/* The Metropolis Tribune — site styles */
:root {
  --navy: #043264;
  --navy-deep: #021c3a;
  --gold: #c4a35a;
  --gold-light: #e8d394;
  --red: #b23a34;
  --ink: #161616;
  --ink-soft: #3a3a3a;
  --paper: #faf8f3;
  --paper-dark: #f1ebe0;
  --rule: #1c1c1c;
  --serif: "Playfair Display", "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
  --masthead: "Cinzel", "Playfair Display", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --body: "Source Serif 4", "Georgia", "Times New Roman", serif;
  --sans: "Source Sans 3", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { font-size: 20px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: #f4f0e8;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: var(--body);
  line-height: 1.6;
  text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;
}
img, svg { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: var(--navy); text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.wrap { width: min(1180px, calc(100% - 2rem)); margin: 0 auto; }

/* Top utility bar */
.topbar {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #f3ead3;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.topbar .wrap {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem 1rem;
  padding: 0.45rem 0;
}
.topbar .wrap > :first-child {
  justify-self: start;
  min-width: 0;
}
.topbar .social-truth {
  justify-self: center;
  grid-column: 2;
}
.topbar .wrap > :last-child {
  justify-self: end;
  text-align: right;
  min-width: 0;
}
.topbar a { color: #f3ead3; text-decoration: none; }
.topbar a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }

/* Whole top of the page (except the Truth Social icon) goes to the homepage */
.site-top {
  position: relative;
}
.site-top .masthead h1 a::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
}
.site-top .topbar .social-truth {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}

/* Masthead — classic newspaper nameplate (preview) */
.masthead {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0.9rem 0 0.15rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 0;
}
.masthead .wrap {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: stretch;
}
.masthead-row { display: none; } /* old flanking globes retired */
.nameplate {
  padding: 0.15rem 0 0.2rem;
}
.nameplate-rule {
  height: 0;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy);
  padding-bottom: 2px;
  margin: 0;
}
.nameplate-rule.accent {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--red);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-top: 0.45rem;
}
.masthead h1 {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0.1rem;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: none;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.05rem, 8vw, 4.35rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 0.92;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-align: center;
  white-space: normal;
}
.masthead h1 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.masthead h1 .title-lead {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.36em;
  letter-spacing: 0.34em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 0.18em;
}
.masthead h1 .title-rest {
  display: block;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.motto {
  margin: 0.35rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-align: center;
}
.dateline {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: baseline;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  margin-top: 0.65rem;
  padding: 0.45rem 0 0.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink);
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
.dateline .center { margin: 0; text-align: center; flex: 1; }
.dateline .dateline-mark {
  color: var(--red);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
}

/* Professional newspaper footer (preview) */
.site-footer {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #f3ead3;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  clear: both;
}
.footer-photo {
  background: #021018;
  border-top: 3px double var(--gold);
}
.footer-photo figure { margin: 0; }
.footer-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: min(42vw, 280px);
  min-height: 150px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center 40%;
  display: block;
}
.footer-photo figcaption {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.45rem 0.75rem 0.55rem;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  color: #d9d0b8;
  text-align: center;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
}
.footer-panel {
  padding: 1.6rem 0 1.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.footer-nameplate {
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 3.2vw, 1.7rem);
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-align: center;
  color: #f6f1e6;
}
.footer-motto {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.98rem;
  text-align: center;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.footer-nav {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.35rem 1.15rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.45);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.45);
  text-align: center;
}
.footer-nav a {
  color: #f6f1e6;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.86rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.footer-nav a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); text-decoration: underline; }
.site-footer .social-row {
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.4rem;
}
.site-footer a.social-truth-join { color: #f6f1e6; }
.site-footer a.social-truth-join:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }
.site-footer .contribute {
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  border-top-color: rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.35);
}
.site-footer .contribute .label,
.site-footer .contribute .note { color: #d9d0b8; text-align: center; }
.footer-copy {
  margin: 1.15rem 0 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  color: #d9d0b8;
}
.footer-end-bar {
  height: 8px;
  background: var(--navy);
  border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
}


/* Navigation */
nav.sections {
  border-top: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  background: #ffffff;
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(4,50,100,0.06);
}
/* List layout is in .site-menu; do not style nested .sub-menu as the bar. */
nav.sections a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
nav.sections a:hover,
nav.sections a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--red); }

/* Front page — roomy news layout (hooks: lede, col-mid, rail, story unchanged) */
.front {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.7fr) minmax(260px, 0.88fr);
  column-gap: 2.4rem;
  row-gap: 2.1rem;
  padding: 2rem 0 3.75rem;
  align-items: start;
}
.lede {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  border-right: 0;
  padding: 1.7rem 1.85rem 1.65rem;
  margin: 0;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--navy);
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(4,50,100,0.04);
}
.kicker {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
}
h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.15; margin: 0 0 0.45rem; }
.lede h2 { font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 4vw, 2.75rem); }
.lede h2 a, .story h3 a, .rail-story h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.lede h2 a:hover, .story h3 a:hover, .rail-story h3 a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.deck {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}
.byline {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
}
.lede-art {
  background: linear-gradient(160deg, #0a2a4a 0%, #1a4a6e 45%, #0d2238 100%);
  color: #f3ead3;
  min-height: 220px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.lede-art .globe { width: 160px; opacity: 0.95; }
.lede-art figcaption,
figure figcaption {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  padding: 0.4rem 0 0;
  font-style: italic;
}
.lede p, .story p, .article-body p {
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
}
.article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 3.05rem;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.8;
  padding: 0.1rem 0.4rem 0 0;
  color: var(--navy);
}

.col-mid {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 2;
  border-right: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1.25rem 1.4rem;
}
.col-mid::before {
  content: "Top Stories";
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  padding: 0 0 0.45rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.15rem;
}
.story {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 1.15rem 1.2rem 1.2rem;
  min-width: 0;
}
.story + .story {
  margin-top: 0;
  padding-top: 1.15rem;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
}
.story h3 { font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1.25; }
.story .byline { margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.story p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

.rail {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-top: 4px solid var(--red);
  padding: 1.2rem 1.15rem 1.5rem;
}
.rail > h3:first-of-type,
.rail .rail-label {
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  padding: 0 0 0.45rem;
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.rail h3 { font-size: 1.08rem; }
.rail-story + .rail-story {
  margin-top: 0.95rem;
  padding-top: 0.95rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
}
.rail-story p { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.rail-head {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-weight: 700;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 0.35rem 0;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
}

/* Article pages */
article.feature { max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 2rem 0 3.5rem; }
article.feature h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 3rem); margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.article-body { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.7; }
.article-body p { margin: 0 0 1.1rem; }

/* Section index */
.section-page { padding: 1.75rem 0 3rem; }
.section-page > h2 {
  font-size: 2rem;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
}
.section-list { display: grid; gap: 1.25rem; }
.section-list .story h3 { font-size: 1.6rem; }

footer.site {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #f3ead3;
  padding: 1.75rem 0 2.25rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  margin-top: 0.5rem;
}
footer.site a { color: var(--gold-light); text-decoration: none; }
footer.site a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
footer.site .name {
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
}
footer.site p { margin: 0.25rem 0; color: #d9d0b8; }

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  html { font-size: 19px; }
  .front {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 1.5rem;
  }
  .lede, .col-mid, .rail {
    grid-column: auto;
    grid-row: auto;
    border-right: 0;
  }
  .lede { padding: 1.3rem 1.15rem 1.2rem; }
  .col-mid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .rail { order: 0; }
  .masthead h1 {
    font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 11vw, 2.6rem);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  }
  .masthead h1 .title-lead { letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
  .dateline {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    gap: 0.2rem 0.75rem;
  }
  .dateline span { width: auto; }
  .dateline .center { flex: 1 1 100%; order: -1; }
  .footer-photo img { height: 160px; }
}

/* Contribute — PayPal buttons */
.contribute {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem 1rem;
  margin-top: 1.1rem;
  padding-top: 1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(243, 234, 211, 0.25);
}
.contribute .label {
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  margin: 0;
  color: #f3ead3;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.contribute .note {
  flex: 1 1 100%;
  margin: 0;
  color: #d9d0b8;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
.btn-pay {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 0.55rem 1.15rem;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.btn-pay:hover { background: var(--gold-light); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.btn-pay.secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--gold-light);
  outline: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.btn-pay.secondary:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); }
.contribute form { margin: 0; display: inline; }

.staff {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 1.15rem 1.6rem;
  margin: 0.85rem 0 0.15rem;
}
.staff-card {
  margin: 0;
  width: 8.25rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.staff-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
  background: #1a1a1c;
}
.staff-card figcaption {
  margin: 0.4rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.staff-card .role {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Byline with reporter mug, linking to their page */
.byline-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.7rem;
  margin: 0.65rem 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.byline-row img {
  width: 56px;
  height: 70px;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  flex: 0 0 56px;
}
.byline-row .by-name {
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.byline-row .by-name:hover { color: var(--red); }
.byline-row .by-role {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.byline-row .by-date {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}

/* Article page */
.article-head { max-width: 42rem; padding: 1.4rem 0 0.5rem; }
.article-head h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 4.2vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.5rem;
}
.article-body { max-width: 42rem; padding-bottom: 2.5rem; }
.article-body p { margin: 0 0 1rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.article-body p:first-of-type::first-letter {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 3.1rem;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.85;
  padding: 0.08rem 0.4rem 0 0;
  color: var(--navy);
}

/* Reporter / newsroom pages */
.reporter-page { padding: 1.75rem 0 3rem; }
.reporter-hero {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 220px 1fr;
  gap: 1.75rem;
  align-items: start;
  padding-bottom: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--rule);
}
.reporter-hero img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
}
.reporter-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.6rem);
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  line-height: 1.1;
}
.reporter-hero .role-line {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
}
.reporter-hero .bio {
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin: 0;
}
.story-list { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.story-list h2 {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.9rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding-bottom: 0.4rem;
}
.story-list li {
  padding: 0.85rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
}
.story-list .kicker { margin: 0 0 0.2rem; }
.story-list h3 { font-size: 1.28rem; margin: 0 0 0.25rem; }
.story-list h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.story-list h3 a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.story-list .sum { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }

.newsroom-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(200px, 220px));
  gap: 1.5rem;
  padding: 1.5rem 0 3rem;
}
.newsroom-card { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; display: block; }
.newsroom-card img {
  width: 100%;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
  object-fit: cover;
  object-position: center top;
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 0.55rem;
}
.newsroom-card h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.2rem;
}
.newsroom-card .role {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.section-page { padding: 1.25rem 0 3rem; }
.section-page > h1 {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.5vw, 2.4rem);
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.5rem;
  border-bottom: 3px double var(--rule);
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .reporter-hero { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .reporter-hero img { max-width: 220px; }
}


/* longer staff bios */
.reporter-hero {
  align-items: start;
}
.reporter-hero .role-line {
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  max-width: 36rem;
}
.reporter-hero .bio {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.reporter-hero .bio:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.newsroom-card .role {
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  line-height: 1.35;
  text-transform: none;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
}
.byline-row .by-role {
  letter-spacing: 0.03em;
  text-transform: none;
  line-height: 1.3;
  font-size: 0.8rem;
}

.reporter-hero .bio a { color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; text-decoration: underline; }
.reporter-hero .bio a:hover { color: var(--red); }

.reporter-hero--text { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.newsroom-card--text {
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
  padding: 1.15rem 1rem 1.05rem;
  min-height: 8.5rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}
.newsroom-card--text h2 { margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }

.contact-copy {
  max-width: 40rem;
}
.contact-copy p {
  margin: 0 0 1.05rem;
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.contact-copy p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }

/* Truth Social — official app icon, top bar and footer */
.topbar-end {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
}
.social-truth {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  line-height: 0;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.social-truth img {
  display: block;
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  max-width: none;
  border-radius: 22%;
}
.social-truth:hover { opacity: 0.85; }
.social-row {
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem;
}
a.social-truth-join {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  text-transform: none;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.25;
}
a.social-truth-join:hover { color: var(--red); opacity: 1; }
a.social-truth-join img { flex-shrink: 0; }
footer .social-truth img {
  width: 28px;
  height: 28px;
}
@media print { a.social-truth-join span { color: var(--ink); } }

/* Site menu bar */
.nav-bar {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  position: relative;
}
.nav-toggle-input {
  position: absolute;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  padding: 0;
  margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0);
  white-space: nowrap;
  border: 0;
}
.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
}
.site-menu {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.15rem 1.35rem;
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.55rem 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  width: 100%;
}
.site-menu a { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none; }
.site-menu a:hover,
.site-menu a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--red); }
.site-menu .has-sub {
  position: relative;
}
.site-menu .sub-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: auto;
  right: 0;
  transform: none;
  min-width: 18rem;
  max-width: min(28rem, 90vw);
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0.4rem 0;
  list-style: none;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.16);
  z-index: 30;
  text-transform: none;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.site-menu .has-sub:hover > .sub-menu,
.site-menu .has-sub:focus-within > .sub-menu {
  display: block;
}
.site-menu .sub-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.site-menu .sub-menu a:hover,
.site-menu .sub-menu a[aria-current="page"] {
  color: var(--red);
  background: var(--paper-dark);
}
.site-menu .sub-menu .section-home {
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 0.78rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .social-truth {
    min-width: 48px;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 4px;
  }
  .social-truth img {
    width: 36px;
    height: 36px;
  }
  footer .social-truth img {
    width: 44px;
    height: 44px;
  }
  .topbar .wrap { padding: 0.55rem 0; align-items: center; }

  .nav-bar {
    justify-content: flex-end;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    padding: 0.35rem 0;
  }
  .nav-toggle {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.55rem;
    min-height: 48px;
    min-width: 7.5rem;
    padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
    margin: 0.15rem 0;
    background: var(--navy-deep);
    color: #f3ead3;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 1.05rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.12em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    cursor: pointer;
    border: 2px solid var(--navy-deep);
    user-select: none;
  }
  .nav-toggle:hover,
  .nav-toggle-input:focus-visible + .nav-toggle {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--gold-light);
  }
  .nav-toggle-icon {
    display: block;
    width: 1.15rem;
    height: 0.85rem;
    background:
      linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) 0 0 / 100% 2.5px no-repeat,
      linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) 0 50% / 100% 2.5px no-repeat,
      linear-gradient(currentColor, currentColor) 0 100% / 100% 2.5px no-repeat;
  }
  .site-menu {
    display: none;
    flex-direction: column;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: min(75vh, 36rem);
    overflow-y: auto;
    padding: 0.25rem 0 0.85rem;
    text-transform: none;
    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
    font-size: 1.05rem;
  }
  .nav-toggle-input:checked ~ .site-menu {
    display: flex;
  }
  .nav-toggle-input:checked + .nav-toggle {
    background: var(--navy);
    color: var(--gold-light);
  }
  .site-menu > li {
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
  }
  .site-menu > li > a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0.65rem 0.35rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .site-menu .has-sub:hover > .sub-menu,
  .site-menu .has-sub:focus-within > .sub-menu {
    display: block; /* already visible on mobile; keep open */
  }
  .site-menu .sub-menu {
    display: block;
    position: static;
    transform: none;
    left: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    max-width: none;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0 0 0.4rem;
    border: 0;
    box-shadow: none;
    background: transparent;
  }
  .site-menu .sub-menu a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0.65rem 0.35rem 0.65rem 1rem;
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.35;
    font-weight: 600;
  }
  .site-menu .sub-menu .section-home { border-bottom: 0; margin: 0; }
}


/* Newsletter page — subscription card (added v5) */
.nl-page { padding: 2.5rem 0 3.5rem; }
.nl-hero {
  position: relative;
  max-width: 50rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.75rem 1.5rem 2.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 6px double var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 6px double var(--navy);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}
.nl-hero::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 50% auto auto 50%;
  width: 26rem;
  height: 26rem;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background: url("../img/globe.svg") center / contain no-repeat;
  opacity: 0.07;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.nl-ornament {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.9rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}
.nl-ornament::before,
.nl-ornament::after {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 1 5.5rem;
  height: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  padding-top: 2px;
}
.nl-ornament img { width: 46px; height: 46px; }
.nl-eyebrow {
  margin: 0 0 0.85rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.28em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.nl-hero h1 {
  margin: 0 0 1rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 6vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.nl-hero h1 em {
  display: block;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.nl-deck {
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1.12rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.nl-points {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 0;
  max-width: 50rem;
  margin: 2rem auto 2.25rem;
  padding: 0;
  counter-reset: nl;
}
.nl-points li {
  counter-increment: nl;
  padding: 0.35rem 1.4rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.nl-points li + li { border-left: 1px solid #c9c1b0; }
.nl-points li::before {
  content: counter(nl, upper-roman);
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.nl-points h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.nl-points p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.nl-card {
  max-width: 34rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 6px;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.18);
}
.nl-card-inner {
  padding: 2rem 2rem 1.75rem;
  background: var(--paper);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  text-align: center;
}
.nl-card-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.3rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.nl-card-sub {
  margin: 0 0 1.4rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.nl-form { margin: 0; text-align: left; }
.nl-form label {
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.nl-row { display: flex; gap: 0.6rem; }
.nl-form input[type="email"] {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fffdf8;
  border: 1px solid #8f8778;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  border-radius: 0;
  -webkit-appearance: none;
  appearance: none;
}
.nl-form input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: #6f685c; }
.nl-form input[type="email"]:focus {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 2px;
  border-color: var(--navy);
}
.nl-form input[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: var(--red); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.nl-submit {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-height: 52px;
  min-width: 9rem;
  padding: 0.7rem 1.5rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #f6f1e6;
  background: var(--navy);
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
  border-radius: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}
.nl-submit:hover {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  border-color: var(--gold);
  color: var(--gold-light);
}
.nl-submit:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 3px;
}
.nl-submit[disabled] { cursor: progress; opacity: 0.75; }
.nl-hp {
  position: absolute !important;
  left: -10000px !important;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.nl-status {
  min-height: 1.4rem;
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.nl-status.is-error {
  padding: 0.6rem 0.8rem;
  color: #7d221d;
  background: #f7e6e2;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--red);
}
.nl-privacy {
  margin: 1.1rem 0 0;
  padding-top: 0.9rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  text-align: center;
}
.nl-success { text-align: center; }
.nl-success[hidden] { display: none; }
.nl-success:focus { outline: none; }
.nl-success .nl-seal {
  display: block;
  width: 64px;
  height: 64px;
  margin: 0 auto 0.85rem;
}
.nl-success h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.7rem;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.nl-success p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.nl-success .nl-home {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.nl-signoff {
  margin: 2.25rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}

/* Home page newsletter teaser */
.nl-teaser {
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 1rem 1rem 1.1rem;
  background: var(--paper-dark);
  border-top: 3px double var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  text-align: center;
}
.nl-teaser .kicker { color: var(--navy); }
.rail .nl-teaser h3 { font-size: 1.15rem; margin: 0 0 0.4rem; }
.nl-teaser p { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.nl-teaser .nl-teaser-link {
  display: inline-block;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.1rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #f6f1e6;
  background: var(--navy);
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
}
.nl-teaser .nl-teaser-link:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-light); }
.nl-teaser .nl-teaser-link:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .nl-page { padding: 1.5rem 0 2.5rem; }
  .nl-hero { padding: 2rem 0.5rem 1.85rem; }
  .nl-hero::before { width: 18rem; height: 18rem; }
  .nl-points { grid-template-columns: 1fr; margin: 1.5rem auto 1.75rem; }
  .nl-points li { padding: 1rem 0.5rem; }
  .nl-points li + li { border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid #c9c1b0; }
  .nl-card-inner { padding: 1.6rem 1.1rem 1.4rem; }
  .nl-row { flex-direction: column; }
  .nl-submit { width: 100%; }
}

/* Automatic holiday band (js/holidays.js). Inserted only on a listed day. */
.holiday-band {
  background: var(--paper);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  box-shadow: inset 0 -3px 0 var(--paper), inset 0 -4px 0 var(--gold);
  padding: 0.7rem 0 0.85rem;
  text-align: center;
}
.holiday-band-inner { max-width: 54rem; }
.holiday-band-label {
  margin: 0 0 0.25rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a6f2f;
}
.holiday-band-label::before,
.holiday-band-label::after {
  content: "";
  display: inline-block;
  width: 2.2rem;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
  vertical-align: middle;
  margin: 0 0.7rem;
}
.holiday-band-text {
  margin: 0 auto;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.92rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--navy);
}
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .holiday-band { padding: 0.6rem 0 0.7rem; }
  .holiday-band-label::before, .holiday-band-label::after { width: 1rem; margin: 0 0.45rem; }
  .holiday-band-text { font-size: 0.85rem; }
}
@media print { .holiday-band { display: none; } }

/* Subscribe page (added v7) */
.sub-page .nl-hero h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 5.6vw, 3.3rem); }
.sub-price-line {
  max-width: 36rem;
  margin: 1.1rem auto 0;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.sub-includes-title {
  max-width: 50rem;
  margin: 2.4rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.26em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.sub-includes {
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1.25rem;
  max-width: 50rem;
  margin: 1rem auto 2.4rem;
  padding: 0;
  counter-reset: sub;
}
.sub-includes li {
  counter-increment: sub;
  padding: 1.4rem 1.5rem 1.3rem;
  background: #fbf8f0;
  border: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
  border-top: 3px double var(--navy);
}
.sub-includes li::before {
  content: counter(sub, upper-roman);
  display: block;
  margin: 0 0 0.4rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
.sub-includes h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.sub-includes p { margin: 0; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub-includes .sub-tag {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.75rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a6f2f;
}
.sub-price {
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.1rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 3.4rem;
  line-height: 1;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.sub-price small {
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.sub-card-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 1.1rem auto 1.4rem;
  padding: 0.9rem 0 0;
  max-width: 22rem;
  border-top: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
  text-align: left;
}
.sub-card-list li {
  position: relative;
  padding: 0.3rem 0 0.3rem 1.6rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.sub-card-list li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.2rem;
  top: 0.62rem;
  width: 0.7rem;
  height: 0.38rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--gold);
  transform: rotate(-45deg);
}
.sub-card-list li.free { color: var(--ink-soft); font-style: italic; }
.sub-paypal { margin: 0; }
.sub-paypal .nl-submit { width: 100%; }
.sub-fine {
  margin: 0.9rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.sub-free-note {
  max-width: 40rem;
  margin: 2.2rem auto 0;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.sub-free-note strong { color: var(--navy-deep); }
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .sub-includes { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.9rem; margin: 0.9rem auto 1.75rem; }
  .sub-price { font-size: 2.9rem; }
}

/* Article-end subscription note (once, after the story) */
.sub-close {
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0 0 2.5rem;
  padding: 1.1rem 1.25rem 1.2rem;
  background: #fbf8f0;
  border-top: 3px double var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.article-body + .sub-close { margin-top: -1rem; }
.sub-close-kicker {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--masthead);
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #8a6f2f;
}
.sub-close p.sub-close-text { margin: 0 0 0.8rem; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.sub-close-link {
  display: inline-block;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0.6rem 1.15rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.8rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #f6f1e6;
  background: var(--navy);
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
}
.sub-close-link:hover { color: var(--gold-light); background: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--gold); }
.sub-close-link:focus-visible { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 3px; }
.sub-close + .truth-close { margin-top: -1.6rem; }
@media print { .sub-close, .truth-close { display: none; } }

/* Videos page */
.vid-page { padding: 2.5rem 0 3.5rem; }
.vid-page .nl-hero { max-width: 56rem; }
.vid-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 2rem 1.75rem;
  max-width: 64rem;
  margin: 2.25rem auto 0;
}
.vid-item { margin: 0; padding-top: 0.9rem; border-top: 3px double var(--navy); }
.vid-item.vid-feature { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.vid-frame {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
}
.vid-frame iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.vid-meta {
  margin: 0.75rem 0 0.25rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--red);
}
.vid-meta .vid-source { color: #6b5420; }
.vid-item h2 {
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-size: 1.3rem;
  line-height: 1.25;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
}
.vid-item.vid-feature h2 { font-size: 1.7rem; }
.vid-item p.vid-deck { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; font-size: 0.98rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.vid-credit { margin: 0; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.vid-note {
  max-width: 44rem;
  margin: 2.75rem auto 0;
  text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .vid-page { padding: 1.5rem 0 2.5rem; }
  .vid-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.6rem; }
  .vid-item.vid-feature h2 { font-size: 1.4rem; }
}

/* ---------- Newsletter preferences and one-click unsubscribe (v8) ---------- */
.prefs-page .nl-card { margin-top: 0.5rem; }
.prefs-panel { text-align: center; }
.prefs-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.prefs-panel:focus { outline: none; }
.nl-seal-sm { display: block; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0 auto 0.85rem; }
.prefs-title { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.7rem; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--navy-deep); }
.prefs-text { margin: 0 0 0.75rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.prefs-quiet { margin: 0.9rem 0 0; font-family: var(--body); font-style: italic; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.prefs-quiet[hidden], .nl-card-sub[hidden], #p-email-wrap[hidden] { display: none; }
.prefs-link { color: var(--navy); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 2px; }
.prefs-link:hover { color: var(--navy-deep); }
.prefs-actions { margin: 1rem 0 0; }
.prefs-email {
  display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; min-height: 52px; padding: 0.7rem 0.9rem;
  font-family: var(--body); font-size: 1.05rem; color: var(--ink); background: #fffdf8;
  border: 1px solid #8f8778; border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy); border-radius: 0;
  -webkit-appearance: none; appearance: none;
}
.prefs-email:focus { outline: 3px solid var(--gold); outline-offset: 2px; border-color: var(--navy); }
.prefs-email[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: var(--red); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.prefs-choices { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; margin: 1.2rem 0 0; }
.prefs-choice { padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid #d4cbb8; background: #fffdf8; text-align: center; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.prefs-choice h3 { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.2rem; color: var(--navy-deep); }
.prefs-choice p { margin: 0 0 0.9rem; font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--ink-soft); flex: 1 1 auto; }
.prefs-choice .nl-submit { width: 100%; min-width: 0; padding-left: 0.8rem; padding-right: 0.8rem; }
.nl-submit.prefs-btn-alt { color: var(--navy); background: transparent; }
.nl-submit.prefs-btn-alt:hover { color: var(--gold-light); background: var(--navy-deep); }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .prefs-choices { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }


/* Redesign: article and section breathing room */
main.wrap {
  padding-top: 0.4rem;
}
main.wrap > article {
  max-width: 46rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 2.1rem 0 3.2rem;
  background: transparent;
}
.article-head {
  padding-bottom: 1.1rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.25rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
}
.article-head h1 {
  font-size: clamp(1.85rem, 4.2vw, 2.85rem);
  line-height: 1.15;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 0.7rem;
}
.article-body {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}
.section-page {
  padding: 2rem 0 3.5rem;
}
.section-page > h1,
.section-page > h2 {
  margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
}
.section-page .story,
.section-page article.story {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 1.15rem 1.25rem 1.2rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.1rem;
}
.nl-page, .vid-page, .section-page, .reporter-page {
  background: transparent;
}
.wrap { width: min(1220px, calc(100% - 2rem)); }

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  main.wrap > article { padding: 1.4rem 0 2.4rem; }
}


/* Breaking / latest-headlines ticker */
.breaking-ticker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #f6f1e6;
  min-height: 2.4rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.breaking-label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 0.95rem;
  background: var(--red);
  color: #fff;
  font-size: 0.72rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  z-index: 1;
}
.breaking-viewport {
  flex: 1;
  overflow: hidden;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  min-width: 0;
}
.breaking-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  padding: 0.45rem 1rem;
  gap: 0;
}
.breaking-track a {
  color: #f6f1e6;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-size: 0.88rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.breaking-track a:hover { color: var(--gold-light); text-decoration: underline; }
.breaking-sep { color: var(--gold); font-size: 0.7rem; padding: 0 1.15rem; }
.breaking-copy { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
.breaking-track.is-scrolling {
  animation: ticker-scroll 90s linear infinite;
  animation-delay: 4s;
  will-change: transform;
}
.breaking-ticker:hover .breaking-track.is-scrolling,
.breaking-ticker:focus-within .breaking-track.is-scrolling {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}
@keyframes ticker-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

/* Soft shimmer across the nameplate accent rule — a light patriotic glint, not a strobe */
.nameplate-rule.accent {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.nameplate-rule.accent::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: -1px auto -1px 0;
  width: 28%;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,0.55), rgba(196,163,90,0.7), transparent);
  animation: nameplate-shimmer 9s ease-in-out infinite;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@keyframes nameplate-shimmer {
  0% { transform: translateX(-120%); opacity: 0; }
  12% { opacity: 1; }
  40% { transform: translateX(420%); opacity: 0; }
  100% { transform: translateX(420%); opacity: 0; }
}

/* Gentle fade-in for the front-page story cards */
.lede, .col-mid .story, .rail {
  animation: card-fade 0.55s ease-out both;
}
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(1) { animation-delay: 0.04s; }
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: 0.08s; }
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: 0.12s; }
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(4) { animation-delay: 0.16s; }
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(5) { animation-delay: 0.2s; }
.col-mid .story:nth-of-type(6) { animation-delay: 0.24s; }
.rail { animation-delay: 0.1s; }
@keyframes card-fade {
  from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(10px); }
  to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .breaking-track.is-scrolling { animation: none; will-change: auto; }
  .breaking-viewport { overflow-x: auto; }
  .nameplate-rule.accent::after,
  .lede, .col-mid .story, .rail { animation: none; }
}

/* =====================================================================
   Responsive pass (Nov 13): one design that adapts phone → tablet → desktop.
   Same sections, same order of importance, same branding at every width.
   ===================================================================== */

/* Live dot on the Breaking label — slow, soft pulse (all widths) */
.breaking-label::before {
  content: "";
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 0.42rem;
  height: 0.42rem;
  margin-right: 0.5rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  animation: live-pulse 2.6s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes live-pulse {
  0%   { opacity: 1;    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55); }
  60%  { opacity: 0.55; box-shadow: 0 0 0 0.4rem rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); }
  100% { opacity: 1;    box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0); }
}
.breaking-track.is-scrolling { animation-duration: 120s; animation-delay: 1.2s; }

/* Long section dropdowns never run off the screen */
.site-menu .sub-menu {
  max-height: min(70vh, 34rem);
  overflow-y: auto;
  overscroll-behavior: contain;
}

/* Gentle slide-in of cards as they scroll into view (class added by js/ticker.js) */
.reveal {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(14px);
  animation: none !important;
  transition: opacity 0.75s ease-out, transform 0.75s ease-out;
}
.reveal.is-in { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
@media print { .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; } }

/* One-headline-at-a-time ticker for people who turned on Reduce Motion (fade only) */
.breaking-track.is-fading { display: block; width: 100%; padding: 0.45rem 1rem; }
.breaking-track.is-fading > a,
.breaking-track.is-fading > .breaking-sep { display: none; }
.breaking-track.is-fading > a.is-on {
  display: block;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-overflow: ellipsis;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: tk-fade 0.9s ease-out both;
}
@keyframes tk-fade { from { opacity: 0; } to { opacity: 1; } }

/* Small laptops and iPad landscape: keep the section bar on one line */
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1140px) {
  .site-menu { gap: 0.15rem 1rem; font-size: 0.8rem; }
}

/* Tablet and phone */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  /* Top bar: one tidy line — paper name and Truth Social (edition stays in the dateline) */
  .topbar .wrap { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; padding: 0.2rem 0; }
  .topbar .wrap > .edition-name { display: none; }
  .topbar .wrap > :first-child { white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; }
  .topbar .social-truth { justify-self: end; }

  /* Nameplate: same look, less height */
  .masthead { padding: 0.55rem 0 0; }
  .nameplate-rule.accent { margin-top: 0.3rem; }
  .motto { margin-top: 0.2rem; }
  .dateline { margin-top: 0.4rem; padding: 0.35rem 0 0.5rem; gap: 0.1rem 0.75rem; }

  /* Section bar: the same links as desktop, in one sticky row that slides sideways */
  .nav-toggle { display: none !important; }
  .nav-bar { padding: 0; flex-wrap: nowrap; position: relative; }
  .nav-bar::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    width: 2.8rem;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0), rgba(255,255,255,0.85) 55%, #fff);
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .site-menu,
  .nav-toggle-input:checked ~ .site-menu {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: stretch;
    gap: 0;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: none;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    padding: 0;
    font-size: 0.8rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
  .site-menu::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .site-menu > li { flex: 0 0 auto; border-bottom: 0; }
  .site-menu > li:last-child { padding-right: 1.4rem; }
  .site-menu > li > a {
    position: relative;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 46px;
    padding: 0 0.75rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }
  .site-menu > li:first-child > a { padding-left: 0; }
  .site-menu > li > a[aria-current="page"]::after {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0.75rem; right: 0.75rem; bottom: 9px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--red);
  }
  .site-menu > li:first-child > a[aria-current="page"]::after { left: 0; }
  .site-menu .sub-menu,
  .site-menu .has-sub:hover > .sub-menu,
  .site-menu .has-sub:focus-within > .sub-menu { display: none !important; }

  /* Front page: lead story, then Latest + newsletter (the desktop right column), then Top Stories */
  .front { gap: 1.25rem; padding: 1.1rem 0 2.5rem; }
  .front > .lede { order: 1; }
  .front > .col-mid { order: 3; }
  .front > .rail { display: contents; }
  .front > .rail > * { order: 4; }
  .front > .rail > h3:first-child,
  .front > .rail > h3:first-child + .rail-story,
  .front > .rail > .nl-teaser { order: 2; }
  .front > .rail > h3 {
    margin: 0.4rem 0 -0.4rem !important;
    padding: 0 0 0.45rem;
    font-family: var(--masthead);
    font-size: 0.82rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.2em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
  }
  .front > .rail > .rail-story,
  .front > .rail > .rail-story + .rail-story {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 1rem 1.1rem 1.05rem;
    background: #fff;
    border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
    border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  }
  .front > .rail > h3:first-child + .rail-story { border-top-color: var(--red); }
  .front > .rail > .rail-story p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .front > .rail > .nl-teaser { margin: 0; }

  /* Footer: comfortable tap targets */
  .footer-nav { gap: 0 0.4rem; }
  .footer-nav a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; padding: 0 0.45rem; }
  .btn-pay { min-height: 44px; }
}

/* Tablet portrait: two columns of Top Stories */
@media (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 880px) {
  .col-mid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
}

/* Phone */
@media (max-width: 599px) {
  html { font-size: 18px; }
  .wrap { width: calc(100% - 1.5rem); }
  .topbar { font-size: 0.72rem; }
  .masthead h1 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 12vw, 2.6rem); }
  .motto { font-size: 0.92rem; }
  .dateline { font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .breaking-label { padding: 0 0.7rem; font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; }
  .breaking-track a { font-size: 0.86rem; }
  .lede { padding: 1.1rem 1rem 1.05rem; }
  .lede h2 { font-size: 1.8rem; line-height: 1.14; }
  .deck { font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .story { padding: 1rem 1rem 1.05rem; }
  .story h3 { font-size: 1.22rem; }
  .col-mid { gap: 0.9rem; }
  .article-head h1 { font-size: 1.85rem; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .breaking-label::before { animation: none; }
  .reveal { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

/* Modern touches: balanced headlines, smooth page changes, tactile cards */
h1, h2, h3, .deck { text-wrap: balance; }
.article-body p, .lede p, .story p { text-wrap: pretty; }
html { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(4, 50, 100, 0.12); }
a:focus-visible, button:focus-visible, label:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--gold);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
  @view-transition { navigation: auto; }
  ::view-transition-old(root), ::view-transition-new(root) { animation-duration: 0.35s; }
}
@media (hover: hover) and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .col-mid .story, .front > .rail > .rail-story, .section-page .story {
    transition: transform 0.35s ease, box-shadow 0.35s ease, opacity 0.75s ease-out;
  }
  .col-mid .story:hover, .section-page .story:hover {
    transform: translateY(-2px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.09);
  }
}
.story:active, .rail-story:active { background: #fbf9f4; }

/* ---------- Accessibility: skip link, reading settings, listen bar, high contrast ---------- */
.skip-link {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0.75rem;
  top: -4rem;
  z-index: 100;
  padding: 0.7rem 1rem;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 0.75rem; color: #fff; }
main:focus { outline: none; }

.a11y-sr {
  position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden;
  clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap;
}
.a11y {
  position: fixed;
  left: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-left));
  bottom: max(0.75rem, env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
  z-index: 60;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.a11y-open {
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  border: 2px solid var(--gold);
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 18px/1 var(--serif);
  cursor: pointer;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.28);
}
.a11y-open:hover, .a11y-open[aria-expanded="true"] { background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); }
.a11y-panel {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 58px;
  width: 15rem;
  max-width: calc(100vw - 1.5rem);
  padding: 0.8rem;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink);
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--navy);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.22);
}
.a11y-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.a11y-title {
  margin: 0 0 0.55rem;
  font-size: 0.75rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.a11y-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1.2fr; gap: 0.4rem; margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.a11y-panel button {
  min-height: 44px;
  font: 700 16px/1 var(--sans);
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.a11y-panel button:hover { background: var(--paper-dark); }
.a11y-panel .a11y-hc { width: 100%; }
.a11y-panel .a11y-hc[aria-pressed="true"] { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }

/* Listen to this story */
.listen {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.5rem 0.75rem;
  max-width: 42rem;
  margin: 0.2rem 0 1.4rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0.7rem;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--navy);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.listen button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  padding: 0 1rem;
  font: 700 0.82rem/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 2px solid var(--navy-deep);
}
.listen-play { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
.listen-play:hover { background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); }
.listen-stop { background: #fff; color: var(--navy-deep); }
.listen-stop[hidden] { display: none; }
.listen-icon {
  width: 0; height: 0;
  border-left: 0.62rem solid currentColor;
  border-top: 0.38rem solid transparent;
  border-bottom: 0.38rem solid transparent;
}
.listen[data-state="playing"] .listen-icon {
  width: 0.62rem; height: 0.76rem; border: 0;
  border-left: 0.2rem solid currentColor; border-right: 0.2rem solid currentColor;
}
.listen-status { font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.listen-progress { flex: 1 1 100%; height: 3px; background: #eee6d6; display: none; }
.listen.is-on .listen-progress { display: block; }
.listen-progress > span { display: block; height: 100%; width: 0; background: var(--red); transition: width 0.6s ease; }
.is-reading {
  background: linear-gradient(transparent 0, rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.22) 0);
  box-shadow: -0.5rem 0 0 rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.22), 0.5rem 0 0 rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.22);
  border-radius: 2px;
}
@media print { .listen, .a11y, .skip-link { display: none !important; } }

/* High contrast */
html.hc body { background: #fff; color: #000; }
html.hc .lede, html.hc .story, html.hc .rail, html.hc .rail-story, html.hc .listen,
html.hc .nl-teaser, html.hc .sub-close, html.hc .nl-card {
  background: #fff !important; border-color: #000 !important; box-shadow: none !important;
}
html.hc a, html.hc .lede h2 a, html.hc .story h3 a, html.hc .rail-story h3 a { color: #00205b; text-decoration: underline; }
html.hc nav.sections a { color: #000; }
html.hc .kicker, html.hc .dateline-mark { color: #8b0000; }
html.hc .deck, html.hc .byline, html.hc .rail-story p, html.hc .story p, html.hc .listen-status,
html.hc .byline-row .by-role, html.hc .byline-row .by-date { color: #000 !important; }
html.hc .masthead, html.hc nav.sections { background: #fff; }
html.hc .topbar, html.hc .breaking-ticker, html.hc .site-footer, html.hc .footer-panel { background: #000; }
html.hc .topbar a, html.hc .breaking-track a, html.hc .site-footer a { color: #fff; }
html.hc .is-reading { background: #ffef8a; box-shadow: -0.5rem 0 0 #ffef8a, 0.5rem 0 0 #ffef8a; }
html.hc .nav-bar::after { display: none; }

/* ---------- Search: header button and search page ---------- */
.nav-search {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  min-height: 44px;
  margin-left: 1.1rem;
  padding: 0 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--sans);
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
nav.sections a.nav-search { color: var(--navy); }
nav.sections a.nav-search:hover { color: var(--red); }
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1140px) { .nav-search-label { display: none; } .nav-search { margin-left: 0.8rem; } }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .nav-search { margin-left: 0; padding: 0 0 0 0.6rem; border-left: 1px solid #e6dfd2; }
  .nav-search-label { display: none; }
  .nav-bar::after { right: 2.6rem; }
}

.search-page { padding: 2rem 0 3.5rem; max-width: 46rem; }
.search-hero h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); margin: 0.1rem 0 1rem; }
.search-form {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  gap: 0;
  background: #fff;
  border: 2px solid var(--navy);
}
.search-form input {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0 0.9rem;
  border: 0;
  font: 400 1.05rem var(--body);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
}
.search-form input:focus { outline: none; }
.search-form:focus-within { box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--gold); }
.search-mic, .search-go {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  min-width: 52px;
  border: 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.search-mic { background: #fff; color: var(--navy); border-left: 1px solid #e6dfd2; }
.search-mic[hidden] { display: none; }
.search-mic:hover { color: var(--red); }
.search-mic.is-listening { color: #fff; background: var(--red); animation: mic-pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes mic-pulse { 0%, 100% { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.5); } 50% { box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 6px rgba(255,255,255,0.25); } }
.search-mic svg { margin: 0 auto; }
.search-go {
  padding: 0 1.1rem;
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.search-go:hover { background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); }
.mic-note { margin: 0.6rem 0 0.4rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.search-try { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; gap: 0.4rem; margin: 0.4rem 0 1.4rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--ink-soft); }
.search-try button {
  min-height: 40px;
  padding: 0 0.85rem;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  font: 600 0.9rem var(--sans);
  cursor: pointer;
}
.search-try button:hover { background: var(--paper-dark); }
.search-count { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.9rem; color: var(--navy); margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
.search-results { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.story-hit {
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #e6dfd2;
  border-top: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 1rem 1.1rem;
  margin: 0 0 0.9rem;
  animation: card-fade 0.45s ease-out both;
}
.story-hit h2 { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0 0 0.35rem; }
.story-hit h2 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.story-hit h2 a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.story-hit .byline { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; }
.story-hit .sum { margin: 0; color: var(--ink-soft); }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .story-hit, .search-mic.is-listening { animation: none; } }
html.hc .story-hit, html.hc .search-form { background: #fff; border-color: #000; }
/* Reading settings live in the sticky section bar, beside Search */
.a11y.in-nav {
  position: relative;
  left: auto;
  bottom: auto;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  margin-left: 0.6rem;
  z-index: 25;
}
.a11y.in-nav .a11y-open {
  width: 44px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  border-width: 1px;
  font-size: 17px;
  box-shadow: none;
  margin: 4px 0;
}
.a11y.in-nav .a11y-panel { left: auto; right: 0; bottom: auto; top: calc(100% + 6px); }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .a11y.in-nav { margin-left: 0.45rem; }
  .nav-bar::after { right: calc(2.6rem + 44px + 0.45rem); }
}

/* ---------- Accessibility panel v2 ---------- */
.a11y.in-nav .a11y-open {
  width: auto;
  height: 38px;
  min-width: 44px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  padding: 0 0.7rem;
  border-radius: 6px;
  font: 700 0.78rem/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.a11y-open svg { flex: 0 0 auto; }
@media (max-width: 1140px) {
  .a11y-open-label { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
  .a11y.in-nav .a11y-open { padding: 0; width: 44px; height: 40px; }
}
.a11y-panel { width: 18rem; max-height: calc(100vh - 8rem); overflow-y: auto; overscroll-behavior: contain; }
.a11y-head { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; margin: 0 0 0.4rem; }
.a11y-head .a11y-title { margin: 0; }
.a11y-panel .a11y-close { min-width: 44px; min-height: 44px; font-size: 26px; line-height: 1; background: #fff; border: 1px solid transparent; }
.a11y-label { margin: 0 0 0.35rem; font: 600 0.85rem var(--sans); color: var(--ink); }
.a11y-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
.a11y-panel button:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: default; }
.a11y-panel .a11y-toggle {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  width: 100%;
  margin: 0 0 0.35rem;
  padding: 0 0.7rem;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 15px;
  background: #fff;
}
.a11y-switch {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  position: relative;
  width: 2.1rem;
  height: 1.2rem;
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: #8d8d8d;
  transition: background 0.2s ease;
}
.a11y-switch::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 0.15rem; left: 0.15rem;
  width: 0.9rem; height: 0.9rem;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
}
.a11y-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] { border-color: var(--navy-deep); background: #eef2f7; }
.a11y-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] .a11y-switch { background: var(--navy); }
.a11y-toggle[aria-pressed="true"] .a11y-switch::after { transform: translateX(0.9rem); }
.a11y-panel .a11y-reset { width: 100%; margin-top: 0.25rem; background: var(--paper-dark); }
.a11y-more { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 44px; font: 600 0.85rem var(--sans); color: var(--navy); }

/* Easy-read font */
html.readable body, html.readable h1, html.readable h2, html.readable h3, html.readable .deck,
html.readable .kicker, html.readable .byline, html.readable .site-menu, html.readable .motto,
html.readable input, html.readable button {
  font-family: "Atkinson Hyperlegible", Verdana, Tahoma, "Segoe UI", sans-serif !important;
  font-style: normal !important;
}
html.readable .masthead h1 { font-family: var(--masthead) !important; }

/* Extra spacing */
html.spacious body { line-height: 1.95; letter-spacing: 0.02em; word-spacing: 0.08em; }
html.spacious p, html.spacious li { line-height: 1.95 !important; margin-bottom: 1.25em; }
html.spacious h1, html.spacious h2, html.spacious h3 { line-height: 1.35 !important; }

/* Stop all motion */
html.no-motion *, html.no-motion *::before, html.no-motion *::after {
  animation: none !important;
  transition: none !important;
  scroll-behavior: auto !important;
}
html.no-motion .reveal { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
html.no-motion .breaking-viewport { overflow-x: auto; }
html.no-motion .breaking-copy { display: none; }

/* Bigger tap targets */
html.big-targets .site-menu > li > a, html.big-targets .nav-search { min-height: 56px; }
html.big-targets main a, html.big-targets footer a { display: inline-block; min-height: 48px; padding-top: 0.35em; padding-bottom: 0.35em; }
html.big-targets .story h3 a, html.big-targets .lede h2 a, html.big-targets .rail-story h3 a { display: inline; padding: 0; }
html.big-targets button, html.big-targets .btn-pay, html.big-targets .sub-close-link, html.big-targets .nl-teaser-link { min-height: 56px; }

/* Underline links */
html.underline-links a { text-decoration: underline !important; text-underline-offset: 3px; }

/* Accessibility statement page */
.a11y-page { padding: 2rem 0 3.5rem; }
.a11y-statement { max-width: 42rem; background: #fff; border: 1px solid #e6dfd2; border-top: 4px solid var(--navy); padding: 1.6rem 1.5rem 1.4rem; }
.a11y-statement h1 { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 4vw, 2.5rem); margin: 0.1rem 0 0.6rem; }
.a11y-statement h2 { font-size: 1.3rem; margin: 1.6rem 0 0.5rem; color: var(--navy); }
.a11y-statement li { margin: 0 0 0.45rem; }
@media (max-width: 599px) { .a11y-statement { padding: 1.2rem 1rem 1rem; } }

/* ---------- Touch-friendly controls (48px targets, 8px spacing) ---------- */
.ticker-toggle {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  min-width: 48px;
  min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 0.8rem;
  border: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(196, 163, 90, 0.6);
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: #fff;
  font: 700 0.72rem/1 var(--sans);
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  cursor: pointer;
  z-index: 1;
}
.ticker-toggle:hover { color: var(--gold-light); }
.ticker-toggle-icon { width: 0.6rem; height: 0.7rem; border-left: 0.2rem solid currentColor; border-right: 0.2rem solid currentColor; }
.breaking-ticker.is-paused .ticker-toggle-icon { width: 0; height: 0; border-right: 0; border-left: 0.6rem solid currentColor; border-top: 0.36rem solid transparent; border-bottom: 0.36rem solid transparent; }
.breaking-ticker.is-paused .breaking-track.is-scrolling { animation-play-state: paused; }
.breaking-ticker { min-height: 48px; }
html.no-motion .ticker-toggle, .breaking-track.is-fading ~ .ticker-toggle { display: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .ticker-toggle { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 599px) { .ticker-toggle-text { position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); } .ticker-toggle { padding: 0; } }

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .site-menu > li > a { min-height: 48px; }
  .nav-search { min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; justify-content: center; }
  .a11y.in-nav .a11y-open { width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; border-radius: 0; border: 0; border-left: 1px solid #e6dfd2; background: #fff; color: var(--navy-deep); }
  .a11y.in-nav .a11y-open[aria-expanded="true"] { background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; }
  .nav-bar::after { right: calc(48px + 48px + 0.6rem); }
}
.a11y-panel button, .a11y-panel .a11y-toggle { min-height: 48px; }
.a11y-panel .a11y-toggle { margin: 0 0 8px; }
.a11y-row { gap: 8px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.a11y-panel .a11y-close { min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem; padding: 0 0.7rem; font-size: 15px; border: 1px solid var(--navy); }
.a11y-panel .a11y-close span { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1; }
.a11y-more { min-height: 48px; }
.listen button { min-height: 48px; }
.search-form input, .search-mic, .search-go { min-height: 52px; }
.search-mic { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem; padding: 0 0.8rem; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.85rem; }
.search-try { gap: 8px; }
.search-try button { min-height: 48px; }
.footer-nav { gap: 8px 8px; }
.footer-nav a { min-height: 48px; }
.btn-pay { min-height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.contribute { gap: 12px 12px; }
@media (pointer: coarse) {
  .lede p > a, .story p > a, .sub-close-link, .nl-teaser-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }
  .story .byline a, .lede .by-name { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 32px; }
}

/* Thumb bar (phones and tablets with touch) */
.thumb-bar { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 880px), (pointer: coarse) and (max-width: 1100px) {
  .thumb-bar {
    position: fixed;
    left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    z-index: 55;
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
    gap: 8px;
    padding: 6px max(8px, env(safe-area-inset-right)) calc(6px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)) max(8px, env(safe-area-inset-left));
    background: rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.97);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
    box-shadow: 0 -4px 16px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.18);
  }
  html.has-thumb-bar body { padding-bottom: calc(76px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }
  .thumb-btn {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    gap: 3px;
    min-height: 60px;
    padding: 4px 2px;
    border: 1px solid rgba(232, 211, 148, 0.35);
    border-radius: 10px;
    background: transparent;
    color: #fff;
    font: 700 0.68rem/1.1 var(--sans);
    letter-spacing: 0.04em;
    text-decoration: none;
    cursor: pointer;
    touch-action: manipulation;
  }
  nav.thumb-bar a.thumb-btn, nav.thumb-bar a.thumb-btn:hover { color: #fff; }
  .thumb-btn:active, .thumb-btn[aria-expanded="true"] { background: var(--navy); border-color: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-light); }
  .thumb-text { white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; max-width: 100%; }
  /* On small screens the settings panel opens just above the thumb bar, near the thumb */
  .a11y-panel, .a11y.in-nav .a11y-panel {
    position: fixed;
    left: 8px; right: 8px; top: auto;
    bottom: calc(84px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    width: auto;
    max-width: 30rem;
    margin: 0 auto;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 140px);
    z-index: 70;
  }
}
button, a, input, label { touch-action: manipulation; }
html.hc .thumb-bar { background: #000; }
@media print { .thumb-bar, .ticker-toggle { display: none !important; } }

/* ---------- American touches: stars and stripes accents ---------- */
.motto::before, .motto::after {
  content: "\2605";
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0.6em;
  font-style: normal;
  font-size: 0.62em;
  vertical-align: 0.22em;
  color: var(--red);
}
nav.sections { box-shadow: 0 2px 0 #fff, 0 4px 0 var(--red), 0 6px 10px rgba(4, 50, 100, 0.06); }
.col-mid::before { content: "\2605\00a0\00a0Top Stories"; }
.front > .rail > h3:first-child::before, .rail > h3:first-of-type::before { content: "\2605\00a0\00a0"; color: var(--red); }
.breaking-sep { color: var(--gold-light); font-size: 0.72rem; }
.footer-end-bar {
  height: 12px;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--gold);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--red) 0 33.3%, #fff 33.3% 66.6%, var(--navy) 66.6% 100%);
}
.footer-nameplate::before, .footer-nameplate::after {
  content: "\2605";
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0.55em;
  font-size: 0.55em;
  vertical-align: 0.3em;
  color: var(--gold);
}
html.hc .motto::before, html.hc .motto::after { color: #8b0000; }

/* axe fixes + ticker tap targets */
.nav-toggle-input { display: none !important; }
.nav-search-label { display: inline; }
@media (max-width: 880px), (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1140px) {
  .nav-search-label { display: inline !important; position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
}
.breaking-track { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
.breaking-track a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }
/* Byline name links: 48px touch area without changing the layout */
@media (pointer: coarse) {
  .story .byline a, .lede .by-name, .byline-row .by-name {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 32px;
    padding-top: 8px; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-top: -8px; margin-bottom: -8px;
    position: relative;
  }
}
/* Subscribe stands out as the one call to action in the section bar */
.site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"] {
  color: #fff;
  background: var(--red);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem;
}
.site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"]:hover,
.site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"][aria-current="page"] { color: #fff; background: #8f2622; }
.site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"][aria-current="page"]::after { display: none; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"] {
    min-height: 48px; margin: 0 0.3rem; padding: 0 0.85rem; border-radius: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(var(--red), var(--red)) center / 100% 34px no-repeat;
  }
  .site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"]:hover { background: linear-gradient(#8f2622, #8f2622) center / 100% 34px no-repeat; }
}
html.hc .site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"] { background: #8b0000; color: #fff; }

/* Desktop section bar: one line, icon buttons for Search and Accessibility (labels stay for screen readers / Voice Control) */
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .site-menu { flex-wrap: nowrap; gap: 0 1.1rem; font-size: 0.84rem; white-space: nowrap; }
  .nav-search, .a11y.in-nav { margin-left: 0.9rem; }
  .nav-search { min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; justify-content: center; padding: 0; }
  .a11y.in-nav .a11y-open { width: 48px; height: 44px; padding: 0; margin: 2px 0; }
}
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1499px) {
  .nav-search-label, .a11y-open-label { display: inline !important; position: absolute; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0 0 0 0); white-space: nowrap; }
}
@media (min-width: 1500px) {
  .nav-search { padding: 0 0.3rem; }
  .a11y.in-nav .a11y-open { width: auto; padding: 0 0.8rem; }
}
/* Small laptops / iPad landscape: the bar slides sideways like on phones */
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .site-menu { justify-content: flex-start; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: hidden; scrollbar-width: none; font-size: 0.78rem; gap: 0 0.9rem; padding-right: 1.4rem; }
  .site-menu::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .site-menu .sub-menu, .site-menu .has-sub:hover > .sub-menu, .site-menu .has-sub:focus-within > .sub-menu { display: none !important; }
  .site-menu > li > a { display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }
  .nav-bar { position: relative; }
  .nav-bar::after { content: ""; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: calc(48px + 48px + 1.8rem); width: 2.4rem; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0), #fff); pointer-events: none; }
}

/* ---------- Golden-age big-city newspaper touches (original art-deco motifs) ---------- */
.masthead { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.masthead::before {            /* faint sunburst behind the nameplate */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; top: 58%;
  width: 150vmax; height: 150vmax;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  background: repeating-conic-gradient(from 0deg, rgba(160, 132, 70, 0.07) 0deg 1.5deg, transparent 1.5deg 9deg);
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(circle, #000 0, rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 18%, transparent 42%);
          mask-image: radial-gradient(circle, #000 0, rgba(0,0,0,0.6) 18%, transparent 42%);
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.masthead::after {             /* city skyline along the bottom of the nameplate */
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
  height: 56px;
  background: url("../img/skyline.svg") center bottom / auto 100% repeat-x;
  opacity: 0.07;
  z-index: -1;
  pointer-events: none;
}
@media (max-width: 599px) { .masthead::after { height: 40px; } }
.masthead h1 .title-rest { text-shadow: none; }
.section-page > h1::after, .a11y-statement h1::after, .search-hero h1::after {
  content: "";
  display: block;
  width: 4.5rem; height: 6px; margin-top: 0.45rem;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--red) 0 33%, var(--gold) 33% 66%, var(--navy) 66%);
}
html.hc .masthead::before, html.hc .masthead::after { display: none; }
/* Sections sheet (opened from the thumb bar) */
.sections-panel[hidden] { display: none; }
.sections-panel {
  position: fixed;
  left: 8px; right: 8px;
  bottom: calc(84px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
  max-width: 30rem;
  margin: 0 auto;
  max-height: calc(100vh - 140px);
  overflow-y: auto;
  z-index: 70;
  padding: 0.8rem;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--red);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.25);
  font-family: var(--sans);
}
.sections-close {
  min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.35rem;
  padding: 0 0.7rem; background: #fff; color: var(--navy-deep); border: 1px solid var(--navy);
  font: 700 15px var(--sans); cursor: pointer;
}
.sections-close span { font-size: 24px; line-height: 1; }
.sections-grid { list-style: none; margin: 0.4rem 0 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 8px; }
.sections-grid a {
  display: flex; align-items: center; min-height: 52px; padding: 0 0.8rem;
  border: 1px solid #d9cfbd; background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--navy-deep); text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.05em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.sections-grid a[aria-current="page"] { border-color: var(--red); color: var(--red); }
.sections-grid a[href$="subscribe.html"] { background: var(--red); border-color: var(--red); color: #fff; }
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .site-menu > li > a[href$="subscribe.html"] { padding: 0 0.85rem; border-radius: 0; background: linear-gradient(var(--red), var(--red)) center / 100% 32px no-repeat; }
}
/* 1940s newsprint grain (very faint) and a clearer skyline */
body {
  background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.06 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
.masthead { background-image: url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='160' height='160'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='0.9' numOctaves='2' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0.25 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0.05 0'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E"); }
.masthead::after { opacity: 0.32; }
.masthead h1 .title-rest { letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
html.hc body, html.hc .masthead { background-image: none; }
/* Tablet-landscape nav: same 52px bar height as desktop, links keep 48px targets */
@media (min-width: 881px) and (max-width: 1180px) {
  .site-menu { padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0; }
}
/* Byline links: 48px tall tap targets on every device, layout unchanged */
.story .byline a, .lede .by-name, .byline-row .by-name, .byline a {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px;
  margin-top: -14px; margin-bottom: -14px; vertical-align: middle;
}
/* Phone ticker: one whole headline at a time. All headlines share one grid cell,
   so the bar is always as tall as the longest one: nothing is clipped, nothing jumps. */
.breaking-track.is-rotating {
  display: grid; width: 100%; white-space: normal;
  padding: 0.55rem 0.9rem; animation: none; transform: none;
}
.breaking-track.is-rotating > .breaking-sep { display: none; }
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a {
  grid-area: 1 / 1; display: block; min-height: 0; align-self: center;
  margin: 0; line-height: 1.32; overflow: visible; text-overflow: clip;
  white-space: normal; overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  visibility: hidden; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(4px);
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease, visibility 0s linear 0.6s;
}
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a.is-on {
  visibility: visible; opacity: 1; transform: none;
  transition: opacity 0.6s ease, transform 0.6s ease, visibility 0s;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a,
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a.is-on { transform: none; transition: none; }
}
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) { min-height: 48px; height: auto; align-items: stretch; }
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-viewport { overflow: visible; }
html.no-motion .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .ticker-toggle { display: none; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .ticker-toggle { display: inline-flex; } }
/* Phone ticker layout: red "Breaking" strip on top, the full headline gets the whole width below */
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) auto; grid-template-rows: auto auto;
}
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-label {
  grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: 1; justify-content: flex-start;
  padding: 0.32rem 0.9rem; min-height: 0; line-height: 1.2;
}
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-viewport { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; }
.breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .ticker-toggle { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 2; align-self: stretch; min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; }
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a { font-size: 1rem; }

/* ===== One clear focal point: slim masthead, quiet ticker, dominant lead story ===== */
.front { row-gap: 2.75rem; }
.col-mid { gap: 1.75rem 2rem; }
.story, .rail-story { line-height: 1.6; }
.lede .deck, .story p, .rail-story p { max-width: 68ch; }

@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .masthead { padding-top: 0.4rem; }
  .masthead h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.2vw, 4.2rem); margin: 0.25rem 0 0.1rem; }
  .dateline { margin-top: 0.4rem; padding: 0.3rem 0 0.45rem; font-size: 0.72rem; }

  /* The lead story runs full width as the one thing to look at */
  .front > .lede {
    grid-column: 1 / -1; grid-row: 1;
    background: transparent; border: 0; box-shadow: none;
    border-bottom: 3px double var(--navy);
    padding: 0.6rem 0 2.1rem; text-align: center;
  }
  .front > .lede h2 { font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.4vw, 3.9rem); line-height: 1.08; max-width: 24ch; margin: 0.3rem auto 0.9rem; }
  .front > .lede .deck { font-size: 1.32rem; line-height: 1.5; max-width: 52ch; margin: 0 auto 1.2rem; }
  .front > .lede .byline-row { justify-content: center; }
  .front > .lede > p:not(.kicker):not(.deck) { max-width: 66ch; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: left; }
  .front > .col-mid { grid-row: 2; }
  .front > .rail { grid-row: 2; }
}

@media (max-width: 880px) {
  /* Slim masthead */
  .topbar .wrap > span:first-child { display: none; }
  .masthead::before { display: none; }
  .masthead .nameplate-rule.accent { display: none; }
  .motto { font-size: 0.85rem; margin: 0.15rem 0 0; }
  .dateline { margin-top: 0.3rem; padding: 0.25rem 0 0.4rem; font-size: 0.66rem; justify-content: center; }
  .dateline .center, .dateline .dateline-mark { display: none; }
  /* Quiet, thin ticker: a pulsing dot instead of the big red label */
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto; grid-template-rows: auto; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-label {
    grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; align-self: center; margin-left: 0.75rem;
    padding: 0.22rem 0.45rem; border-radius: 3px;
    font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; width: auto;
  }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-label::before { width: 0.34rem; height: 0.34rem; margin-right: 0.35rem; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-viewport { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .ticker-toggle { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; }
  .breaking-track.is-rotating { padding: 0.5rem 0.5rem; }
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a { font-size: 0.86rem; line-height: 1.35; font-weight: 600; }
  /* Lead story first, then Top Stories, then Latest and the newsletter */
  .front { gap: 2rem; padding-top: 1.4rem; }
  .front > .lede {
    background: transparent; border: 0; box-shadow: none;
    border-bottom: 3px double var(--navy); padding: 0.2rem 0.15rem 1.6rem;
  }
  .front > .lede h2 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8.4vw, 2.45rem); line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 0.7rem; }
  .front > .lede .deck { font-size: 1.12rem; line-height: 1.5; }
  .front > .col-mid { order: 2; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .front > .rail > h3:first-child,
  .front > .rail > h3:first-child + .rail-story,
  .front > .rail > .nl-teaser { order: 3; }
}

/* ===== Read Aloud: clearly labeled everywhere ===== */
.listen-icon, .listen[data-state="playing"] .listen-icon {
  width: auto; height: auto; border: 0; display: inline-flex;
}
.listen-icon svg { display: block; }
.listen { margin: 1.1rem 0 0.4rem; }
.listen-play, .listen-stop { min-height: 48px; padding: 0 1.15rem; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem; font-size: 0.9rem; }
.listen-play { font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.lede-listen {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; min-height: 48px;
  padding: 0 1.15rem; margin: 0.2rem 0 1rem;
  background: var(--navy-deep); color: #fff; border-radius: 4px;
  font: 700 0.92rem/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; text-decoration: none;
}
.lede-listen:hover { background: var(--navy); color: var(--gold-light); }
.nav-listen {
  display: none; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; min-height: 48px; padding: 0 0.9rem;
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font: 700 0.78rem/1 var(--sans); letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.45); border-radius: 4px; justify-self: end;
}
.nav-listen:hover { color: var(--gold-light); border-color: var(--gold-light); }
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  html.has-nav-listen .topbar .edition-name { display: none; }
  .nav-listen { display: inline-flex; grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; margin: 0.2rem 0; }
}
/* Voice Search label on the microphone */
.search-mic { min-height: 48px; gap: 0.45rem; }

/* ===== Sizing fixes ===== */
/* Bottom bar never wider than the screen, even at 200% text */
.thumb-btn { min-width: 0; }
.thumb-text { font-size: min(0.72rem, 3.1vw); line-height: 1.25; overflow: visible; white-space: nowrap; }
/* Right-hand column wraps long words instead of pushing past the edge */
.rail, .rail * { overflow-wrap: anywhere; min-width: 0; }
.nl-teaser-link { max-width: 100%; white-space: normal; text-align: center; }
/* Desktop tap targets: 48px tall like on phones */
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .site-menu > li > a { min-height: 48px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; }
  .a11y-open { min-height: 48px; min-width: 48px; }
}
.social-truth { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-width: 48px; min-height: 48px; }
.social-truth-join { min-height: 48px; }
.story a[href*="articles/"]:not(h3 a), a.read-more, .story > p:last-child > a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }
/* Large text sizes: long words wrap instead of running off the screen */
h1, h2, h3, .footer-nameplate, .story, .rail-story, .footer-panel { overflow-wrap: break-word; hyphens: auto; }
.masthead h1 { max-width: 100%; }
@media (max-width: 599px) { .masthead h1 { font-size: min(clamp(1.9rem, 12vw, 2.6rem), 12.5vw); } }
@media (min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 880px) { .masthead h1 { font-size: min(clamp(2.4rem, 8vw, 3.6rem), 9vw); } }
.footer-nameplate { font-size: min(1.6rem, 6.4vw); }
.social-row, .social-row a { flex-wrap: wrap; white-space: normal; max-width: 100%; text-align: center; }
.social-truth-join { white-space: normal; }
.front > * { min-width: 0; max-width: 100%; }
.front .story, .front .col-mid, .front .lede { min-width: 0; }
.article-body p { overflow-wrap: break-word; }
.story p > a:only-child, .rail-story p > a:only-child { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }
.story h3 a, .rail-story h3 a { display: block; min-height: 48px; }
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a { min-height: 48px; display: flex; align-items: center; }

/* ===== Phone header: compact, one band per job, lead story high on the screen ===== */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .topbar { display: none; }                          /* Truth Social stays in the footer and menu */
  .masthead { padding: 0.5rem 0 0; }
  .masthead::before, .masthead::after { display: none; }
  .masthead .nameplate-rule { display: none; }
  .masthead .nameplate-rule:first-child { display: block; height: 0; border: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--navy); margin: 0 0 0.35rem; background: none; }
  .masthead h1 { font-size: min(2.15rem, 10.5vw); margin: 0; line-height: 1.05; }
  .masthead h1 .title-lead { font-size: 0.42em; letter-spacing: 0.22em; }
  .motto { font-size: 0.78rem; margin: 0.1rem 0 0; }
  .motto::before, .motto::after { margin: 0 0.4em; }
  .dateline { display: flex; justify-content: center; gap: 0.45rem; border-top: 0; margin: 0.15rem 0 0; padding: 0.1rem 0 0.4rem; font-size: 0.64rem; }
  .dateline .center { display: inline; flex: 0 0 auto; order: 0; }
  .dateline .center::before { content: "\00b7"; margin-right: 0.45rem; color: var(--red); }
  .dateline .dateline-mark { display: none; }
  /* one nav row, no extra rules under it; a soft fade shows the row scrolls */
  nav.sections { box-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(4, 50, 100, 0.18); border-bottom: 0; }
  nav.sections::after, nav.sections::before { display: none; }
  .site-menu { -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 calc(100% - 2.2rem), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 calc(100% - 2.2rem), rgba(0,0,0,0.25)); }
  /* shorter bottom bar; page always leaves room for it */
  .thumb-bar { padding-top: 4px; padding-bottom: calc(4px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); gap: 6px; }
  .thumb-btn { min-height: 48px; padding: 2px 0; gap: 1px; }
  .thumb-btn svg { width: 20px; height: 20px; }
  html.has-thumb-bar body { padding-bottom: calc(64px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }
  .front { padding-top: 0.9rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .breaking-track.is-rotating { padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem; }
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a { font-size: 0.84rem; line-height: 1.28; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-label { margin-left: 0.6rem; padding: 0.2rem 0.4rem; }
  .front { padding-top: 0.55rem; }
  .front > .lede { padding-top: 0; }
  .front > .lede .kicker { margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
  .masthead { padding-top: 0.35rem; }
}

/* ===== Calm mode for everyone: the headline bar is the only thing that ever moves ===== */
.reveal, .reveal.is-in { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; transition: none !important; }
.breaking-label::before { animation: none !important; box-shadow: none; }
.masthead::before, .masthead::after { display: none !important; }
body, .masthead { background-image: none !important; }
.story, .rail-story, .lede, .nl-teaser { transition: none !important; }
.story:hover, .rail-story:hover { transform: none !important; }
html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
/* Desktop headline bar: label, one full headline, pause, all on one line */
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) { grid-template-columns: auto minmax(0, 1fr) auto; grid-template-rows: auto; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-label { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; padding: 0 0.95rem; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .breaking-viewport { grid-column: 2; grid-row: 1; }
  .breaking-ticker:has(.is-rotating) .ticker-toggle { grid-column: 3; grid-row: 1; }
  .breaking-track.is-rotating { padding: 0.25rem 1rem; }
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a { font-size: 0.88rem; }
}
/* Slow, soft crossfade; with Reduce Motion on, headlines simply swap */
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a { transform: none !important; transition: opacity 0.6s ease, visibility 0s linear 0.6s; }
.breaking-track.is-rotating > a.is-on { transition: opacity 0.6s ease, visibility 0s; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .breaking-track.is-rotating > a, .breaking-track.is-rotating > a.is-on { transition: none; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation-duration: 0.01ms !important; animation-iteration-count: 1 !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
}
.nameplate-rule.accent, .nameplate-rule.accent::after { animation: none !important; }
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  .article-head { padding-top: 0.6rem !important; margin-top: 0 !important; }
  .article-head .kicker { margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
  main.article, main .article { padding-top: 0 !important; }
}
.story p > a:last-child:not(:only-of-type), .story p > a[href]:last-child { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 48px; }


/* Phone section bar: Home, Nation, World, and More in one row — no sideways scroll */
@media (max-width: 880px) {
  html.has-nav-more .nav-bar::after { display: none !important; }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-bar { overflow: visible; }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-toggle-input:checked ~ .site-menu {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    justify-content: flex-start;
    align-items: stretch;
    overflow: hidden;
    overflow-x: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    max-height: none;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li.nav-extra { display: none !important; }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li.nav-primary,
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li.nav-more {
    display: flex;
    flex: 1 1 0;
    min-width: 0;
    padding-right: 0 !important;
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li.nav-primary > a,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-btn {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    min-width: 0;
    padding: 0 0.25rem;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.72rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    white-space: nowrap;
    color: var(--ink);
    background: none;
    border: 0;
    cursor: pointer;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li:first-child > a { padding-left: 0.2rem; }
  html.has-nav-more .site-menu > li > a[aria-current="page"]::after {
    left: 18%;
    right: 18%;
    bottom: 6px;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-btn:hover,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more.is-open .nav-more-btn { color: var(--red); }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-caret { padding-left: 0.15rem; font-weight: 400; }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel {
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 100%;
    z-index: 40;
    background: var(--paper, #fffaf0);
    border-top: 2px solid var(--navy);
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d4cbb8;
    box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(2, 28, 58, 0.12);
    padding: 0.15rem 0 0.2rem;
    transition: none;
    animation: none;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel[hidden] { display: none !important; }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding: 0 1rem;
    font-family: var(--sans);
    font-size: 0.92rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--ink);
    text-decoration: none;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #eee6d8;
    background: none;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel li:last-child a { border-bottom: 0; }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a:hover,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a[aria-current="page"] { color: var(--red); }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a[href$="subscribe.html"] {
    color: #fff;
    background: var(--red);
    margin: 0.35rem 0.7rem;
    padding: 0 0.85rem;
    min-height: 48px;
    border-bottom: 0;
  }
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a[href$="subscribe.html"]:hover,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a[href$="subscribe.html"][aria-current="page"] {
    color: #fff;
    background: #8f2622;
  }
  html.hc.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel { background: #fff; border-top-color: #000; }
  html.hc.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel a { color: #000; border-bottom-color: #000; }
  html.no-motion .nav-more-panel,
  html.has-nav-more .nav-more-panel { transition: none !important; animation: none !important; }
}
@media (min-width: 881px) {
  .nav-more, .nav-more-panel { display: none !important; }
}