<?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/couple-decides-to-spend-their-retired-life-on-a-cruise-ship-its-cheaper-than-a-retirement-home-ex5</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T17:45:40.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Seattle couple spends retirement living on cruise ships for $100 a day after realizing it was cheaper than their $3,500 monthly mortgage</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/648325/uploads/bb013160-61b0-11ee-88cb-ed13d0063cee_1200_630.png</image:loc><image:title>Seattle couple spends retirement living on cruise ships for $100 a day after realizing it was cheaper than their $3,500 monthly mortgage</image:title><image:caption>For many, cruising is a vacation or a holiday. However, for Marty and Jess, it is home!</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/maid-of-honor-stands-up-to-rude-bride-after-witnessing-her-cruelty-toward-grieving-bridesmaid-ex6</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:46:05.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Maid of honor saw how the bride treated a grieving bridesmaid—and pulled the plug 12 days before the ceremony</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/705402/uploads/e821d2b0-47a6-11f1-84b4-6bf699254814_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Maid of honor saw how the bride treated a grieving bridesmaid—and pulled the plug 12 days before the ceremony</image:title><image:caption>The woman revealed that the bride-to-be had been her best friend for years.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/son-disrespects-his-fiancee-in-front-of-his-mom-she-shut-him-down-and-gave-him-an-earful-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T17:15:35.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man snapped at his fiancée for reaching for butter at the dinner table. His mom asked one question that left him red-faced in front of everyone</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/731710/uploads/9e107d70-ce49-11ef-87bc-31eb56f78a2d_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man snapped at his fiancée for reaching for butter at the dinner table. His mom asked one question that left him red-faced in front of everyone</image:title><image:caption>A couple decided to test if the woman&apos;s future mother-in-law would side with her or her son. Her response won everyone&apos;s hearts.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mom-wakes-up-to-a-surprise-at-2-am-discovers-her-12-year-olds-clever-takeout-scheme-well-played-ex3</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-03T14:15:43.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Mom panicked when CCTV showed a stranger sneaking toward the backyard at 2:30 a.m. Then she saw her son waiting by the window</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/736907/uploads/f9c7ecd0-f35a-11ef-b05a-4923a15368cc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Mom panicked when CCTV showed a stranger sneaking toward the backyard at 2:30 a.m. Then she saw her son waiting by the window</image:title><image:caption>Inspired by his seniors, this teen found a clever way to satisfy his midnight cravings, pulling off a late-night delivery without his mom catching on.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/boss-scolds-worker-for-personal-use-of-work-laptop-regrets-it-soon-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T14:15:48.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boss banned personal use of an architect’s work laptop. His malicious compliance on the next trip came with a €1,000 bill</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781054/uploads/c8bb43c0-c939-11f0-bd6e-89d85d354c14_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boss banned personal use of an architect’s work laptop. His malicious compliance on the next trip came with a €1,000 bill</image:title><image:caption>An employee was taking 10 minutes to make some quick birthday invites for their child, when the boss stepped in with a cruel warning.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/jealous-manager-tried-stealing-credit-boss-question-exposed-truth-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T12:45:38.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Manager told an employee not to speak in meetings. Then the supervisor started asking questions only she could answer</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/781923/uploads/c9da0ce0-cead-11f0-b361-29cb42490f24_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Manager told an employee not to speak in meetings. Then the supervisor started asking questions only she could answer</image:title><image:caption>&apos;So satisfying when the truth comes out and someone gets what’s coming to them&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-fired-over-endometriosis-represent-herself-in-court-and-wins-fp-ex4</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T14:45:52.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Lawyers said she had no legal standing after being fired over endometriosis. She taught herself the law and took her employer to court</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/784812/uploads/b31b1200-e0ba-11f0-8ffe-5da08dbbf8a0_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Lawyers said she had no legal standing after being fired over endometriosis. She taught herself the law and took her employer to court</image:title><image:caption>She lost her job, her husband dumped her, and she found herself on the streets, homeless. But the tragedy kept the fire within her alive. </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/bf-asks-gf-to-add-his-name-to-a-house-she-bought-fp-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T13:15:42.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Boyfriend moved into her San Diego home and paid $1,400 rent. Three weeks later, he demanded his name on the deed</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/799766/uploads/7d6f9ec0-3a5e-11f1-bc9b-0f1c4164a390_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Boyfriend moved into her San Diego home and paid $1,400 rent. Three weeks later, he demanded his name on the deed</image:title><image:caption>The couple have been dating for two years when he made an absurd request, and even brought extended family and friends into it.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/hoa-urges-residents-to-fight-georgia-bill-until-one-exposed-them-ex2</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T15:15:57.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Georgia HOA told residents to fight a new bill to &apos;save money.&apos; One neighbor dug into the details and uncovered the real reason</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/800661/uploads/a750a260-3feb-11f1-bb6e-d78f78ebae73_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Georgia HOA told residents to fight a new bill to &apos;save money.&apos; One neighbor dug into the details and uncovered the real reason</image:title><image:caption>The association was worried it would lose power if the new law came into effect</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/parents-ask-son-to-move-out-and-leave-his-stuff-for-his-sister-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T16:45:31.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Parents wanted him gone so his 17-year-old sister could move in — then his parents realized how much of the house actually belonged to him</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/807518/uploads/e5d086c0-6be4-11f1-8770-07405bfaf276_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parents wanted him gone so his 17-year-old sister could move in — then his parents realized how much of the house actually belonged to him</image:title><image:caption>His parents accused him of being selfish for leaving the house vacant, but the man refused to be swayed by their guilt-tripping.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/she-skipped-wedding-bride-paid-to-attend-the-reason-stunned-her-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T16:15:54.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Bride spent $2,387 to attend her best friend’s Bali wedding, then vanished. One Instagram photo exposed where she actually went</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/808976/uploads/4002c770-75f4-11f1-b7f6-65c9b13c47b9_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Bride spent $2,387 to attend her best friend’s Bali wedding, then vanished. One Instagram photo exposed where she actually went</image:title><image:caption>The bride sues her friend for using the wedding expenses to apparently have a honeymoon with her husband. But the truth was even more shocking.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/company-denied-to-carry-over-pto-so-he-went-on-2-month-vacation-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Company denied his request to carry over one PTO day. His response was to book 2 months off—and wait for the VP’s reaction</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809061/uploads/358735d0-7679-11f1-9afe-1d0a18c450d2_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Company denied his request to carry over one PTO day. His response was to book 2 months off—and wait for the VP’s reaction</image:title><image:caption>An employer tried to use a strict company policy to steal an employee&apos;s time off, but it completely backfired. </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/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/doctor-charged-usd-250-after-doing-cpr-for-15-mins-sn-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T18:15:09.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Dad performed CPR for 15 minutes to save a fellow parent. Weeks later, he was stunned to receive a $250 bill for it</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809700/uploads/fa2b46a0-7ab7-11f1-ae4b-c1d3ce7b3fbd_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Dad performed CPR for 15 minutes to save a fellow parent. Weeks later, he was stunned to receive a $250 bill for it</image:title><image:caption>Dr. Ian Sutanto was charged $250 by Alberta Health Services after he performed CPR on a fellow parent for 15 minutes. The doctor thought it was just their way of seeing if he was okay, but apparently not.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/parents-demand-half-of-their-sons-lottery-jackpot-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T18:15:42.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Parents started planning retirement after son won $5.3 million. Their instant &apos;demand&apos; revealed their true characters</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809792/uploads/4508c5c0-7b7c-11f1-8ee2-2f0da0081795_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Parents started planning retirement after son won $5.3 million. Their instant &apos;demand&apos; revealed their true characters</image:title><image:caption>After winning the life-changing, tax-free $5.3 million jackpot, as soon as the boy told his parents, they started treating it as their own instead of being happy for their son.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/woman-refused-to-split-bill-evenly-after-ordering-only-a-starter-fp-ex1</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T15:45:59.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>She only ordered fries while the table had steak and lobster. When they asked her to split the bill, her answer left the birthday girl awkward</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/809801/uploads/ba4252c0-7b68-11f1-b1ae-1515f7c9e71c_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>She only ordered fries while the table had steak and lobster. When they asked her to split the bill, her answer left the birthday girl awkward</image:title><image:caption>While other girls were ordering shiploads of meals, including steak, lobster pasta, multiple cocktails, and sides, she adhered to the simple appetizer of chicken and chips, plus a dessert and two drinks.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/chinese-man-thought-he-was-poor-until-his-dad-revealed-the-secret-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Man spent 20 years believing his family was poor and buried in debt — until his dad revealed an $83 million secret</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815255/uploads/15301ea0-a2ed-11f1-b78b-fd0ebd127807_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Man spent 20 years believing his family was poor and buried in debt — until his dad revealed an $83 million secret</image:title><image:caption>Zhang Zilong thought his family was in debt only to realize he had been lied to for two decades.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/italian-locals-dress-as-chess-pieces-to-honor-legendary-love</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T14:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>600 residents become human chess pieces in this Italian town every two years — all because two men loved the same woman in 1454</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815442/uploads/06943cf0-a4ff-11f1-a921-a128e65f58e4_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>600 residents become human chess pieces in this Italian town every two years — all because two men loved the same woman in 1454</image:title><image:caption>Instead of allowing a bloody battle, a local ruler came up with an idea that created history and continues to be a huge part of the culture. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/influencer-tries-to-freeload-a-hefty-meal-with-a-entitled-note-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>‘Food influencer’ with 8,000 followers demanded a free feast and threatened a bad review. WokChef printed the request and sent one 40p sauce</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815456/uploads/8e461590-a515-11f1-a08d-f709dbfa44c5_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>‘Food influencer’ with 8,000 followers demanded a free feast and threatened a bad review. WokChef printed the request and sent one 40p sauce</image:title><image:caption>The influencer wrote an entitled note and threatened the restaurant with a bad review if they refused to provide a free feast.</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/she-divorced-egotistic-man-but-he-came-begging-at-40-and-lonely-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Her ex spent years telling her she&apos;d never find a &apos;high-value&apos; man like him. Now he&apos;s 40, divorced, and begging her to come back</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815555/uploads/e69b7a50-a5ec-11f1-8de9-09d2ce466f90_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Her ex spent years telling her she&apos;d never find a &apos;high-value&apos; man like him. Now he&apos;s 40, divorced, and begging her to come back</image:title><image:caption>He believed that his money made him a prize she couldn&apos;t afford to lose. But she ignored the outside noise and ended the marriage. Now, 40 and divorced, he has realized the dating world doesn&apos;t want an arrogant partner.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/story-behind-the-bizarre-mother-in-law-sandwich-is-even-more-unique</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T13:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>The strange origin of Chicago&apos;s &apos;mother-in-law&apos; sandwich </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815565/uploads/c0ca7080-a5cc-11f1-984d-bd35d594a2dc_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>The strange origin of Chicago&apos;s &apos;mother-in-law&apos; sandwich </image:title><image:caption>Chicago is home to plenty of unusual food combinations, but few have a name quite as memorable as the &apos;mother-in-law sandwich.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-called-out-son-for-disrespecting-gf-bday-gifts-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-01T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teen complained his girlfriend only gave him $40 after working extra shifts for his birthday Jordans. He didn&apos;t know dad was listening</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815567/uploads/4e42e320-a5eb-11f1-8de9-09d2ce466f90_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen complained his girlfriend only gave him $40 after working extra shifts for his birthday Jordans. He didn&apos;t know dad was listening</image:title><image:caption>Rich Wilson called out his son after he asked why she only gave him $40. He made his son return all the gifts she gave him.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/teen-unhappy-about-parents-putting-dashcam-in-car-came-to-his-rescue-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T14:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Teen accused parents of spying after they installed dashcam on his car. Weeks later, when police questioned him, the same camera came to his rescue</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815571/uploads/8b6a4a10-a6bb-11f1-b59f-61ba62df29bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Teen accused parents of spying after they installed dashcam on his car. Weeks later, when police questioned him, the same camera came to his rescue</image:title><image:caption>No child is enthusiastic about their parents keeping a constant watch over them. So, the author felt bad while installing a dashcam in their son’s car. They reassured him that the camera wasn’t to spy on him, but rather to help him...</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/best-friends-humiliation-plan-at-birthday-backfired-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Best friend secretly planned to humiliate the birthday girl with an embarrassing slideshow — she found out beforehand and added one screenshot</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815580/uploads/ca1c7700-a5db-11f1-896f-73e078e3e219_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Best friend secretly planned to humiliate the birthday girl with an embarrassing slideshow — she found out beforehand and added one screenshot</image:title><image:caption>Best friend was surprising to humiliate them in their birthday party. They found out beforehand from a cousin and retaliated with a clever strategy that backfired the friend&apos;s surprise </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/mil-did-not-invite-dil-to-italy-for-70th-bday-son-refused-to-attend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T17:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>His mum excluded his wife from her &apos;special&apos; 70th birthday because she &apos;barely knew her.&apos; His RSVP checked her attitude in real time</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815581/uploads/fbb178e0-a5e2-11f1-b0ef-ad4ea801ccff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>His mum excluded his wife from her &apos;special&apos; 70th birthday because she &apos;barely knew her.&apos; His RSVP checked her attitude in real time</image:title><image:caption>A woman refused to invite her new daughter-in-law to Italy to celebrate her 70th birthday, all because she did not know her well enough. Looks like it&apos;s just her, her husband, and their other son celebrating.</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/american-airlines-put-blind-woman-on-leave-ended-up-paying-200-k-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T16:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>American Airlines put a blind employee on unpaid leave after she asked for a screen reader. 6 years later, that decision cost them $200,000</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815582/uploads/f67dbe40-a6c5-11f1-ba59-217c24f2f0e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>American Airlines put a blind employee on unpaid leave after she asked for a screen reader. 6 years later, that decision cost them $200,000</image:title><image:caption>After she developed cortical blindness, she asked to continue doing her job was standard screen-reading software. But the airline placed her on unpaid leave for nearly four years and eventually fired her in 2020. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/morphine-mistake-turns-baby-name-from-king-to-duck-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T16:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>After 50 hours of labor and lots of morphine, mom added one wrong letter to her son&apos;s name meaning &apos;king&apos; — it now means duck instead</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815586/uploads/027984b0-a5e8-11f1-b0ef-ad4ea801ccff_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>After 50 hours of labor and lots of morphine, mom added one wrong letter to her son&apos;s name meaning &apos;king&apos; — it now means duck instead</image:title><image:caption>Under heavy morphine for labor pain, a Mom mistakenly adds a &apos;d&apos; to the newborn&apos;s name, creating a funny coincidence for them for a lifetime. What was supposed to mean &apos;king&apos; is now a scientific name for a &apos;duck.&apos;</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/man-busted-wifes-affair-with-robot-but-she-sued-him-instead-fpsn</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T18:15:02.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>He sent a robot vacuum to investigate a strange toothbrush and caught his wife cheating. The footage won him $17,000 in court — then put him in jail</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815604/uploads/9d5f6220-a6c8-11f1-ba59-217c24f2f0e3_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>He sent a robot vacuum to investigate a strange toothbrush and caught his wife cheating. The footage won him $17,000 in court — then put him in jail</image:title><image:caption>He thought he was finally free after recording his wife cheating, only for him to be put behind bars. </image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://scoop.upworthy.com/stalker-tries-to-ruin-relationship-by-calling-herself-his-girlfriend-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T13:45:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Two weeks into dating him, she got a message from his ‘girlfriend’ of 5 years. She was ready to dump him — until he pulled out his phone </news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815689/uploads/7aea8ec0-a6c0-11f1-b59f-61ba62df29bf_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>Two weeks into dating him, she got a message from his ‘girlfriend’ of 5 years. She was ready to dump him — until he pulled out his phone </image:title><image:caption>She had just started dating Rick, when Annie claimed he was her boyfriend of 5 years. Apparently, it was all in her had and Rick had proof.</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/man-reunited-with-his-family-after-decades-thanks-to-chat-gpt-fp</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>UPWORTHY</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-09-02T15:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>No social media could find his mom, so he turned to ChatGPT — and found the only woman who still knew him by his childhood nickname</news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://d34zrgnx1tq8w.cloudfront.net/815712/uploads/939dc100-a6a5-11f1-8e1a-89a8d9cbd488_1200_630.jpeg</image:loc><image:title>No social media could find his mom, so he turned to ChatGPT — and found the only woman who still knew him by his childhood nickname</image:title><image:caption>Armed with a single word and the fact that she was from Africa and later moved to the United Kingdom, Avtar Singh knew finding his biological mother would be next to impossible. But ChatGPT didn&apos;t think so. </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/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/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/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></urlset>