<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-cleverly-rescues-fellow-passenger-who-was-being-harassed-to-exchange-her-flight-seat-ex6</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T16:45:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Passenger tried to send an elderly woman to a seat near the bathroom. Her seatmate invented an entire fake friendship to stop it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/661526/uploads/04472820-936b-11ee-b265-a768a7daec85_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Passenger tried to send an elderly woman to a seat near the bathroom. Her seatmate invented an entire fake friendship to stop it</image:title><image:caption>She laid the perfect plot to fool a rude lady who was trying to make an elderly woman give up her seat.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-head-complains-about-kids-playing-outside-but-she-wasnt-ready-for-their-dads-response-ex10</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T17:45:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Angry HOA president told a dad his daughters were too loud while playing outside. His reply instantly silenced her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/730241/uploads/5ce97930-5ee2-11f0-a00f-7f65d3918b3f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Angry HOA president told a dad his daughters were too loud while playing outside. His reply instantly silenced her</image:title><image:caption>&apos;That&apos;s what&apos;s wrong with this world.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/scammer-tried-to-scare-woman-into-sending-money-but-he-clearly-was-not-ready-for-her-counter-offer-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T14:45:10.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Scammer warned her that her IP address was on the dark web and demanded $200. She offered an unusual form of payment instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/734729/uploads/d8a030f0-4ae1-11f1-9644-651ea5aee01e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Scammer warned her that her IP address was on the dark web and demanded $200. She offered an unusual form of payment instead</image:title><image:caption>Outsmarted and outdone in the best way.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/worker-sacked-after-resigning-has-employer-panic-call-for-help-fp-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T13:45:04.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Employee was escorted out of the office building without warning — then discovered a problem only that employee could solve [Exclusive]</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787037/uploads/3619da50-efad-11f0-a05d-ddc57466ea4d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Employee was escorted out of the office building without warning — then discovered a problem only that employee could solve [Exclusive]</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I’m not an employee, and they owe me a significant amount of money and other information and are well overdue per state law...&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-refuses-to-reimburse-work-trip-expenses-ends-up-paying-more-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T15:15:14.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss denied employee&apos;s reimbursement over a 4-cent overage. The fallout cost him 3,000 times more</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/787400/uploads/8fc340d0-f149-11f0-9893-d37462cd85b5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss denied employee&apos;s reimbursement over a 4-cent overage. The fallout cost him 3,000 times more</image:title><image:caption>&apos;The boss had to kiss goodbye that bit of power he thought that he had over you and the team.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-receives-mysterious-letter-about-secret-rooms-in-their-130-year-old-home-fpr-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T12:45:26.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>New homeowners got a letter saying their 130-year-old house had hidden rooms. The message began: &apos;I would like to brief you...&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788635/uploads/11582a60-1119-11ef-bccb-752236469171_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>New homeowners got a letter saying their 130-year-old house had hidden rooms. The message began: &apos;I would like to brief you...&apos;</image:title><image:caption>There is sure a lot to disover in this 130-year-old house after stumbling upon these secret rooms!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-reluctantly-agreed-for-ancestry-test-discovered-half-brother-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T12:45:58.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He only took the ancestry test because his wife wanted him to. He found a half-brother — but one detail was even stranger</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/789750/uploads/4696b530-011c-11f1-899b-29f1d55e5353_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He only took the ancestry test because his wife wanted him to. He found a half-brother — but one detail was even stranger</image:title><image:caption>&apos;It&apos;s better to know sad truths than sweet lies&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-uses-witty-hack-to-make-co-passenger-move-their-smelly-feet-on-flight-fpr-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T15:45:45.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Traveler refused to move their smelly feet on a flight. One passenger’s cheeky response fixed the problem in seconds</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/791369/uploads/dd064c30-474f-11ee-90c2-a3f948c6ce51_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Traveler refused to move their smelly feet on a flight. One passenger’s cheeky response fixed the problem in seconds</image:title><image:caption>The hack was simple enough to work and involved just some water.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/sister-refused-to-share-inheritance-with-brother-after-he-sold-land-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T16:45:45.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He cashed out his inheritance for a business that failed. Then he expected his sister to hand over half of her share of the wealth</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/796052/uploads/8706c760-242e-11f1-90ec-f375f7dfacde_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He cashed out his inheritance for a business that failed. Then he expected his sister to hand over half of her share of the wealth</image:title><image:caption>While her older brother supported her decision, her mom pressured her to help her young sibling.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/canadian-student-takes-a-flight-to-college-to-avoid-paying-rent-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T14:45:37.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His Vancouver rent jumped to $2,500. So he moved home — and started flying 600 miles to class</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/796090/uploads/8237a990-2693-11f1-a2c0-65635bf3a654_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His Vancouver rent jumped to $2,500. So he moved home — and started flying 600 miles to class</image:title><image:caption>Americans have also been facing a similar situation; 65% of working-age renters are struggling to support a basic lifestyle after paying rent. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/managers-broke-her-system-in-her-absence-only-to-face-more-issues-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T15:45:18.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Team rewrote coworker’s meticulous documentation while she was on leave — then realized they had created new problems that didn’t exist before</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800917/uploads/9bd0a180-420f-11f1-b745-3f33d51ee7d9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Team rewrote coworker’s meticulous documentation while she was on leave — then realized they had created new problems that didn’t exist before</image:title><image:caption>At first, everyone thought that making a guide for every process and adding notes to every case was a bit over the top, until they realized its importance when she went on leave.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/resident-trick-after-windmill-idea-got-rejected-by-hoa-is-top-notch-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T14:15:06.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA rejected an 8-foot windmill as &apos;too tall&apos; but ignored 10-foot structures nearby. The homeowner responded with a neighborhood-wide violation list</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802118/uploads/6552a2e0-49ec-11f1-97c8-8d91657e6ed1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA rejected an 8-foot windmill as &apos;too tall&apos; but ignored 10-foot structures nearby. The homeowner responded with a neighborhood-wide violation list</image:title><image:caption>The resident had been chalking out a project to install an 8-foot windmill in their house quarters. Each of the two times they approached the HOA for permission, the request was denied.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-fires-worker-then-tries-to-rehire-after-no-one-can-do-job-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T18:15:56.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Billion-dollar company fired its only two specialists over a 1.5% profit dip. Days later, it was begging one of them to come back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802140/uploads/b81d10f0-4a14-11f1-8568-392e60b1389a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Billion-dollar company fired its only two specialists over a 1.5% profit dip. Days later, it was begging one of them to come back</image:title><image:caption>A company fired two of their employees, only to find out no one else could do the job. Now they&apos;re scrambling to rehire the same people.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ex-mother-in-law-supports-woman-after-her-divorce-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T16:15:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She walked out on her painful marriage while pregnant — her mother-in-law showed up at her door with a request her son never approved</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/802792/uploads/3b76bf40-4dea-11f1-a429-47c211368acc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She walked out on her painful marriage while pregnant — her mother-in-law showed up at her door with a request her son never approved</image:title><image:caption>&apos;She had every reason to retreat, to pick sides, to disappear as others did, but Rita didn&apos;t flinch,&apos; the woman said. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/father-accidentally-voice-note-confirms-sons-doubts-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T13:15:28.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dad mistakenly sent his estranged son a private voice note. It answered a painful question he’d carried since childhood</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807146/uploads/6a0aad80-6bea-11f1-8770-07405bfaf276_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dad mistakenly sent his estranged son a private voice note. It answered a painful question he’d carried since childhood</image:title><image:caption>A man accidentally sent a voice note to his son, bragging about money and a family trip. That was all his son needed to hear to confirm his suspicions.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-ignored-all-red-flags-in-groom-until-his-wedding-vows-proved-it-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T17:15:50.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride was already holding back tears after her groom mocked her appearance. Then came the wedding vows</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808832/uploads/1ce97390-7524-11f1-babf-435efc063227_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride was already holding back tears after her groom mocked her appearance. Then came the wedding vows</image:title><image:caption>Abusive groom makes wife cut all contact with her friend who was trying to save her from the toxic relationship.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/73-year-old-woman-finds-half-brother-on-linked-in-due-to-his-nose-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T14:15:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She sent a LinkedIn DM after noticing their &apos;family nose&apos; on a stranger at a bowls tournament. It ended her mom&apos;s 70-year search for her sibling</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808844/uploads/b5d3e880-753b-11f1-abb1-1fb32d34e8c0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She sent a LinkedIn DM after noticing their &apos;family nose&apos; on a stranger at a bowls tournament. It ended her mom&apos;s 70-year search for her sibling</image:title><image:caption>31-year-old Sammy messaged Michael Bardsley on LinkedIn and helped her mom reunite with her half-brother for the first time.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-leaves-husband-after-lying-about-her-location-for-days-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T18:15:28.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His wife said she was at work, but her laptop location showed a hotel in another town. What she said next made him pack his bags</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809848/uploads/68313810-7b8c-11f1-b942-41e68199c491_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His wife said she was at work, but her laptop location showed a hotel in another town. What she said next made him pack his bags</image:title><image:caption>After getting caught hiding in a hotel, a wife demands a divorce because her husband left home. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/couple-refuses-to-let-parents-move-into-their-new-home-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T15:15:41.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Couple saved for 5 years to buy their first home. Then both sets of parents asked to move in after making poor financial choices</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/810369/uploads/31c2e9a0-7f73-11f1-9d67-2b7787f72270_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Couple saved for 5 years to buy their first home. Then both sets of parents asked to move in after making poor financial choices</image:title><image:caption>After years of saving for their first home, a couple refused to share space with their parents. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/ai-bot-hired-a-human-but-the-human-managers-didnt-keep-her-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T17:45:26.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Taco Bell’s AI bot told her &apos;you’re hired&apos; and gave her a start date. When she showed up — the manager hid in the back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/810489/uploads/ef487d00-8045-11f1-8ba8-51e679205fc6_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Taco Bell’s AI bot told her &apos;you’re hired&apos; and gave her a start date. When she showed up — the manager hid in the back</image:title><image:caption>Abby walked on her first day at the job only to find her manager hiding behind the table to avoid confrontation. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-inherits-entire-community-water-bill-worth-228000-fpsn-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T17:15:22.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She inherited her childhood home and found a $228K water bill waiting. Then the HOA admitted 37 properties had been billed to her dad’s house</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/810758/uploads/e6956b20-81e2-11f1-a615-c7a49aae256b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She inherited her childhood home and found a $228K water bill waiting. Then the HOA admitted 37 properties had been billed to her dad’s house</image:title><image:caption>Kristina Moore thought inheriting her late father&apos;s home would be a blessing, but it has turned into a nightmare. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/grandma-makes-breakfast-for-the-town-gets-questioned-by-government-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>This grandma makes free breakfast every morning for the whole town. Now the government wants to stop her</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815835/uploads/53c57150-a78a-11f1-842b-e9d050019277_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>This grandma makes free breakfast every morning for the whole town. Now the government wants to stop her</image:title><image:caption>Kathy Kite starts cooking at 3:30am. By the time the sun comes up, her kitchen is filled with the smell of breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, bacon sandwiches, and coffee for the community, which she serves for free.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chruch-organ-will-play-john-cage-piece-for-639-years</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>An organ in Halberstadt has been playing the same piece since 2001. Its audience may need 614 more years to hear the ending</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815877/uploads/9ea416d0-a82b-11f1-9f1a-1da61bb3844f_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>An organ in Halberstadt has been playing the same piece since 2001. Its audience may need 614 more years to hear the ending</image:title><image:caption>A wooden-frame organ in the St. Burchardi Church in Halberstadt will play John Cage&apos;s &apos;As Slow As Possible&apos; for another 614 years till it ends. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/bride-blocked-bf-over-her-mom-then-watched-the-video-and-apologized-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride blocked her best friend after accusing her mom of causing a scene. Then she watched the engagement video — and came back to apologize</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816255/uploads/96b4c3a0-adb9-11f1-8447-13b80ec07707_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride blocked her best friend after accusing her mom of causing a scene. Then she watched the engagement video — and came back to apologize</image:title><image:caption>Unlike the bride’s side event, the space at the groom&apos;s side event wasn’t properly organized. Little did the author know that this very space would become a subject that would crush their friendship.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-works-60-hours-to-cover-for-coworker-then-finds-his-fake-story-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Employee worked 60-hour weeks covering for a coworker with a &apos;dying&apos; mother. Then his browser revealed a month in Bali</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816327/uploads/9c8a5a20-ab42-11f1-95f1-37779de2c84a_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Employee worked 60-hour weeks covering for a coworker with a &apos;dying&apos; mother. Then his browser revealed a month in Bali</image:title><image:caption>Dan thought he would get away with a fake extended leave, until his colleague caught his lie. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/landlord-demands-free-homemade-food-from-tenant-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Landlord told a new tenant his family’s food was strictly off-limits. Days later, he expected her to cook salmon for his pregnant wife</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816350/uploads/218aff70-ad5c-11f1-81b8-09a61bdea3d1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Landlord told a new tenant his family’s food was strictly off-limits. Days later, he expected her to cook salmon for his pregnant wife</image:title><image:caption>Refusing to bow down, the woman offered to cook for them in exchange for $200 knocked off her rent. However, &apos;they pretty much laughed in my face about that,&apos; she admitted. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-asked-him-to-rip-lawn-up-for-being-too-perfect-but-he-said-no-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>HOA demanded he ruin his &apos;too perfect&apos; lawn for making neighbors look bad. Then his attorney found an &apos;HOA secret&apos;—and he dared them to complain again</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816351/uploads/db361530-ab64-11f1-8ac5-993693dfb7fc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>HOA demanded he ruin his &apos;too perfect&apos; lawn for making neighbors look bad. Then his attorney found an &apos;HOA secret&apos;—and he dared them to complain again</image:title><image:caption>His violation was &quot;excessive lawn striping. Section 8.4 B.&quot; It mentioned &quot;maintaining lawn quality beyond neighborhood expectations. Apparently, the creator&apos;s lawn was putting his neighbors&apos; lawns to shame.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dog-caregiver-refuses-to-return-the-dog-over-a-bizarre-excuse-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom, undergoing cancer treatment, trusted a sitter with the family puppy. 7 months later, the sitter is refusing to return her over a bizarre excuse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816484/uploads/08ad20c0-ac24-11f1-9e09-cd19155ca2e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom, undergoing cancer treatment, trusted a sitter with the family puppy. 7 months later, the sitter is refusing to return her over a bizarre excuse</image:title><image:caption>A dog sitter refuses to return the dog as it belongs to her pack, leaving a South Florida family stunned. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-came-to-babysit-but-only-spoke-to-boyfriend-until-son-snapped-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom came to &apos;help&apos; the new parents but spent 10 days gushing over her boyfriend instead. Her 4 AM habit finally pushed her son over the edge</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816499/uploads/65b62840-ad58-11f1-81b8-09a61bdea3d1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom came to &apos;help&apos; the new parents but spent 10 days gushing over her boyfriend instead. Her 4 AM habit finally pushed her son over the edge</image:title><image:caption>Each time a new man entered her life, everything else would drop in her priority list. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/valet-gave-a-persons-car-to-the-wrong-guest-who-damaged-it-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Las Vegas valet gave her car to the wrong guest, who drove it 140 miles and returned it beat up. The hotel says it owes her just $500</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816509/uploads/5e8530f0-ade1-11f1-b3ed-0d5ed69d7388_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Las Vegas valet gave her car to the wrong guest, who drove it 140 miles and returned it beat up. The hotel says it owes her just $500</image:title><image:caption>When the owner walked down to collect it, they were told that their car had already been collected. It had been damaged and also had an extra 140 miles on it. The hotel just offered $500 for it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-creates-fake-ig-profile-to-stalk-ex-and-turns-into-a-business-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Utah artist made a fake tattoo profile to stalk her ex. Then strangers started booking — now it’s Google’s top-rated studio</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816628/uploads/1c013570-ad56-11f1-81b8-09a61bdea3d1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Utah artist made a fake tattoo profile to stalk her ex. Then strangers started booking — now it’s Google’s top-rated studio</image:title><image:caption>The initial plan was simple: build a fake tattoo artist profile that doesn&apos;t look suspicious. At first, everything went smoothly and was a total success. But the internet had other plans.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-found-bf-at-a-brewery-with-another-woman-after-he-ghosted-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She saw her ex on a date months after he ghosted her. He called her &apos;crazy&apos; for confronting him—so she gave his new date the Hinge receipts</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816637/uploads/2a1eaf10-ad57-11f1-81b8-09a61bdea3d1_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She saw her ex on a date months after he ghosted her. He called her &apos;crazy&apos; for confronting him—so she gave his new date the Hinge receipts</image:title><image:caption>The couple was exclusive from April to July. By June, she realized that the relationship wasn’t working out, nor was the communication regarding it. After three months, she found him at a brewery with another woman.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/dolly-partons-500-became-a-stepping-stone-for-a-womans-success</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T12:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She had no money for tuition after graduating in 1992 and waited tables to survive — until a $500 check from Dolly Parton arrived</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816647/uploads/6b86da60-ad1e-11f1-8005-09f3849037ed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She had no money for tuition after graduating in 1992 and waited tables to survive — until a $500 check from Dolly Parton arrived</image:title><image:caption>Brenda Price was in middle school when Dolly Parton promised the students she&apos;d give them $500 if they graduated. Parton kept her word, and Price went on to become a teacher with multiple degrees.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/matchmaker-wont-let-2-clients-go-on-second-date-over-a-question-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Matchmaker refused to let 2 clients go on a second date. Her employee kept asking why — until she revealed the one question he asked twice</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816650/uploads/b33c4e40-add1-11f1-8bc7-45c28ef07094_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Matchmaker refused to let 2 clients go on a second date. Her employee kept asking why — until she revealed the one question he asked twice</image:title><image:caption>Emily uncovers the critical detail that led her to make this decision: the man&apos;s behavior at the end of the night. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-confronts-theives-who-stole-his-25-000-camera-after-tracking-them</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man insisted a $25k camera bag was his after being confronted 2 stations away — then the missing camera pinged from his backpack</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816652/uploads/234622f0-ad1a-11f1-8005-09f3849037ed_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man insisted a $25k camera bag was his after being confronted 2 stations away — then the missing camera pinged from his backpack</image:title><image:caption>When Haisch lost his bag, he didn&apos;t panic. Instead, he tracked it down using a tracker.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/tinder-date-lied-about-bf-of-2-years-but-a-polaroid-wall-exposed-her-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman told Tinder date the guy in her Instagram photo was an ex. Then he received a wall full of Polaroids from their 2-year relationship</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816655/uploads/0938d890-ad2d-11f1-92bc-274fb0002aaa_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman told Tinder date the guy in her Instagram photo was an ex. Then he received a wall full of Polaroids from their 2-year relationship</image:title><image:caption>Jack Selby had only been on three dates with her when his friend spotted another man on her Instagram. She said he was an ex — but one DM later, that explanation began to unravel.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/he-was-about-to-be-scammed-with-fake-iphone-then-his-bank-saved-him-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T15:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man checked the iPhone’s IMEI and receipt before sending the money. His bank stopped the transfer and pointed out a huge red flag he&apos;d missed</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816734/uploads/21a37590-adc1-11f1-8447-13b80ec07707_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man checked the iPhone’s IMEI and receipt before sending the money. His bank stopped the transfer and pointed out a huge red flag he&apos;d missed</image:title><image:caption>Chris Bouli &apos;s bank saved the day by stopping a transfer for a fake phone. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/officer-used-flock-cams-to-stalk-victim-who-dated-his-colleague-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Father felt a cop secretly following him 78 times, so he changed where his kids slept. Then he discovered the woman at the center of it all</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816737/uploads/58e1e1c0-adaa-11f1-9920-6303963b5c79_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Father felt a cop secretly following him 78 times, so he changed where his kids slept. Then he discovered the woman at the center of it all</image:title><image:caption>The father said he was a &apos;creature of habit&apos; who picked his kids up from the same school and daycare every day. Then he learned a police officer had been tracking those routines for months.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/16-year-old-french-queen-was-gifted-book-of-women-betrayed-by-lovers</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-12T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>At 16, a queen was gifted a book about women betrayed by their lovers. Historians think they know why</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816740/uploads/6068ea10-adaa-11f1-9920-6303963b5c79_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>At 16, a queen was gifted a book about women betrayed by their lovers. Historians think they know why</image:title><image:caption>Anne of Brittany was just a teenager when she received an unusual wedding gift: a manuscript filled with stories of women betrayed and abandoned by their lovers. And now, we may just know the reason.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-forgave-husband-for-cheating-but-found-proof-again-10-years-later-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-13T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She forgave husband after he admitted loving someone else. 10 years later, she found proof he’d bought a ring engraved &apos;a little bit obsessed&apos;</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816755/uploads/643d8900-adbb-11f1-8447-13b80ec07707_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She forgave husband after he admitted loving someone else. 10 years later, she found proof he’d bought a ring engraved &apos;a little bit obsessed&apos;</image:title><image:caption>Convinced he got the ring for her, she apologized, but deep down, she knew he was lying.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/cop-cuffed-a-journalist-and-made-city-pay-100000-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-11T16:45:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman filmed a cop handcuffing a Wall Street reporter for doing his job outside a bank. 4 years later, that move cost the city $100K</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/816771/uploads/66e17450-adc5-11f1-807a-0b7a6d18f86e_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman filmed a cop handcuffing a Wall Street reporter for doing his job outside a bank. 4 years later, that move cost the city $100K</image:title><image:caption>Phoenix police officer Caleb Zimmerman thought he was above the law, but is now learning an expensive lesson. </image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>