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Woman gives ‘excellent’ response to missing 7 a.m. meeting scheduled after work hours

Emily Shiffer – 7/17/2026

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Politically diverse members of North Carolina church unite to erase $2.2 million in medical debt

Annie Reneau – 7/17/2026

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Dick Van Dyke is 100 and thriving. His reason why is backed by real science.

Chimney sweeping and dancing with penguins are optional.

Patrick Hamilton – 7/17/2026

In just 15 days, this Ohio woman crocheted her own wedding dress and the wedding party’s attire

A blind woman reached out and touched a tree she couldn’t see. She’d ‘heard’ it standing there.

Ringo made The Beatles change the lyrics of ‘With a Little Help From My Friends.’ Good call.

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Mom explains the eye-opening reason people stop to thank her for having eight children

Jacalyn Wetzel – 7/17/2026

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In 1887, a photographer captured America’s stunning Western frontier and Native Americans

Emily Shiffer – 7/17/2026

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Meet the second-generation immigrants who are helping protect your civil rights.

Sarah Watts – 7/8/2026

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Florida dumped half a million oyster shells into the Gulf of Mexico. No one expected the results to be this good.

Heather Wake – 7/17/2026

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Doctors blamed her seizures on anxiety. An AI chatbot finally helped her figure out the real cause.

Doctors blamed her seizures on anxiety. An AI chatbot finally helped her figure out the real cause.

After years of doctors dismissing her seizures as mental health issues, she finally uncovered the genetic disorder they missed.

Adam Albright-Hanna & Upworthy Staff – 07/17/26

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Backpackers met in the ’90s, felt a spark, and lost touch. A clever plan got them back together.

“This is literally a movie.”

Heather Wake – 7/6/2026

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1989 ‘Donahue’ interview with female cast of ‘Steel Magnolias’ shows how far we’ve come

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A hairstylist with no archaeology degree solved an ancient Roman mystery scholars got wrong for centuries

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Doctors blamed her seizures on anxiety. An AI chatbot finally helped her figure out the real cause.

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15 ‘Expert Flirts’ share their can’t-miss advice to help shy people flirt

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Psychologists say there are 4 types of introverts. These are the personality traits of each one.

Upworthy Staff & Emily Shiffer – 7/16/2026

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Meet the second-generation immigrants who are helping protect your civil rights.

Sarah Watts – 7/8/2026

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People are sharing videos of their cats ‘attacking’ lugers at the Olympics, and it’s pure gold

Annie Reneau & Upworthy Staff – 7/16/2026

Woman told her coworkers she was taking a mental health day. Her boss responded immediately.

Upworthy Staff – 7/16/2026

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The return of ‘Esprit’ sweatshirts has Gen X-ers excited by what other fads might resurface

Cecily Knobler – 7/16/2026

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