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Charlottesville to Cover Confederate Statues in Black Fabric

Charlottesville, Virginia, is planning to cover the statues of Confederate Gens. Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson in black fabric.

The Daily Progress reports the city council voted unanimously early Tuesday to shroud the statues in fabric to represent the city's mourning of Heather Heyer. The 32-year-old woman was killed Saturday when a car rammed into a group of people protesting a white nationalist rally in the city.

The rally was sparked by the city's decision to remove a statue of Lee.

Trump Looks for Reset with Arizona Rally TuesdayPresident Donald Trump looks to get his administration back on track after a difficult week with a campaign-style rally of supporters Tuesday in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump is trying to move past the controversy from last week when he blamed protesters "on both sides" for the violence at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The president appeared to reference the controversy Monday night in a speech outlining his administration's approach to Afghanistan.

Fall Foods to Help You Lose Weight

Fall is when thoughts to turn to all sorts of wonderful treats. People begin to think of fabulous turkey dinners, wonderful apple pies by the fire and pumpkin flavored everything. Fortunately, fall is also a great time of the year if you're on a diet. Many great foods are around at this time of the year that can help you lose weight.

Foods like:

- freshly picked apples
- spaghetti squash
- sweet potatoes

These foods are just right for your diet and are coming into season right now.

Can You Really Get Rid of Crepey Skin at Home?

Crepey skin is thinner skin that looks like wrinkled crepe paper. This skin could feel loose on your body or even sag. While crepey skin acts similarly to other types of wrinkled skin on your body, it affects larger areas. Crepey skin also feels thinner and a lot more fragile. You're most likely to find crepey skin under your eyes and the inside of your upper arms.

What Causes Crepey Skin?

Sun damage acts as one of the most common causes.

Worst Habits for Your Heart

Heart disease remains the number one killer among women.

There are a number of everyday habits that can increase your risk.

Making small changes can lead to an improvement in your overall heart health.

Smoking

Smoking not only affects the lungs, but it also leads to clot and plaque formation in the blood stream. This causes blockages in the flow of blood to the heart, resulting in a decrease in the delivery of oxygen to the muscles.

National Weather Outlook: 8-22-2017

Heavy Rains and Potential for Flash Floods

Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and heavy rains will be possible from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast Tuesday. In addition, heavy rains possible in the central Plains and southern Rockies. Heavy rain threat moves into the southern Mid-Atlantic Wednesday. Dry conditions remain out west where isolated dry thunderstorms could exacerbate ongoing fires and start new fires.

Quake Hits Italian Island; One Dead, 25 Injured An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 hit the tourist-packed Italian island of Ischia, off the coast of Naples, on Monday night, killing at least one person and injuring some 25 others as buildings collapsed, officials said.

Residents and tourists on the island ran out onto the streets from homes and hotels.

Television images showed that about six buildings in the town of Casamicciola as well as a church collapsed in the quake, which hit at 8:57 p.

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