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The Falcons are now giving some insight into their surprise 2024 NFL Draft decision. Atlanta, already having inked Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract this offseason, added Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 overall pick on Thursday night. With Cousins reportedly blindsided by the decision, Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot gave some reasoning about what factored into the choice to bring in the highly touted lefty quarterback. Essentially, according to the Falcons exec, it boiled down to bringing in what Atlanta viewed as the best player available at that point in the draft. He did…

A man killed in a traffic stop last month when plainclothes Chicago police officers fired their guns nearly 100 times was shot 13 times, according to an autopsy report released Thursday.The March 21 police shooting that left Dexter Reed, 26, dead has prompted protests with activists calling for the five officers involved to be dismissed. Reed’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit questioning plainclothes tactical squads. And a police oversight agency and the Cook County state’s attorney are investigating.CHICAGO MAN SHOT 9 TIMES WHILE PUMPING GAS, AS VIOLENT EASTER WEEKEND LEAVES 7 DEAD This 2019 photo provided by Porscha…

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is 18 years younger than I am. Our relationship hasn’t been perfect, but I love him to death. Unfortunately, I’m going through menopause and have all the side effects. Long story short, he found another girl. It was just supposed to be for sex, and he told me he wouldn’t get into another relationship or marry anyone but me. Well, he fell for her, which I warned him he was going to do. They are both at my apartment. I’m trying to make him happy by allowing this, but he can be so mean to me,…

Madonna is taking a moment to celebrate her kids. The pop icon, 65, is currently on tour with four of her six children: son David, 18, and daughter Mercy, also 18, and twin daughters Stella and Estere, 11. She took to Instagram on Thursday, April 25, to give them a shout-out for their hard work throughout the process. “On the day before our 80th show of the Celebration Tour, I need to acknowledge my incredibly talented children who carried me through this Journey each of them bringing their own unique talent to the stage,” she wrote alongside several photos from…

PHILADELPHIA — The deadline for the Sixers to file an official grievance with the NBA about the officiating passed, but their gripes about it led to an overwhelming free-throw disparity in their favor in their Game 3 win over the Knicks. The Sixers attempted 33 free throws — 14 more than the Knicks did — including a 19-for-21 night from the stripe by Joel Embiid in their 125-114 victory. “I’ll look at it again, and I’ll send my clips in like I do every game and they’ll say, ‘marginal contact,’ and then we’ll have marginal contact on Embiid and he’ll…

Texas authorities have released more details in the line-of-duty death of a Harris County deputy who was hit by a truck while working a crash earlier this week.Deputy Investigator John Coddou, 50, died on Tuesday after he was hit by a man driving a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 while investigating a minor crash in the northbound lanes of Highway 99 at around 9:36 a.m., a traffic report from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.Coddou positioned his patrol vehicle on the left shoulder of the highway with the right side of his car partially blocking the first northbound lane before getting out…

Savannah Chrisley gave some insight on why sister Lindsie Chrisley was not in attendance at their parents’ recent hearing. “I most certainly told her privately to not attend. I told her that she was not wanted, that my dad did not want her there, and that he didn’t care to have a relationship with her,” Savannah, 26, said via her Instagram Story on Wednesday, April 24. “So, I said all of these things. I am more than happy that I said them and it’s my parents’ appeal. They have the right to say who they want there and who they…

Highlights from the Islanders’ 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Hurricanes, putting them in a 2-0 playoff series hole. 3 stars 1. Frederik Andersen The Carolina netminder didn’t put together a great first two periods, but his third was excellent. Andersen held down the fort when the Islanders were pouring on pressure. 2. Sebastian Aho Another quietly strong game from Carolina’s No. 1 center, who scored the eventual game-winner on a should-have-been-harmless wrist shot that beat Ilya Sorokin clean. 3. Brock Nelson After a quiet first two games of the series, Nelson and the rest of his line finally made…

A former tabloid publisher and key witness for the prosecution testified that he purchased stories about professional golfer Tiger Woods, former Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, among others during questioning by defense attorneys for former President Trump. Prosecutors from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office brought David Pecker, their first witness, to the stand for the third day Thursday. Pecker is the former CEO of American Media Inc., the parent company of publications such as the National Enquirer, who has known Trump stretching back to the 1980s. Prosecutors allege that Pecker worked closely with the Trump campaign to bury negative information…

Wild horses will stay in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park amid fears from advocates that park officials would remove the beloved animals from the rugged badlands landscape, a key lawmaker said Thursday.Republican U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he has secured a commitment from the National Park Service to maintain wild horses in the park, though the number remains to be determined. Roughly 200 horses now roam the park.THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK TO REMOVE NEARLY HALF ITS BISON POPULATIONHoeven said the Park Service will abandon its proposed removal of the horses under an environmental review process begun in 2022 and…