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Ramsay stepped in to ensure the customer got the message</image:title><image:caption>Gordon Ramsay defended his young team against rude customers—Watch his epic reaction!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-grieving-dads-loss-asked-the-internet-to-restore-old-photo-of-his-parents-and-the-internet-stepped-up-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:15:34.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After losing his dad, a son asked the internet to fix an old photo of his parents — what happened next was beautiful  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/736441/uploads/9a123650-ef7d-11ef-98ca-73829e734197_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After losing his dad, a son asked the internet to fix an old photo of his parents — what happened next was beautiful  </image:title><image:caption>Man, grieving dad&apos;s loss, requests photo editors to restore an old photo of his parents. Internet helped!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/a-stranger-at-the-dog-park-gave-her-the-creeps-her-dogs-reaction-made-her-trust-her-gut-instinct-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:45:38.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her dog refused to approach one man at the park despite loving strangers. What happened next made the warning impossible to ignore</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/736948/uploads/ac95cc40-f37b-11ef-8907-d9acdcea8dc9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her dog refused to approach one man at the park despite loving strangers. What happened next made the warning impossible to ignore</image:title><image:caption>Some instincts shouldn&apos;t be ignored—especially when your dog agrees.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-refuses-to-pay-sons-piano-tutor-over-water-breaks-ends-up-coughing-up-a-lot-more-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T12:45:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman tried shortchanging her kids’ piano tutor over &apos;missing minutes.&apos; The teacher’s clapback added six extra hours to the bill</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/738641/uploads/972e1110-0324-11f0-a8f2-ebfaf038d5fc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman tried shortchanging her kids’ piano tutor over &apos;missing minutes.&apos; The teacher’s clapback added six extra hours to the bill</image:title><image:caption>A &apos;rich&apos; mom refused to pay the piano tutor&apos;s fee because they took &apos;breaks.&apos; The tutor had the last laugh.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/norwex-cfo-stuns-father-by-helping-2-year-old-daughter-fly-with-him-fp-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T17:45:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Airport staff blocked a toddler from flying with her father — until Norwex CFO silently stepped in and flashed her card  </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/780359/uploads/edd4ba30-c473-11f0-ae7b-07f7a447418a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Airport staff blocked a toddler from flying with her father — until Norwex CFO silently stepped in and flashed her card  </image:title><image:caption>When he had booked the ticket earlier, his daughter was a little over a year and a half old. At that time, he did not realize that two years old was the cut-off age where she would need her own ticket to fly.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/homeowner-takes-petty-revenge-after-hoa-rejects-mr-rogers-sign-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T16:45:17.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA tried to make a mom remove her &apos;Mister Rogers&apos; yard sign. One legal reply had them backpedaling</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/780664/uploads/8104d7c0-c610-11f0-ab4a-a5f957be870c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA tried to make a mom remove her &apos;Mister Rogers&apos; yard sign. One legal reply had them backpedaling</image:title><image:caption>&quot;I actually have a full-time job, and I am a mom, and I am in school, so I do have better things to do. But I am so petty that I have made this my new life mission,&quot; Amanda confessed. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/orphan-elated-as-he-is-adopted-after-reunion-by-foster-family-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T15:15:42.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boy was devastated after saying goodbye to his foster family. Then a video call asked him the one question he’d always hoped for</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792638/uploads/6163a500-2fe2-11f0-b911-5bfbf2b5ba15_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boy was devastated after saying goodbye to his foster family. Then a video call asked him the one question he’d always hoped for</image:title><image:caption>He thought his dream family had let him go. Months later, they flew across the world to make him their son.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-scolds-worker-of-25-yrs-for-clocking-out-3-minutes-early-after-a-19-hour-shift-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:45:30.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss punished a longtime employee for leaving 3 minutes early after a 19-hour shift. The fallout wiped out his monthly bonus</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/793353/uploads/c33627d0-13e9-11f1-aa04-11ec0d3363e5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss punished a longtime employee for leaving 3 minutes early after a 19-hour shift. 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So he set a trap that exposed the thief in front of everyone</image:title><image:caption>When HR refused to cooperate in catching the culprit, the situation left the employee aggravated, and he took the responsibility to catch the thief himself. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chef-refused-to-let-keanu-reeves-cut-the-line-then-got-a-surprise-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:15:51.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>San Francisco restaurant owner made a young Keanu Reeves wait in line. 20 years later, the actor returned but this time with a special surprise</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801269/uploads/d4665f90-43d5-11f1-866a-85076a591c68_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>San Francisco restaurant owner made a young Keanu Reeves wait in line. 20 years later, the actor returned but this time with a special surprise</image:title><image:caption>He waved her down, saying, &quot;Kathy, come take a picture!&quot; he said. &quot;It’s him! It’s Sean Connery!&quot; Kathy apologized on behalf of her dad, who didn&apos;t watch a lot of movies. Nonetheless, Keanu, being the gentleman he is, handled it pretty well.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-gets-half-of-mans-driveway-after-he-pestered-her-about-property-lines-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T18:15:27.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Neighbor wouldn’t stop fighting over the ‘property line’ so the real estate investor paid for a survey — and the results left him fuming</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801441/uploads/81088a40-44a1-11f1-8e3e-290f0b1f16c2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Neighbor wouldn’t stop fighting over the ‘property line’ so the real estate investor paid for a survey — and the results left him fuming</image:title><image:caption>Real Estate Investor took half of man&apos;s driveway after he tried to mansplain property lines to her.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/employee-follows-company-travel-policy-and-ruins-boss-plans-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:45:27.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HR reprimanded an employee for spending $50 extra to avoid a 3-hour airport wait. So they maliciously complied and ruined the boss’s date night</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/801808/uploads/029b9cb0-47a3-11f1-9943-13325bfcde92_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HR reprimanded an employee for spending $50 extra to avoid a 3-hour airport wait. So they maliciously complied and ruined the boss’s date night</image:title><image:caption>On Monday, HR summoned the employee and asked them to use their &apos;best judgment&apos; when booking flights.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-asked-tour-guide-bizarre-question-that-saved-his-life-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T17:15:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman interrupted TV personality mid-tour after spotting something on his neck. His doctors later told him to thank her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802069/uploads/ea88f670-494d-11f1-9a64-c53d598d4956_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman interrupted TV personality mid-tour after spotting something on his neck. His doctors later told him to thank her</image:title><image:caption>He assumed she had a question about his hit TV series, but instead, she posed a strange request, asking him, “Can I examine your neck?”</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-dumps-bumble-date-for-asking-his-salary-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T18:15:37.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bumble date kept interrogating him about work, money and children. Then one final question made him walk out and end the date</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802076/uploads/8ff36570-4915-11f1-b577-5bfae4e9dd13_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bumble date kept interrogating him about work, money and children. Then one final question made him walk out and end the date</image:title><image:caption>The woman was disappointed that her date was a fresher and had been working for only a year.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/aunt-demands-rent-from-niece-for-living-in-her-own-home-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T17:45:25.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She became an orphan days after her Sweet 16. Her entitled aunt demanded rent without realizing what on her mom&apos;s will</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809440/uploads/973ab9d0-7932-11f1-8090-778ca84649f4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She became an orphan days after her Sweet 16. Her entitled aunt demanded rent without realizing what on her mom&apos;s will</image:title><image:caption>Two siblings lost everything in a flash, but they refused to let their greedy aunt steal their inheritance. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-begs-ex-employee-for-help-after-firing-them-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:15:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company saved time by using an employee’s personal phone number for payments. Six months after they fired him, the problem became theirs</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809447/uploads/c3c273b0-793e-11f1-b5c1-1b1023ae6a11_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company saved time by using an employee’s personal phone number for payments. Six months after they fired him, the problem became theirs</image:title><image:caption>After a hostile layoff, a company expects a former employee to fix a mistake they made. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-thanked-wife-for-affair-gave-him-the-best-son-ever-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T16:15:13.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Secret DNA test revealed his first son wasn’t biologically his. Instead of rage, he thanked God and his wife</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809670/uploads/cfe00d10-7a9c-11f1-8dd7-f54c29a12f65_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Secret DNA test revealed his first son wasn’t biologically his. Instead of rage, he thanked God and his wife</image:title><image:caption>A man wrote an anonymous email to Adejoro Olumofin, Africa&apos;s no.1 matchmaker. He thanked God that his wife had an affair because she gave him the &apos;joy of his life.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-tries-policing-her-neighbors-gets-herself-arrested-instead-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T13:15:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA woman tried to punish her neighbor for running a noisy leaf blower for 2 days straight. When police showed up, she was the one taken away</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809682/uploads/525e4670-7ab7-11f1-ae4b-c1d3ce7b3fbd_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA woman tried to punish her neighbor for running a noisy leaf blower for 2 days straight. When police showed up, she was the one taken away</image:title><image:caption>This woman&apos;s entitled behavior resulted in her being handcuffed, even though she had called the police herself.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-betrays-friend-who-helped-him-through-hard-times-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T17:15:21.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He gave his broke friend free shelter and $9,000. When clients accused him of badmouthing them, he realized his roommate had sabotaged him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809810/uploads/0716ae00-7b6b-11f1-b1ae-1515f7c9e71c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He gave his broke friend free shelter and $9,000. When clients accused him of badmouthing them, he realized his roommate had sabotaged him</image:title><image:caption>A man found out his best friend of more than 10 years betrayed him by stealing all the work he had done to build a startup company. The best friend blamed his &apos;hero complex&apos; for it</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/passenger-refuse-to-swap-paid-seat-to-let-family-sit-together-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:45:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom asked a passenger to give up his seat and move 20 rows back for her family. When he said no, she brought in the flight attendant</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809830/uploads/21f2e480-7b81-11f1-a4fa-f1e5686a8527_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom asked a passenger to give up his seat and move 20 rows back for her family. When he said no, she brought in the flight attendant</image:title><image:caption>At one point, one of their children asked why they were not seated together, and the parents replied, &apos;Some people only think about themselves.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-refuses-to-stop-ex-from-intruding-on-their-lives-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T14:45:47.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His ex kept inserting herself into their marriage for 12 years. When his wife asked him to set a boundary, his answer stunned her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809837/uploads/29c1b2f0-7b7b-11f1-8ee2-2f0da0081795_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His ex kept inserting herself into their marriage for 12 years. When his wife asked him to set a boundary, his answer stunned her</image:title><image:caption>He argued that he would rather divorce his wife than curse the lady. When the woman said his behavior was unreasonable, he asked her to leave.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/lady-expects-neighbor-to-sign-away-their-driveway-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:15:26.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Entitled mom wanted to turn neighbor&apos;s driveway into a pool for her kids. When he refused, things got ugly real fast</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809850/uploads/eb09bce0-7b9a-11f1-9a17-994989976c2e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Entitled mom wanted to turn neighbor&apos;s driveway into a pool for her kids. When he refused, things got ugly real fast</image:title><image:caption>The owner clapped back with a firm no, leaving her furious.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-changes-wedding-guests-dress-code-last-minute-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T13:45:39.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride quietly made a surprise dress-code change one day before the wedding. 30 guests paid for it when the official photo time came</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809986/uploads/8fe10600-7eb7-11f1-84f7-cf9f002e28bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride quietly made a surprise dress-code change one day before the wedding. 30 guests paid for it when the official photo time came</image:title><image:caption>The bride and groom wanted a perfect photo grid, but forgot to update the guests about an important detail. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-ignored-mans-messages-online-only-to-meet-his-fiance-at-a-bar-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman ignored TikTok DMs from a man offering dinner and a Mexico trip — until his Caterpillar hat led her to his fiancée of 2 weeks at a bar</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815461/uploads/b1b85560-a786-11f1-842b-e9d050019277_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman ignored TikTok DMs from a man offering dinner and a Mexico trip — until his Caterpillar hat led her to his fiancée of 2 weeks at a bar</image:title><image:caption>Cat Limket had ignored a fan online after several messages. He even sent her a photo of him, which she used as proof to convince his fiancée he was cheating.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ian-fleming-1958-note-reveals-bizarre-rules-for-ideal-james-bond</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>James Bond creator’s lost 1958 note reveals his bizarre rules for 007</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815478/uploads/2e2606c0-a7d6-11f1-8f15-8976aecd80b2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>James Bond creator’s lost 1958 note reveals his bizarre rules for 007</image:title><image:caption>Ian Fleming wanted 007 to avoid two distinct features.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-fell-in-love-with-nurse-from-south-africa-but-she-was-fake-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He thought he’d found his soulmate after a year of video calls with a nurse — and sent her $180,000. Then experts spotted her six fingers</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815484/uploads/1a1fd370-a5d0-11f1-8990-bbb383c219ef_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He thought he’d found his soulmate after a year of video calls with a nurse — and sent her $180,000. Then experts spotted her six fingers</image:title><image:caption>Michael thought he had found the love of his life when he met Melanie McCallum through a dating app and even gave her $180,000. That was until he spotted her six fingers on a video call.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-spent-hours-assembling-sofa-the-ceo-made-things-even-worse-snfp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Furniture company mocked his &apos;soft hands&apos; after he spent 7 hours assembling an $8,000 sofa. Then the CEO’s &apos;no joke&apos; reply only made things worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815489/uploads/6dd7bfc0-a53d-11f1-b750-1993af929e5e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Furniture company mocked his &apos;soft hands&apos; after he spent 7 hours assembling an $8,000 sofa. Then the CEO’s &apos;no joke&apos; reply only made things worse</image:title><image:caption>CEO thought he was being hilarious, but the response made him delete his video. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/developers-built-homes-on-uninhabitable-land-and-6-kids-paid-the-price</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Handwritten warning said ‘do not build over’ an old California oil well 20 years ago. Homes went up anyway — now 6 kids are paying the price</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815500/uploads/2fbaed40-a5d6-11f1-8990-bbb383c219ef_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Handwritten warning said ‘do not build over’ an old California oil well 20 years ago. Homes went up anyway — now 6 kids are paying the price</image:title><image:caption>A critical caution was formally documented before developers broke ground in Ladera Ranch, California. Yet officials and builders pushed construction over the abandoned petroleum well, leaving a community of over 26,000 in the danger</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-stuck-250-ft-up-a-mountain-calls-911-only-concern-is-dad-gsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Free climber was stranded on a tiny ledge 250 feet above the ground. After 47 minutes, he had one thing to say about his dad</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815590/uploads/cd6ec160-a5fe-11f1-9cab-3bf1ae5eb19d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Free climber was stranded on a tiny ledge 250 feet above the ground. After 47 minutes, he had one thing to say about his dad</image:title><image:caption>Thomas Perry tried to free-climb Mount Yonah. By 7 p.m., he realized his mistake. He was stuck on a 20-inch ledge, just enough space for him to hold on and call 911. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-marked-dead-instead-of-husband-due-to-social-security-error-fps</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Florida woman was marked &apos;dead&apos; instead of her husband. 2 years later, she can&apos;t withdraw her money, pay tax or even vote </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815596/uploads/a7a70130-a5f0-11f1-8de9-09d2ce466f90_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Florida woman was marked &apos;dead&apos; instead of her husband. 2 years later, she can&apos;t withdraw her money, pay tax or even vote </image:title><image:caption>Priscilla Slack was mistakenly registered in the deceased&apos;s name instead of her husband&apos;s. Due to this tiny error, she now can&apos;t file taxes, vote, or even withdraw her own money from the bank.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ex-fiance-called-off-engagement-7-days-before-wedding-bride-celebrated</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride got dumped a week before her dream Tuscany wedding, but she refused to cancel</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815607/uploads/e1301550-a608-11f1-a619-093685b480ce_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride got dumped a week before her dream Tuscany wedding, but she refused to cancel</image:title><image:caption>Jones admitted she was devastated and heartbroken by his decision, but the next day, she called her mother and sister and announced the party was still on. &quot;I tossed and turned all night, and just decided there and then,&quot; she explained.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-foreclosure-first-home-previous-owner-8-000-debt-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA tried to make a new homeowner pay nearly $8,000 owed by the previous owner. A lawyer spotted something off — and went after the HOA in court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815610/uploads/e9421f90-a608-11f1-a619-093685b480ce_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA tried to make a new homeowner pay nearly $8,000 owed by the previous owner. A lawyer spotted something off — and went after the HOA in court</image:title><image:caption>When Pimentel poured her life savings into buying herself and her fiancé a Whitehall Forest home, she had no idea she was stepping into an administrative mess left behind by someone else. That only came to light after she moved in.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-tricked-into-arrest-by-a-fake-text-fps</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T04:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Cops came to arrest her thieving boyfriend but one text she &apos;sent&apos; landed her in jail instead. Her lawyer immediately knew something was off</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815612/uploads/e30442a0-a614-11f1-a649-f99b886cc725_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Cops came to arrest her thieving boyfriend but one text she &apos;sent&apos; landed her in jail instead. Her lawyer immediately knew something was off</image:title><image:caption>When Melissa Sims was released from jail, she was given a &apos;no-contact&apos; order. Two months later, she was arrested again, but for violating the terms of her release. Sims was surprised because she did no such thing. Apparently, the piece of evidence against </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mil-wears-white-to-her-wedding-so-she-edits-her-pics-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mother-in-law deliberately wore a white floor-length dress to her son’s wedding. The bride’s quiet revenge was almost too perfect</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815687/uploads/638a53e0-a68f-11f1-b135-7fd912f07dad_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mother-in-law deliberately wore a white floor-length dress to her son’s wedding. The bride’s quiet revenge was almost too perfect</image:title><image:caption>MIL changed her dress to an all-white gown at the last minute, so the bride pulled a petty revenge.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/wedding-thief-caught-with-guest-list-before-ceremony-cop-friends</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Hours before his wedding, a thief crashed the venue and stole supplies. Groom used his own guest list to catch him </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815703/uploads/d186eeb0-a7e0-11f1-bafd-996785d056e0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Hours before his wedding, a thief crashed the venue and stole supplies. Groom used his own guest list to catch him </image:title><image:caption>After realizing that a theft had occurred, Morris reached out to the officers and asked if they could track down the stranger. The officers found a jeep rolling away from the wedding venue in surveillance footage. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/date-accused-her-of-being-dominating-for-spending-4-on-dessert-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She thought he was joking when he said ‘real men pay’ on first date — until his reaction to $4 popsicle she got him showed he meant every word</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815729/uploads/e0fdca60-a6bb-11f1-b59f-61ba62df29bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She thought he was joking when he said ‘real men pay’ on first date — until his reaction to $4 popsicle she got him showed he meant every word</image:title><image:caption>&apos;A grown man experienced... a complete crisis of masculinity because I bought him a popsicle and a soda,&apos; she said. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-receives-backlash-for-breastfeeding-her-2-year-old-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Strangers called her &apos;disgusting&apos; for breastfeeding her 2-year-old. She fired back — and doctors agree with her </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815819/uploads/377da010-a778-11f1-8ea7-f5e340e70b4b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Strangers called her &apos;disgusting&apos; for breastfeeding her 2-year-old. She fired back — and doctors agree with her </image:title><image:caption>An Australian mom breastfeeding her kids has stirred up a wild uproar on the internet. On July 28, 2026, Winona Wyborn (@winona_wyborn), a mom of three, posted a video while talking about her &apos;tandem breastfeeding&apos; journey online, where she was feeding her</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-reunites-family-with-heirloom-decades-after-it-was-lost-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She bought a $16 recipe box because it reminded her of Mom. Inside, she found handwritten notes that solved a 28-year-old family mystery</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815824/uploads/57649a70-a771-11f1-8ed3-9389071ea8c1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She bought a $16 recipe box because it reminded her of Mom. Inside, she found handwritten notes that solved a 28-year-old family mystery</image:title><image:caption>Barb Scharpenberg thought she was buying a piece of her childhood when she spotted a recipe box at an antique store, but it turned out to be a 28-year-old mystery. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-helps-police-find-15-year-old-suspect-planning-to-shoot-school-fps</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>15-year-old saw a gamer make a suspicious comment on Discord. She took a screenshot — and helped stop the &apos;plan&apos; 1,100 miles away </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815831/uploads/2e620fb0-a765-11f1-b724-49ad7fd17dff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>15-year-old saw a gamer make a suspicious comment on Discord. She took a screenshot — and helped stop the &apos;plan&apos; 1,100 miles away </image:title><image:caption>Isabel Mansfield noticed a comment on the gaming server Discord that sounded a bit uncanny. When the Pennsylvania police followed her hunch and raided a 15-year-old girl’s home, it prevented a shooting planned 1100 miles away.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-use-social-media-to-retrieve-her-daughters-stolen-package-snfp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>FedEx said her $500 Lululemon package was delivered — but their &apos;proof&apos; showed only a driver’s shadow. They didn&apos;t know she had cameras</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815853/uploads/5600a0d0-a775-11f1-8ea7-f5e340e70b4b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>FedEx said her $500 Lululemon package was delivered — but their &apos;proof&apos; showed only a driver’s shadow. They didn&apos;t know she had cameras</image:title><image:caption>Meanwhile, as Ohman&apos;s video continued gaining traction, Lululemon decided to replace her daughter&apos;s entire order and made sure the package arrived at the address.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-went-to-fathers-house-and-found-out-caregiver-bought-it-5-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman arrives at dad’s home after weeks of no contact and finds strangers living in his home — learns the $330,000 house transferred for $5</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815857/uploads/f3cc44b0-a787-11f1-842b-e9d050019277_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman arrives at dad’s home after weeks of no contact and finds strangers living in his home — learns the $330,000 house transferred for $5</image:title><image:caption>Nora Rowland visited her father&apos;s house only to find out he died three days ago and his house was now bought by his caregiver for just $5.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/client-wins-4-3-million-arbitration-against-own-lawyers-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-05T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Law firm settled 73-year-old carpenter&apos;s crash case for $45,000 behind his back. He then took his lawyers to court — and won $4.3 million</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815882/uploads/a1a12210-a79a-11f1-8592-5f1b07caf5fc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Law firm settled 73-year-old carpenter&apos;s crash case for $45,000 behind his back. He then took his lawyers to court — and won $4.3 million</image:title><image:caption>Most would&apos;ve given up, but Robert Wyrosdick stood firm and brought down a legal giant. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/restaurant-begged-them-to-work-weekends-after-they-got-a-second-job-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-04T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Restaurant cut a &apos;solid&apos; worker from 48 to 32 hours in favor of the owner’s nephews. Then they begged for weekend help — after he’d landed another job</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815975/uploads/2834bd60-a849-11f1-bd61-9372ff1e3edf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Restaurant cut a &apos;solid&apos; worker from 48 to 32 hours in favor of the owner’s nephews. Then they begged for weekend help — after he’d landed another job</image:title><image:caption>Restaurant worker decided to quit their job after the management decreased their hours and pay to give their nephew jobs, only to beg them to offer additional hours of work.</image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>