, passport, and IDs but the state says he doesn&apos;t exist</image:title><image:caption> &quot;They are supposed to be serving the people of Utah, and they&apos;re basically harassing people,&quot; Richard Glauser remarked after facing a bizarre bureaucratic ordeal to prove he exists on paper, despite having the original birth certificate in possession. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/accidental-text-almost-ended-a-marriage-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Neighbor asked him to text her husband that she was having a drink at Mike&apos;s. He texted the wrong Dave and accidentally blew up his marriage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814187/uploads/73e5f930-9bc5-11f1-ab80-b73b6458dded_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Neighbor asked him to text her husband that she was having a drink at Mike&apos;s. He texted the wrong Dave and accidentally blew up his marriage</image:title><image:caption>&apos;You have no idea how much shit you have caused,&apos; the wrong Dave texted.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chinese-animated-movie-so-bad-it-becomes-2-5-m-box-office-hit-sn-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Terrible film that earned $1,400 in 10 days goes viral for its hilarious reviews — earns $2.5 million</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814263/uploads/d365b740-9b9f-11f1-8e4d-996cf2c24ed8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Terrible film that earned $1,400 in 10 days goes viral for its hilarious reviews — earns $2.5 million</image:title><image:caption>Xin Yumeng and his mother, Sun Lifan, began working on their film, Niu Lai, with nothing but basic digital tools. The movie earned just $1,480 in its first 10 days, until its bizarre reviews sent curiosity — and ticket sales — skyrocketing, with the film e</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-rates-over-300-benches-to-only-give-one-10-out-of-10-g</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T05:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man who rated over 300 benches in 7 years has finally found his first ever 10/10 bench</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814274/uploads/bcc026c0-9ba3-11f1-8e4d-996cf2c24ed8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man who rated over 300 benches in 7 years has finally found his first ever 10/10 bench</image:title><image:caption>Wilmot said his first exchange with Sophie seven years earlier was “bench related,” and she soon became the person behind the camera for many of his reviews. &quot;When I met Sam, and we discovered the bench in our early time of dating, I knew it would be a pla</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-dumps-boyfriend-after-flower-delivery-exposes-lies-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She dumped him after a ‘failed flower delivery,’ despite him planning every date. One detail on the receipt made women say ‘good riddance’</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814281/uploads/eabe01b0-9bb6-11f1-ad0e-854c7ac1dbb8_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She dumped him after a ‘failed flower delivery,’ despite him planning every date. One detail on the receipt made women say ‘good riddance’</image:title><image:caption>After meeting through her sister, a woman and her new boyfriend quickly hit it off. He planned elaborate dates, hosted a Fourth of July fireworks show and made an effort to get to know her family. But then, she started noticing things that didn&apos;t add up.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/oklahoma-woman-fined-50-a-week-for-window-ac-in-summer-heat-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Oklahoma HOA fines woman $50 a week for using a window AC during a 109° summer. Their objection? It doesn’t &apos;align&apos; with the window</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814301/uploads/86bcf050-9bd3-11f1-8721-2b434410b23b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Oklahoma HOA fines woman $50 a week for using a window AC during a 109° summer. Their objection? It doesn’t &apos;align&apos; with the window</image:title><image:caption>The ordeal started last summer, when the blistering temperatures led to Deak&apos;s HVAC system exploding. Given the unforgiving Oklahoma heat, Deak couldn&apos;t wait until a new system arrived so she set up a portable window AC unit as a makeshift solution. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/passenger-told-to-flip-shirt-for-offensive-message-goes-viral-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Alaska Airlines refuses to let flight take off unless woman covers her ‘offensive’ shirt. A photo of her outfit has sent the Internet into a tailspin</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814306/uploads/63755070-9c77-11f1-858d-9f95b8edf1e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Alaska Airlines refuses to let flight take off unless woman covers her ‘offensive’ shirt. A photo of her outfit has sent the Internet into a tailspin</image:title><image:caption>Allison Garcia was told to cover up or flip her shirt inside out on the plane. While Garcia believed her shirt was not offensive, one of the flight attendants believed otherwise.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandfather-makes-bride-cry-with-special-rosary-gesture-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grandpa gave the bride his late wife’s rosemary — then whispered something to it that made her hug him even tighter</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814307/uploads/7bbb6310-9bda-11f1-a587-fdb203e7b970_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Grandpa gave the bride his late wife’s rosemary — then whispered something to it that made her hug him even tighter</image:title><image:caption>Katrina Jarrous wrapped her late grandmother&apos;s rosary around her bridal bouquet; she wanted to keep a piece of family history close. What she didn’t realize was how much this would mean to the man standing beside her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-added-bf-name-to-the-deed-his-sister-wants-the-house-now-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-20T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman added partner to house deed so he’d &apos;have a place&apos; if something happened to her. After he died, his sister put the home for sale</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814406/uploads/7428fef0-9c70-11f1-be30-a54ffdd6df9d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman added partner to house deed so he’d &apos;have a place&apos; if something happened to her. After he died, his sister put the home for sale</image:title><image:caption>Nicole Jackson added David Newman&apos;s name to the deed a few days after she bought the house. Newman passed away in 2022. His sister filed succession paperwork and demanded what&apos;s hers now.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-lost-200-pounds-and-got-banned-at-work-thanks-to-ai-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T17:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Florida man gets banned from work after 200-pound weightloss — all because AI failed to recognize him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814413/uploads/ffeb5be0-9d38-11f1-b2ad-6d675e2b727c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Florida man gets banned from work after 200-pound weightloss — all because AI failed to recognize him</image:title><image:caption>When Sergio Lavya returned to his rideshare driving job, the company&apos;s facial-recognition system apparently failed to recognize him, leaving him unable to access his account.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-auctioned-persons-storage-unit-without-his-knowledge-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He found his grandpa’s tools gone after a storage company ‘glitch’ auctioned $14000 worth of family keepsakes. Their solution? A $200 gift card</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814414/uploads/e58938c0-9d61-11f1-a5a3-31877d351619_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He found his grandpa’s tools gone after a storage company ‘glitch’ auctioned $14000 worth of family keepsakes. Their solution? A $200 gift card</image:title><image:caption>A person wanted to keep his heirlooms safe during a home renovation inside a storage unit, which contained approximately $14,000 worth of their grandfather&apos;s belongings. But they learned it had been auctioned off for just $420. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-regrets-dismissing-boyfriends-cheating-rumors-after-exs-receipts-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman dismissed cheating rumors after her boyfriend &apos;confronted&apos; his ex over text — then learned who had been waiting outside his house that night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814440/uploads/029b0c60-9d56-11f1-a13d-9d819abf0fdf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman dismissed cheating rumors after her boyfriend &apos;confronted&apos; his ex over text — then learned who had been waiting outside his house that night</image:title><image:caption>Back home after a bizarre encounter at a beach festival, Venegas received an alarming call from someone close, claiming her boyfriend had been with his ex. Although he brushed it off as a desperate ex trying for attention, he&apos;d regret it very soon.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/vet-appointment-for-dog-turns-out-to-be-cure-for-4-siblings-lyme-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>4 siblings went nearly a decade without a diagnosis — until their vet diagnosed the family dog within days and gave them the missing clue</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814507/uploads/ac6cb630-9d56-11f1-a13d-9d819abf0fdf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>4 siblings went nearly a decade without a diagnosis — until their vet diagnosed the family dog within days and gave them the missing clue</image:title><image:caption>Makalea recalls spending most of her teenage years battling unusual pains. She would pull ticks off herself, but never realized why they were there in the first place.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/her-date-called-her-job-easy-but-what-he-did-for-work-made-it-ironic-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Anesthesiologist finished a brutal shift before a date only for him to call her job &apos;easy.&apos; When she found what he did for work — the irony was strong</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814513/uploads/4378ae20-9d21-11f1-b291-39b95b0f2bf0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Anesthesiologist finished a brutal shift before a date only for him to call her job &apos;easy.&apos; When she found what he did for work — the irony was strong</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Pao Perez was hoping her Hinge date would be the downtime she was looking forward to. But her date turned out to be a major red flag, essentially saying that she gets paid a lot of money &quot;just to sit there and do nothing.&quot;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/candy-store-photo-revealed-cheating-man-with-pregnant-women-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-21T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Alabama candy store unknowingly posted a photo of a man with his pregnant mistress — only for his wife to show up in the comments</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/814524/uploads/8affd130-9d33-11f1-9773-cb17222fb7b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Alabama candy store unknowingly posted a photo of a man with his pregnant mistress — only for his wife to show up in the comments</image:title><image:caption>Of all the photos that the candy store could have posted, they selected the photo of this man and unknowingly busted him.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>