Thursday, JULY 7, 2022 Happy Birthday:
Stick to what you know and do best. Taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you or making promises that will take up your time and energy will need to be monitored carefully. Set high standards, and don’t deviate from your plans to appease others. Take charge of your life and happiness and see how quickly you can make things better. Your numbers are 4, 15, 27, 29, 32, 36, 41.
Aries (March 21-April 19): Opposition will sprout if you don’t keep your thoughts secret. Bide your time, rethink your strategy and build a solid argument with reasonable suggestions to satisfy challenging opponents. ★★★
Taurus (April 20-May 20): Use your energy wisely. Arguing will eat into your time and set you back. Work under the radar, and finish what you start. Too much of anything will leave you with a lack of time, energy and progress. ★★★
Gemini (May 21-June 20): You’ve got the drive to turn your ideas into something concrete. A physical effort to follow through with your plans will make you feel good about yourself and what you have achieved. ★★★★★
Cancer (June 21-July 22): You’ll have a short fuse. Before letting someone aggravate you, think about what’s transpired. Adjust your attitude to avoid getting into an unnecessary argument that could lead to emotional turmoil. Make a move if it will ward off conflict. ★★
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22): Spread joy, be generous and make a difference, but don’t go hog-wild. Offer reasonable suggestions, pitch in and lend a helping hand. ★★★★
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Change your routine, let your intuition guide you and your imagination lead you on an adventure. Embrace what life offers and let the experiences that follow usher in personal growth and a healthy routine. ★★★
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A steady pace will get you where you want to go. Refuse to let emotional misunderstandings lead to regret. Listen, ask questions and confirm facts before passing along information. Say less and do more, and you’ll gain respect and support. ★★★
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Change the way you live. Discuss your intentions with someone who can offer insight. Let your imagination take you on a journey that helps you discover what you want to do next. Follow your heart, and use your intelligence to recognize deception. ★★★
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Stick to the truth, and question anything that sounds absurd. Show how dedicated you are by nurturing meaningful partnerships. Focus on improving your lifestyle, cutting your costs, taking care of responsibilities and enjoying downtime. Leave nothing to chance or up to someone else. ★★★★
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t strain your relationships. Take your time, listen carefully and offer only positive advice. Getting along with those closest to you will encourage compromise and peace, but don’t try to win acceptance. You can’t buy love. ★★
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Push yourself as hard as possible; leave nothing to chance or unfinished. Don’t be railroaded into someone’s dream when you have plans of your own. Self-improvement will pay off, and creating a space that inspires you to follow your dreams is essential. ★★★★★
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t argue. Give others the same freedom that you wish for, and do your best to keep the peace. Channel your energy into handling your money better and tidying up loose ends. ★★★
Jurors found a 32-yearold man guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday for the 2019 fatal shooting of rapper Nipsey Hussle.
The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for gunfire that hit other men at the scene. Prosecutors had sought two counts of attempted murder. Holder also was found guilty of two counts of assault with a firearm on the same men.
Holder, wearing a blue suit and face mask, stood up in the small court room next to his lawyer as the verdict was read. He had no visible reaction.
“I am deeply disappointment in the First Degree Murder verdict,” Holder’s attorney, Deputy Public Defender Aaron Jansen, said in an email. “It was always going to be tough given the high profile circumstances surrounding the case.”
Jansen added that he and Holder were grateful that the jury agreed that the attempted murder counts were overcharged. They plan to appeal the first-degree murder conviction, he said.
A jury of nine women and three men deliberated for about six hours over two days before reaching the verdict. Most of their deliberations took place Friday, and they promptly came to their unanimous decision Wednesday, briefly reconvening after a fourday break.
Typos on the verdict form compelled jurors to briefly return to the deliberation room to correct and sign them while attorneys, reporters and others waited in the courtroom. No relatives of Hussle were in the room when the verdict was read, nor did any attend the trial.
Holder could get life in prison when he’s sentenced on Sept. 15.
The verdict brings an end to a legal saga that has lasted more than three years and a trial that was often delayed because of the pandemic.
Holder and Hussle had known each other for years — they grew up members of the same South Los Angeles street gang — when a chance meeting outside the rapper’s Los Angeles clothing store led to the shooting, and his death.
The evidence against Holder was overwhelming, from eyewitnesses to surveillance cameras from local businesses that captured his arrival, the shooting and his departure.