Most are missed when they leave the state, their job...this life. But some are not. Herewith a counter-tribute to that latter lot:http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 20 Nov 2008 4:26:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28809/suv-credit-crunch-rolls-over-ford.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFord's plans to get back in the black are being forced off the road by woes at its lending arm, the Wall Street Journal reports. The auto giant made a lot of cut-rate loans on trucks and SUVs in recent years and has been unable to recoup losses on bad loans through repossessions because of the plummeting resale value of bigger vehicles.http://www.newser.com/story/28809/suv-credit-crunch-rolls-over-ford.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 16:04:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28663/london-mayor-bans-subway-boozing.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOne of the first acts of the newly elected mayor of London was to ban drinking alcohol on London's Tube subway system and buses , USA Today reports. The ban, which was a campaign pledge by Boris Johnson, will take effect Sunday. Public drinking has been commonplace in Britain for decades.http://www.newser.com/story/28663/london-mayor-bans-subway-boozing.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 16:09:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28344/suvs-plunge-in-value-as-drivers-turn-to-smaller-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSUVs are falling out of fashion fast as gas prices go through the roof, CNN reports. As drivers downsize to more fuel-efficient vehicles, gas-guzzlers are filling up used-car lots—but there aren't many buyers. The biggest SUVs—like the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Chevy Suburban—are dropping in value by the thousands, a dealer reports.http://www.newser.com/story/28344/suvs-plunge-in-value-as-drivers-turn-to-smaller-cars.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 31 May 2008 16:04:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28234/harding-skates-back-into-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWhat read like a closed book in 1994 is falling open in a Tonya Harding tell-all, reports Newsweek in an interview with the fallen figure skater. The Tonya Tapes argues that Harding wasn't just uninvolved in Nancy Kerrigan's knee-whacking—she planned to rat out her ex-husband to the FBI until he intervened, backed by two enforcers and a gun.http://www.newser.com/story/28234/harding-skates-back-into-spotlight.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 23 May 2008 21:20:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28207/ocean-sharks-face-extinction.html?refid=rss_all_defaultOcean sharks are threatened with extinction, with 11 species designated “high-risk” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and five more also in danger. Sharks are dwindling from intentional fishing, which targets them for their meat and fins, and “bycatch” fishing that lands them in nets meant for tuna and swordfish. The group is calling for global catch limits, the BBC reports.http://www.newser.com/story/28207/ocean-sharks-face-extinction.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 23 May 2008 21:26:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27609/woman-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA Missouri woman has been indicted in the case of a teenage girl who killed herself after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, the AP reports. The woman, Lori Drew, is charged with pretending to be a teenage boy on the site and having a helper taunt the 13-year-old victim. Drew faces up to 20 years in prison on counts of conspiracy and accessing protected computers.http://www.newser.com/story/27609/woman-indicted-in-myspace-suicide-case.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 15 May 2008 17:20:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/87923/a-last-vanishing-act-for-robert-vesco-fugitive.html?refid=rss_all_defaultRobert L. Vesco, the fugitive financier who spent most of his life eluding American justice, might even have managed to die on the sly.Robert L. Vesco in 1974. He fled the United States in 1971 to avoid legal problems, and after a long odyssey avoiding American justice, friends say he died in November from lMr. Vesco, who was sentenced to a long prison term in Cuba in 1996 and was wanted in the United States for crimes ranging from securities fraud and drug trafficking to political bribery, died more than five months ago, on Nov. 23, from lung cancer, say people close to him. If so, it was never reported publicly by the Cuban authorities, who said Friday that they considered him a “nonissue.” American officials said Friday they knew nothing about his death.http://www.newser.com/story/87923/a-last-vanishing-act-for-robert-vesco-fugitive.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 04 May 2008 15:34:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21383/spitzer-resigns-effective-monday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultEliot Spitzer, with his wife again at his side, announced his resignation in a short press conference this morning. The New York governor apologized for his "private" misconduct, again without making direct reference to the prostitution scandal that has ended his political career. "I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me," he said. “I cannot allow my private failings to disrupt the people’s work.”http://www.newser.com/story/21383/spitzer-resigns-effective-monday.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 04 May 2008 15:37:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/17486/indonesias-suharto-dies-at-age-86.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFormer Indonesian president Suharto, a US Cold War ally whose legacy of economic development was marred by charges of human rights abuses and corruption, died today of organ failure at 86, Reuters reports. Suharto ruled for 32 years until being forced out in 1998; his deteriorating health prevented him from ever going to trial even though accusers allege he had perhaps 1 million opponents killed and had embezzled billions.http://www.newser.com/story/17486/indonesias-suharto-dies-at-age-86.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 04 May 2008 15:40:14 CDT