HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19): Spend time alone today. While you can work successfully toward your goals, you might be better off first ensuring that they’re truly your goals and not someone else’s idea of success that you’ve picked up along the way.

Taurus (April 20-May

20): Inaccurate ideas about the world could be holding you back! Your friends may be able to give you a necessary nudge to move forward. The fear of making a dramatic break from your past could have prevented you from going there in the past, but you don’t need to make a big display.

Gemini (May 21-June

20): Excitement about an in-progress collaboration on a personal goal could fill your heart at this time, and it might be hard for you to stop yourself from telling everyone you know all about it. However, you might be better off giving your project the space it needs to develop.

Cancer (June 21-July 22): Your longing for adventure may be more powerful at the moment. Someone else in your life could be very happy to provide you with perhaps more direction than you want. However, even their less helpful suggestions can at least remind you of what doesn’t interest you!

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Any efforts to explore a fascinating investment opportunity may be stymied by authority figures or bureaucratic processes at this time. Still, try to keep in mind that they could actually be looking out for you! The little details could trip you up if you aren’t careful.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You may really idealize someone in your life right now, but trying to hold on to them too tightly could push them away. While this person might have great qualities, focus on the good things that they bring out in you. Their influence may allow you to explore your intellectual side more than usual.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Though others you live with may drive you crazy, try to think of disruptions as excess energy that needs an outlet rather than attempts to ruin your life. If you make an effort to look at the situation in an intuitive way, you may see what some underlying requirements are.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.

21): Talking to someone else about a creative idea you have brewing may be helpful. While you might feel that they’re overly picky about the details, you probably should be able to answer some of their questions, at least to yourself, in order to move forward with the project.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Visions of a home makeover may be swirling in your head! While becoming aware of what you can afford could seem to throw a wet blanket on your fun, this constraint may ultimately give you enough focus to plan a plausible project that you’ll actually be able to get done.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You may want to avoid getting pinned down to a particular position, whether it’s because you’re trying to keep your options open or because you’re attempting to remain friends with people on multiple sides of a controversial topic. Don’t take it too far. Plot your next move.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.

18): The way you currently handle money may look unstructured, but you might actually have clearer underlying logic than you let on. This isn’t a bad thing — as long as you’re aware of what that logic is. Secrets you keep from yourself have the potential to be used against you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March

20): Your friends may be a dominant presence in your life at this time, and you might be grateful for the direction they provide. Even if your own identity feels a little vague these days, you could wind up discovering what you want. Embrace them — even if they are awkward.

In 2002, Marines began flying al-qaida prisoners in Afghanistan to a U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay.

In 2003, North Korea withdrew from a global treaty barring it from making nuclear weapons.