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Today is Thursday, July 17, the 198th day of 2025. There are 167 days left in the year.In 1862, during the Civil War, Congress approved the Second Confiscation Act, which declared that all slaves taking refuge behind Union lines were to be set free.

Justin Timberlake had “Trolls.” Rihanna has “Smurfs.” Both films get as much mileage as it can from its singer-voice actor. Rihanna voices Smurfette and supplies a new song, giving a half-hearted injection of star power to an otherwise uninspired, modestly scaled, kiddo-friendly cartoon feat…