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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/woman-checked-security-footage-after-boyfriend-stopped-answering-her-calls-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T13:15:37.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Woman got suspicious when her boyfriend stopped answering his phone. What she found on their home security footage left her stunned</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/788610/uploads/8fc476c0-f843-11f0-8fa0-fdac4a500914_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Woman got suspicious when her boyfriend stopped answering his phone. What she found on their home security footage left her stunned</image:title><image:caption>The TikTok user who works in healthcare grew concerned when her man stopped answering her calls.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-stunned-as-boyfriend-assumes-she-will-pay-25-k-for-his-condo-fp-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T12:45:33.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend invited her to move into his condo, making it sound like a generous offer. Then he quietly asked her to cover the $25K loss on the property</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/792156/uploads/86d5f5a0-0d80-11f1-826e-cfcd3dd0fe99_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend invited her to move into his condo, making it sound like a generous offer. Then he quietly asked her to cover the $25K loss on the property</image:title><image:caption>&apos;I didn’t think taking on that loss would even be up for discussion, let alone sound like the assumption&apos;</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/ford-erroneously-fires-a-11-year-old-worker-over-a-1-95-usd-cookie-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T15:15:50.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ford fired an 11-year worker for &apos;stealing&apos; a $1.95 cookie. The CCTV proof he submitted left them red-faced</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809145/uploads/b83f3ee0-76ca-11f1-b507-01e4a8275078_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Ford fired an 11-year worker for &apos;stealing&apos; a $1.95 cookie. The CCTV proof he submitted left them red-faced</image:title><image:caption>Kurt Kromm was fired not at the moment of buying that cookie, but seven days later, when his supervisor called him to the labor office and told him he was being terminated for nonpayment. </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/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/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/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/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/2009-euromillion-winners-donate-lottery-fortune-to-charity-sn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Family won $58M on the EuroMillions — then paid off a nursing home&apos;s debt </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815690/uploads/71511dd0-a697-11f1-835f-4f83fe137068_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Family won $58M on the EuroMillions — then paid off a nursing home&apos;s debt </image:title><image:caption>Starting in 2010, the family also footed the bill for the local school’s cafeteria, spending €80,000 ($92,648.4) to upgrade its facilities and provide free meals to about 180 students.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/maid-of-honor-secretly-charged-150-per-wedding-guest-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Maid of honor told friends she’d cover their bridal shower costs — then secretly billed selected guests $150 each after it ended</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815718/uploads/41a8f4d0-a6b1-11f1-9ba8-7feaaf6d41a9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Maid of honor told friends she’d cover their bridal shower costs — then secretly billed selected guests $150 each after it ended</image:title><image:caption>Maid of honor secretly charged $150 from each guest while telling friends she was paying for the event.</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/bf-and-best-friends-10-month-secret-led-her-to-cut-them-off-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She moved states for her boyfriend, only for him to get busy &apos;moving bed frames&apos; for her best friend. Their 10-month secret made her feel foolish</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815738/uploads/d02faa80-a6cc-11f1-beb1-8967f4c44c16_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She moved states for her boyfriend, only for him to get busy &apos;moving bed frames&apos; for her best friend. Their 10-month secret made her feel foolish</image:title><image:caption>Just days before moving from Texas to Colorado, Hailey noticed her boyfriend, Grant, spending over an hour at her best friend Kenzie&apos;s house. She brushed this off at first, only for her entire life to change once she arrived in Colorado. </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/youtube-threatened-her-with-demonetization-so-she-rapped-about-it</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>YouTube warned her to post or risk losing monetization. So she rapped about the email and posted it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815830/uploads/19862300-a766-11f1-b724-49ad7fd17dff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>YouTube warned her to post or risk losing monetization. So she rapped about the email and posted it</image:title><image:caption>Ellen Rose was given 30 days to get her watch hours up on YouTube. If she failed, her channel would be demonitized. She did the only thing she could think of and it&apos;s genuis.</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/her-best-friend-caught-her-boyfriend-cheating-at-a-bar-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her best friend caught her boyfriend holding hands with another girl at a bar while she was in Italy. His excuse made it even worse</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815842/uploads/98162be0-a778-11f1-8ea7-f5e340e70b4b_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her best friend caught her boyfriend holding hands with another girl at a bar while she was in Italy. His excuse made it even worse</image:title><image:caption>Things got weird when the man said Marissa had just caught him at a bad time and that there was nothing wrong with holding hands. </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/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>