/* ── Google Fonts loaded via <link> in HTML ── */

/* ── CSS Variables ── */
:root {
  --text: #16181d;
  --text-muted: #3f4248;
  --primary-100: #fce8eb;
  --primary-500: #c8102e;
  --primary-700: #a50d25;
  --primary-800: #7a0a1c;
  --accent-400: #c8102e;
  --accent-500: #a50d25;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --gray-100: #f4f4f5;
  --gray-200: #e9e9ec;
  --gray-300: #e4e4e7;
  --gray-400: #d4d4d8;
  --gray-500: #8a8e95;
  --gray-600: #6b6f77;
  --background: #ffffff;
  --border: #e4e4e7;
  --border-light: #ededf0;
  --surface-100: #f4f4f5;
  --box-shadow-sm: 0 1px 3px 0 rgba(34, 40, 42, 0.1);
  --box-shadow-md: 0 4px 20px 0 rgba(33, 37, 41, 0.05);
  --box-shadow-lg: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
}

/* ── Base reset ── */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { width: 100%; background: var(--white); }
body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--white);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 100vh;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { transition: color 0.18s ease; }
::selection { background: var(--primary-500); color: var(--white); }

/* ── Layout wrappers ── */
.pg-wrap { width: 100%; max-width: 100%; min-height: 100vh; display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow-x: hidden; }

/* ── Ad containment ── */
.ad_code { position: relative; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; }
.ad_code iframe { max-width: 100%; }

/* ── Image card ── */
.ci { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--gray-200); display: block; }
.ci img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.42s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.46, 0.45, 0.94);
}
article:hover .ci img,
a:hover .ci img { transform: scale(1.05); }

/* ── Checkbox menu toggle ── */
#mob-toggle { position: absolute; opacity: 0; width: 0; height: 0; pointer-events: none; }
.mob-menu {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0;
  z-index: 50;
  opacity: 0;
  visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  pointer-events: none;
  transition: opacity 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease, visibility 0s linear 0.22s;
}
#mob-toggle:checked ~ .mob-menu {
  opacity: 1;
  visibility: visible;
  transform: translateY(0);
  pointer-events: auto;
  transition: opacity 0.22s ease, transform 0.22s ease, visibility 0s linear 0s;
}
@media (min-width: 881px) { .mob-menu { display: none !important; } }

/* ── Hamburger button ── */
.mob-btn {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  width: 42px; height: 42px;
  border: none;
  background: transparent;
  border-radius: 8px;
  cursor: pointer;
  flex: none;
  padding: 8px;
  color: var(--text);
  transition: background 0.18s;
}
.mob-btn:hover { background: var(--gray-100); }

/* ── Hamburger → X animation ── */
.mob-btn svg rect {
  transition: transform 0.28s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1), opacity 0.2s ease;
  transform-box: fill-box;
  transform-origin: center;
}
#mob-toggle:checked ~ div .mob-btn svg rect:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(8px) rotate(45deg); }
#mob-toggle:checked ~ div .mob-btn svg rect:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; transform: scaleX(0); }
#mob-toggle:checked ~ div .mob-btn svg rect:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-8px) rotate(-45deg); }

/* ── Mobile nav links ── */
.mob-menu nav a { text-align: center; }

/* ── Desktop nav links ── */
[data-desktop-nav] {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 21px;
}
[data-desktop-nav] a {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
[data-desktop-nav] a:hover { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }

/* ── Link hover ── */
article a { transition: color 0.18s ease; }
article a:hover { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }
article a:hover span,
article a:hover h1,
article a:hover h2,
article a:hover h3,
article a:hover h4 { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }
aside a { transition: color 0.18s ease; }
aside a:hover { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }
aside a:hover span { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }

/* ── Ticker ── */
@keyframes ticker {
  0% { transform: translate3d(0, 0, 0); }
  100% { transform: translate3d(-50%, 0, 0); }
}
.ticker-bar {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
}
[data-ticker] {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  height: 42px;
}
.ticker-label {
  flex: none;
  padding: 0 16px 0 max(20px, calc((100vw - 1120px) / 2 + 20px));
  border-right: 2px solid var(--primary-500);
}
.ticker-label-text {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  color: var(--primary-500);
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-weight: 800;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.ticker-track-wrap {
  flex: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  min-width: 0;
}
.ticker-sep { color: var(--gray-400); flex: none; }
[data-ticker-track] {
  will-change: transform;
  backface-visibility: hidden;
  -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: ticker 72s linear infinite;
}
[data-ticker]:hover [data-ticker-track] { animation-play-state: paused; }
[data-ticker-track] a {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 0 22px;
  transition: color 0.18s ease;
}
[data-ticker-track] a:hover { color: var(--primary-500) !important; }

/* ── Component classes ── */

/* Art link */
.art-link { text-decoration: none; color: var(--text); }
.art-link:hover { color: var(--primary-500); }
.art-link:hover span { color: var(--primary-500); }
.art-link:hover .art-body {
  color: var(--text-muted) !important;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--primary-500);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 3px;
}

/* Category tag */
.cat-tag {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--primary-500);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
  display: block;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.cat-tag:hover { color: var(--primary-700); }
.cat-tag.mt-sm { margin-top: 16px; }
.cat-tag.mt-md { margin-top: 18px; }

/* Cover label */
.cover-label {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--primary-500);
  margin: 16px 0 14px;
}

/* Section header */
.sec-header { margin: 0 0 24px; }
.sec-header h2 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.5vw, 30px);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  color: var(--text);
}
.sec-rule { height: 1px; background: var(--border); }

/* Article headline sizes */
.hed-xl {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.8vw, 42px);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.1;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-lg {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-lifestyle {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 24px);
  font-weight: 700;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-row4 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.4vw, 18px);
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.28;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-md {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.28;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-sm {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.28;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}
.hed-xs {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
}

/* Article body text */
.art-body {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--text-muted);
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  display: block;
}

/* Site disclaimer */
.site-disclaimer {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 11px;
  color: var(--gray-500);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

/* ── Responsive breakpoints ── */
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  [data-r="hero"], [data-r="metro"], [data-r="politics"],
  [data-r="hi"], [data-r="pol2"], [data-r="traffic"] {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }
  [data-r="hero"] > *, [data-r="metro"] > *, [data-r="politics"] > *,
  [data-r="hi"] > *, [data-r="pol2"] > *, [data-r="traffic"] > * {
    grid-column: auto !important;
    grid-row: auto !important;
  }
  [data-r="row4"], [data-r="techrow"], [data-r="sports-more"] {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr) !important;
  }
  [data-r="lifestyle"] { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; }
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  [data-desktop-nav] { display: none !important; }
  .mob-btn { display: flex !important; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  [data-r="row4"], [data-r="techrow"], [data-r="sports-more"] {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
  }
}

/* ══ LAYOUT RESET ══ */
.home .container.main {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 0;
}
.container.layout { max-width: 100%; padding: 0; }
.container.layout .row.layout { margin: 0; }
.container.layout .row.layout > .cols { overflow-x: hidden; }
.home .container.layout .row.layout > .cols { padding: 0; }
.pages .main-wrapper .container.main { padding: 24px 16px; max-width: 1140px;}

/* ══ FONTS RESET ══ */
.pages .layout h1,
.pages .layout h2 { font-weight: 700; color: var(--text); }
.pages .layout h1,
.pages .layout h2,
.pages .layout h3,
.pages .layout p,
.pages .layout strong { color: var(--text); }
.pages .layout h1 { font-size: 36px; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -0.02em; margin: 0 0 18px; }
.pages .layout h2 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin: 40px 0 18px; }
.pages .layout h3 { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 600; margin: 24px 0 10px; }
.pages .layout p { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.pages .layout strong { font-weight: 700; }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .pages .layout h1 { font-size: 30px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .pages .layout h2 { font-size: 25px; margin: 32px 0 16px; }
  .pages .layout h3 { font-size: 20px; margin: 22px 0 8px; }
  .pages .layout p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; margin-bottom: 14px; }
}

/* ══ TABLE RESET ══ */
table { margin: 32px 0; }
table th, table td { border-color: var(--border) !important; padding: 8px 16px !important; }
table td { color: var(--text) !important; }
table th {
  background: var(--primary-500) !important;
  color: var(--white) !important;
  font-size: 13px !important;
  font-weight: bold !important;
}
table tbody tr:nth-child(even) td { background: var(--surface-100) !important; }
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  table { display: block !important; overflow-x: auto !important; border: 0 !important; }
}

/* ══ CONTACT FORM ══ */
#contact-form { margin: 45px auto 0; max-width: 500px; }
#contact-form input,
#contact-form textarea {
  flex: 1;
  border: 2px solid var(--gray-300);
  border-radius: 6px;
  outline: 0;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--text);
  min-width: 100%;
}
#contact-form input:active,
#contact-form input:focus,
#contact-form textarea:active,
#contact-form textarea:focus { border: 2px solid var(--primary-500); }
#contact-form input::placeholder,
#contact-form textarea::placeholder { color: var(--gray-600); }
#contact-form button {
  background: var(--primary-500);
  border: none;
  border-radius: 10px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 16px;
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  transition: background 0.2s;
  white-space: nowrap;
  width: 100%;
}
#contact-form button:hover { background: var(--accent-500); }

/* ══ WIDGETS ══ */
.item-current-image img {
  box-shadow: none !important;
  border-radius: 4px !important;
  border-color: var(--gray-300) !important;
}
.item-sublist a { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.item.item-bubbles { margin-bottom: 32px; }
.item-bubbles .row { margin: 0; }
.bubbles-chip {
  align-items: center;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: 12px;
  color: var(--text);
  display: flex;
  font-weight: 500;
  height: 100%;
  padding: 16px 48px 16px 24px;
  position: relative;
  transition: padding 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.bubbles-chip:hover {
  color: var(--text);
  background: var(--surface-100);
  border-color: var(--primary-500);
  padding-left: 20px;
}
.bubbles-chip:active,
.bubbles-chip:focus { background: var(--primary-100); color: var(--text); }
.bubbles-link { display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 100%; text-decoration: none; }
.bubbles-link .bubbles-outer { height: 100%; padding: 5px; max-width: 100%; }
.sibling.link-button .bubbles-link .bubbles-outer,
.sibling.link-button .bubbles-chip { height: auto; }
.col-gap:has(> .item-bubbles)::before { display: none !important; }
.bubbles-chip::after {
  content: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg width='13' height='12' viewBox='0 0 13 12' fill='none' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%3E%3Cpath d='M8.87771 7.01782H1.02042C0.737361 7.01782 0.496528 6.91886 0.297917 6.72094C0.0993056 6.52317 0 6.2833 0 6.00136C0 5.71942 0.0993056 5.4781 0.297917 5.2774C0.496528 5.07657 0.737361 4.97615 1.02042 4.97615H8.87771L5.66583 1.76428C5.46111 1.55955 5.35681 1.31719 5.35292 1.03719C5.34889 0.757332 5.45076 0.510249 5.65854 0.295943C5.86632 0.0948319 6.11014 -0.00377823 6.39 0.000110661C6.66986 0.00399955 6.91236 0.108583 7.1175 0.313861L12.0713 5.27407C12.1699 5.37282 12.2464 5.4856 12.3008 5.6124C12.3551 5.73935 12.3823 5.86865 12.3823 6.00032C12.3823 6.13199 12.3551 6.26122 12.3008 6.38803C12.2464 6.51497 12.1727 6.62497 12.0798 6.71803L7.10958 11.688C6.89403 11.9037 6.65368 12.0081 6.38854 12.0012C6.12354 11.9942 5.88715 11.8862 5.67938 11.6772C5.4716 11.4629 5.36771 11.2166 5.36771 10.9382C5.36771 10.6599 5.4716 10.4192 5.67938 10.2162L8.87771 7.01782Z' fill='%23c8102e'/%3E%3C/svg%3E%0A");
  position: absolute;
  right: 16px;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  transition: 0.2s ease-in-out;
}
.bubbles-chip:hover::after { right: 10px; }
.item-sublist { padding-top: 0 !important; }
.item-sublist:has(.sublist.card) .row > div { padding: 10px !important; }
.sublist.card { border: none; border-radius: 0; transition: 0.2s ease-in; }
.sublist.card .card-img-holder { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; position: relative; width: 100%; height: auto; }
.sublist.card .card-img-holder img { position: absolute; border-radius: 0; transition: 0.2s ease-in; }
.sublist.card h2 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(22px, 2.4vw, 28px);
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-top: 14px;
}
.sublist.card h5 {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: clamp(16px, 1.4vw, 18px);
  line-height: 1.28;
  display: block;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-top: 12px;
}
.sublist.card.horizontal h5 {
  display: block;
  font-family: 'Newsreader', Georgia, serif;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--text);
  margin-top: 0;
}
.sublist.card .card-body { padding: 0; }
.sublist.card:hover h2,
.sublist.card:hover h5 { color: var(--primary-500); }
.sublist.card:hover img { transform: scale(1.06); }
@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .item-sublist:has(.sublist.card) .row > div { padding: 0 0 10px !important; }
  .item-sublist { padding-bottom: 0 !important; }
  .item-sublist:has(.horizontal) { margin-bottom: 20px; }
  .container.layout .row.layout > .cols { padding: 0; }
  .row div:has(> .sublist.card) { padding: 0 !important; }
  .row:has(> div .sublist.card) { margin: 0; }
  .sublist.card { display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .sublist.card.horizontal { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .sublist.card .card-img-top {
    border-radius: calc(var(--bs-border-radius) - (var(--bs-border-width)));
    width: 120px;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }
  .sublist.card .card-body { flex: 1; }
  .sublist.card.horizontal .card-title {
    line-clamp: 2;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    overflow: hidden;
  }
  .sublist.card.horizontal h5 { font-size: 16px; }
}

/* ══ STICKY WRAPPER ══ */
.sticky-wrap {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 40;
  background: var(--white);
}

/* ══ HEADER ══ */
header {
  position: relative;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--white);
}
.header-inner {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  height: 70px;
  gap: 16px;
}

.header-inner .logo {
  max-width: 120px;
}

/* ══ MOBILE MENU ══ */
.mob-menu-inner {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border);
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: var(--box-shadow-lg);
}
.mob-nav {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 12px 20px 16px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}
.mob-nav a {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--text);
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 13px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-light);
}
.mob-nav a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }

/* ══ FOOTER ══ */
.site-footer {
  background: #16181d;
  color: #c7c9cd;
}
.footer-inner {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 36px 20px;
  text-align: center;
}

.foot-brand .logo {
  max-width: 150px;
  margin: 0 auto 30px;
}

.footer-cats {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px 20px;
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
}
.footer-cats a {
  color: #e4e4e7;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.18s;
}
.footer-cats a:hover { color: var(--white); }
.footer-links {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 10px 24px;
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  margin-top: 8px;
}
.footer-links a {
  color: #c7c9cd;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.18s;
}

/* ══ MAIN ══ */
main {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

/* ══ CONTENT SECTIONS ══ */
.sec         { padding: 38px 0 30px; }
.sec-hero    { padding: 28px 0 36px; }
.sec-local   { padding: 30px 0; }
.sec-more-sports { padding: 0 0 36px; }
.sec-weather { padding: 38px 0 36px; }

/* ══ GRIDS ══ */
[data-r="hero"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 232px minmax(0, 1fr) 250px;
  gap: 32px;
}
[data-r="row4"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}
[data-r="metro"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
[data-r="sports-more"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light);
  padding-top: 24px;
}
[data-r="politics"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.4fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
}
[data-r="hi"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1.5fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
[data-r="pol2"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
}
[data-r="lifestyle"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 32px;
}
[data-r="traffic"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.5fr) minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 32px;
}
[data-r="techrow"] {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
}

/* ══ HERO LAYOUT ══ */
.hero-cover   { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
.hero-popular { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
.hero-side    { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px; }

/* ══ POPULAR LIST ══ */
.popular-heading {
  font-family: 'Archivo', sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: .04em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin: 0;
  display: inline-block;
  border-bottom: 3px solid var(--primary-500);
  padding-bottom: 6px;
}
.popular-list { list-style: none; margin: 6px 0 0; padding: 0; }
.popular-item { display: flex; gap: 12px; padding: 13px 0; }
.popular-item + .popular-item { border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light); }
.popular-num {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--primary-500);
  line-height: 1.2;
  flex: none;
  width: 16px;
}

/* ══ IMAGE ASPECT RATIOS ══ */
.ci-16-9  { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; }
.ci-4-3   { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.ci-3-2   { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; }
.ci-16-10 { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16 / 10; }
.ci-1-1   { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }

/* ══ ARTICLE CARD LAYOUTS ══ */
.card-col { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 11px; }
.flex-col  { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }

/* Article spacing / separators */
.art-top    { padding-top: 4px; }
.art-pb     { padding-bottom: 18px; }
.art-pb-md  { padding-bottom: 16px; }
.art-pad    { padding: 16px 0; }
.art-sep    { padding: 16px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light); }
.art-first-sm { padding: 15px 0; }
.art-sep-sm { padding: 15px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border-light); }
.art-sep-bot { padding: 16px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-light); }

/* ══ SECTION SUB-HEADINGS ══ */
.sub-heading {
  font-family: 'Newsreader', serif;
  font-size: clamp(20px, 2vw, 24px);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
}

/* ══ POLITICS PICK CARD ══ */
.pick-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-light);
}