Absorbent articles with channeled absorbent cores

An absorbent article comprising:

• a chassis having a front waist portion, a rear waist portion, and a crotch portion between the front and rear waist portions, the chassis having a length extending from a front waist edge of the front waist portion to a rear waist edge of the rear waist portion, the chassis comprising:
• a liquid-permeable topsheet, and
• a liquid-impermeable backsheet;
• and
• an absorbent first core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, the first core comprising a mixture of cellulosic fibers, super-absorbent polymer (SAP), and adhesive, the first core having a front end, a rear end, two side edges, a length extending longitudinally between the front end and the rear end, a front half between a longitudinal midpoint of the first core and the front end, and a rear half between the longitudinal midpoint of the first core and the rear end, the first core defining:
• a central channel extending longitudinally from the rear half to the front half, and
• two lateral channels in the front half of the first core, the lateral channels extending from a common point on the central channel toward respective ones of the side edges of the first core;
• where the first core is not enclosed in a core cover within the topsheet and backsheet.