/* greatreporter — wire desk identity (8 Sep 2026)
   Type: Archivo (wordmark, labels, UI) · Newsreader (headlines, body) · Spline Sans Mono (times, dates, counts)
   Palette: paper · ink · muted · rule · signal red only for the live dot, the drop cap, hover and "Latest" */
/* Brand (logo pack, 7 Sep 2026): ink #151515, red #D71920, white; the wordmark is a heavy Didone serif,
   echoed by Bodoni Moda at display sizes only (lead, article title, desk heads). */
:root { --paper:#f6f5f1; --ink:#151515; --soft:#3a3a38; --muted:#5f5f5c; --rule:#dad9d3; --rule-2:#cfcdc5; --red:#D71920; --white:#ffffff; --logo-light:block; --logo-dark:none; }
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { :root:not([data-theme="light"]) { --paper:#151515; --ink:#ecebe6; --soft:#cfcec8; --muted:#9d9c95; --rule:#2e2e2b; --rule-2:#3a3a37; --red:#ff3b45; --white:#1c1c1b; --logo-light:none; --logo-dark:block; } }
:root[data-theme="dark"] { --paper:#151515; --ink:#ecebe6; --soft:#cfcec8; --muted:#9d9c95; --rule:#2e2e2b; --rule-2:#3a3a37; --red:#ff3b45; --white:#1c1c1b; --logo-light:none; --logo-dark:block; }
.display { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; }
body { margin: 0; background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); font-family: "Greatreporter Text", "Bodoni Moda", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.5; font-synthesis: none; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:hover { color: var(--red); }
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; background: var(--rule-2); }
.mono { font-family: "Spline Sans Mono", "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace; font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.red { color: var(--red); }
.small { font-size: 12px; }
.label { font-family: "Archivo", "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 0.02em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.label a { text-decoration: none; }
.restored { font-family: "Spline Sans Mono", monospace; font-size: 11px; color: var(--muted); margin-left: 8px; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-weight: 400; }
main { max-width: 1440px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 48px; }
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.008em; margin: 0; text-wrap: balance; }

/* wire strip + masthead */
.wire-strip { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; padding: 7px 48px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); font-family: "Spline Sans Mono", monospace; font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap; overflow: hidden; }
.live-dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--red); flex: none; animation: pulse 1.6s ease-in-out infinite; }
@keyframes pulse { 0%, 100% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: .25 } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .live-dot { animation: none; } }
.live { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 11px; flex: none; }
.wire-head { overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; color: var(--soft); flex: 1; }
.clock { flex: none; }
.mast { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; padding: 18px 48px 14px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.wordmark { display: block; line-height: 0; color: var(--ink); }
.wordmark:hover { color: var(--ink); }
.wordmark svg { height: 40px; width: auto; display: block; }
.desks { display: flex; gap: 22px; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.desks a { padding-bottom: 2px; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; }
.desks a[aria-current] { border-bottom-color: var(--ink); }
.desks a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.search-link { margin-left: 10px; }

/* front page */
.lead { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 3fr) minmax(280px, 1.35fr); gap: 48px; padding: 28px 0 32px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.lead-story .label { margin-right: 10px; }
.breaking { color: var(--red); }
.lead-story h1 { font-size: 54px; line-height: 1.02; margin: 12px 0 18px; }
.lead-story h1 a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 6px; text-decoration-thickness: 2px; }
.lead-img { display: block; margin: 0 0 16px; }
/* Images are never cropped: the lead and the article hero show at their own proportions;
   cards keep a 3:2 frame and fit the whole image inside it on the paper ground. */
.lead-img img { width: 100%; height: auto; background: transparent; }
.stand { font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.4; color: var(--soft); margin: 0 0 12px; max-width: 62ch; }
.meta { font-size: 14px; color: var(--muted); }
.meta .by { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); font-size: 13px; }
.the-wire h2 { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 6px 0 10px; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.the-wire h2 .muted { font-weight: 500; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
.the-wire ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
.the-wire li { display: block; padding: 10px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; }
.the-wire .t { font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.3; color: var(--ink); }
.the-wire li:first-child .t { color: var(--red); }
.most-read-head { margin-top: 26px; }
.most-read { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; counter-reset: read; }
.most-read li { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 34px 1fr; gap: 0 10px; padding: 9px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; counter-increment: read; }
.most-read li::before { content: counter(read); font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1; color: var(--rule-2); grid-row: 1 / span 2; }
.most-read li .mono { font-size: 11px; grid-column: 2; }
.second { padding: 28px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.grid3 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 32px; }
.grid4 { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 28px; }
.front-desk { padding: 22px 0 26px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.front-desk h2 { padding-bottom: 12px; display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; }
.front-desk h2 .mono { font-weight: 400; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 12px; }
.front-desk h2 a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.record { padding: 22px 0 48px; }
.record h2 { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding-bottom: 8px; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 8px; }
.record ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; column-count: 2; column-gap: 48px; }
.record li { display: flex; gap: 14px; align-items: baseline; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 18px; font-weight: 500; break-inside: avoid; }
.record li .mono { min-width: 48px; font-size: 12px; }

/* cards */
.card { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; }
.card-img img { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; object-fit: contain; object-position: center; width: 100%; background: transparent; }
.card h3 { font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.22; }
.card-s h3 { font-size: 19px; }
.card h3 a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.card .stand { font-size: 16px; margin: 0; }
.card .meta { font-size: 12px; }
.card .label { display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 2px; }
.card-text { padding-top: 6px; border-top: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.list { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 36px 32px; padding: 26px 0; }

/* desk / list pages */
.desk-head { padding: 26px 0 18px; border-bottom: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.desk-head h1 { font-size: 56px; line-height: 1; }
.author-break { display: block; height: 12px; }
.author-count { display: block; margin-top: 12px; font-size: 14px; }
.desk-head .intro a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.desk-head .intro a:hover { color: var(--red); }
.author-pic { float: left; width: 120px; height: 120px; border-radius: 50%; margin: 4px 22px 8px 0; }
.intro { font-size: 20px; color: var(--soft); margin: 12px 0 0; max-width: 62ch; }
.pager { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 10px 14px; padding: 18px 0 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; }
.pager .nums { display: inline-flex; gap: 4px; align-items: center; }
.pager .nums a, .pager .cur { min-width: 34px; height: 34px; padding: 0 8px; display: inline-grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--rule-2); font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
.pager .nums a:hover { border-color: var(--ink); color: var(--ink); }
.pager .cur { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border-color: var(--ink); }
.pager .gap { padding: 0 4px; color: var(--muted); }
.pager .step { padding: 0 12px; height: 34px; display: inline-grid; place-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.pager .step:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.pager .step.off { border-color: var(--rule); color: var(--muted); pointer-events: none; }
.pager .jump { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; margin-left: 10px; padding-left: 14px; border-left: 1px solid var(--rule-2); }
.pager .jump label { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; color: var(--muted); }
.pager .jump input { width: 64px; height: 34px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); font: inherit; text-align: center; padding: 0 6px; }
.pager .jump input:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 1px; }
.pager .jump button { height: 34px; padding: 0 12px; border: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); font: inherit; font-weight: 700; cursor: pointer; }
.pager .jump button:hover { background: var(--red); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .pager .jump { margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-left: 0; width: 100%; justify-content: center; } }
.years { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 20px 0 48px; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(150px, 1fr)); gap: 8px 28px; }
.years a { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; padding: 8px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); font-size: 18px; }

/* article */
.article { max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 30px 0 40px; }
.art-head { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 14px; }
.art-head h1 { font-size: 50px; line-height: 1.04; }
.standfirst { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.38; color: var(--soft); margin: 0; max-width: 62ch; }
.byline { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; align-items: baseline; font-size: 13px; padding: 6px 0 0; }
.byline .by { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 14px; }
.byline .mono { font-size: 12px; }
.hero { margin: 26px 0 0; }
.hero img { width: 100%; height: auto; background: transparent; }
.hero figcaption { font-size: 14px; color: var(--soft); padding: 8px 0 0; line-height: 1.4; }
.body { max-width: 680px; margin: 30px auto 0; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.7; }
.body p { margin: 0 0 22px; }
.body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 74px; line-height: 0.78; float: left; margin: 8px 12px 0 0; color: var(--red); }
.body h2, .body h3, .body h4 { font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 34px 0 12px; font-weight: 500; }
.body blockquote { margin: 30px 0; padding: 0 0 0 20px; border-left: 3px solid var(--ink); font-size: 24px; line-height: 1.3; font-weight: 500; }
.body img { margin: 8px auto 6px; }
.body figure { margin: 26px 0; }
.body figcaption, .body .wp-caption-text { font-size: 14px; color: var(--soft); }
.body a { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; text-decoration-color: var(--rule-2); }
.body a:hover { text-decoration-color: var(--red); }
.body table { border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 16px; display: block; overflow-x: auto; }
.body td, .body th { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 6px 8px; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; }
.body iframe, .body video { max-width: 100%; }
/* A video from YouTube or Vimeo, kept to its own shape at any width. */
.body .embed { position: relative; margin: 26px 0; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; background: var(--ink); }
.body .embed iframe { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
.body video { display: block; width: 100%; margin: 26px 0; background: var(--ink); }
.body figure img { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0; }

/* Back to the top of a long piece. A real link, so it works before the script runs and for
   anyone using the keyboard; the script only decides when it is worth showing. On a wide screen
   it sits in the margin beside the column, and on a narrow one it tucks into the corner. */
.totop {
  position: fixed; right: 22px; bottom: 22px; z-index: 20;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  padding: 9px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--paper); color: var(--ink); text-decoration: none;
  font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden; transform: translateY(6px);
  transition: opacity .18s ease, transform .18s ease, visibility .18s;
}
.totop.on { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: none; }
.totop:hover { background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); }
.totop:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 2px; }
@media (min-width: 1180px) { .totop { right: calc((100vw - 1000px) / 2 - 96px); bottom: 40px; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .totop { transition: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) { html { scroll-behavior: smooth; } }
@media print { .totop { display: none; } }
.body ul, .body ol { padding-left: 24px; }
.body pre { white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 15px; }
.share { max-width: 680px; margin: 28px auto 0; padding: 14px 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 18px; align-items: baseline; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 500; }
.share a { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule-2); }
.share a:hover { color: var(--ink); border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.more { max-width: 1000px; margin: 34px auto 0; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.more h2 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.page .body { margin-top: 24px; }

/* the one advertisement: presswire banner */
.ad { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 6px; padding: 22px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.ad .label { font-size: 10px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; font-weight: 500; }
.ad { container-type: inline-size; }
.ad-frame { width: 100%; max-width: 970px; aspect-ratio: 970 / 250; overflow: hidden; }
.ad-frame iframe { display: block; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; }
@media (max-width: 600px) { .ad-frame { max-width: 320px; aspect-ratio: 320 / 100; } }
@container (max-width: 600px) { .ad-frame { max-width: 320px; aspect-ratio: 320 / 100; } }
.article .ad { max-width: 680px; margin: 24px auto 0; border-bottom: 0; }

/* submission desk */
.submit-form { max-width: 680px; margin: 30px auto 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 22px; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; }
.submit-form .two { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px; }
.submit-form .f { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
.submit-form label { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; }
.submit-form .hint { font-weight: 400; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }
.submit-form input, .submit-form textarea { font: inherit; font-family: "Greatreporter Text", Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; padding: 10px 12px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--white); color: var(--ink); border-radius: 0; width: 100%; }
.submit-form textarea { line-height: 1.5; min-height: 320px; resize: vertical; }
.submit-form input[type="file"] { font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 14px; padding: 8px; }
.submit-form input:focus, .submit-form textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 1px; }
.submit-form .hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; }
.submit-form .actions { flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 18px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding-top: 6px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.submit-form button { font: inherit; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-weight: 800; font-size: 15px; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); border: 0; padding: 14px 26px; cursor: pointer; }
.submit-form button:hover { background: var(--red); }
.submit-form .notice { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--red); padding: 12px 14px; font-size: 15px; }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .submit-form .two { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

.ad-book a { display: block; width: 100%; max-width: 970px; border: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.ad-book img { width: 100%; height: auto; aspect-ratio: 2172 / 724; background: #0a1220; }
.article .ad-book { max-width: 1000px; margin: 34px auto 0; }

/* footer */
.foot { max-width: 1440px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 18px 48px 40px; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px 24px; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: var(--muted); }
.foot b { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 800; }
.foot-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 16px; }
.foot a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; }

/* search */
#search { padding: 20px 0 60px; font-family: "Archivo", sans-serif; }
.pagefind-ui { --pagefind-ui-scale: 0.9; --pagefind-ui-primary: var(--ink); --pagefind-ui-text: var(--ink); --pagefind-ui-background: var(--white); --pagefind-ui-border: var(--rule-2); --pagefind-ui-tag: var(--rule); --pagefind-ui-border-width: 1px; --pagefind-ui-border-radius: 0; --pagefind-ui-font: "Archivo", sans-serif; }

/* display type: the Didone of the wordmark, at display sizes only */
.lead-story h1, .art-head h1, .desk-head h1 { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", "Playfair Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.lead-story h1 { font-size: 58px; line-height: 1.0; }
.art-head h1 { font-size: 52px; line-height: 1.02; }
.desk-head h1 { font-size: 60px; }
.mast { align-items: center; }
.foot b { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 900; font-size: 16px; }

/* layout ruling 7 Sep 2026 (evening): one centred column; a large masthead over a full navigation bar;
   a ticker of the latest stories; every card outside a list carries an image; sections divided by a
   heavy rule and a Display heading. */
:root { --col: 1200px; }
main, .foot { max-width: var(--col); padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; }
/* two-tone ticker: red LATEST block, headlines in white on ink */
.wire-strip { max-width: var(--col); margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; border-bottom: 0; gap: 0; background: var(--ink); color: #ffffff; }
.wire-strip .live { background: var(--red); color: #ffffff; padding: 0 18px; height: 50px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.wire-strip .ticker { flex: 1; overflow: hidden; position: relative; padding: 0 18px; mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 3%, #000 97%, transparent); }
.wire-strip .track { display: flex; gap: 0; width: max-content; animation: tick 90s linear infinite; height: 50px; align-items: center; }
.wire-strip .track a { white-space: nowrap; color: #ffffff; font-family: "Archivo", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.2; padding: 0 24px; border-right: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
/* The ticker sits on ink, so a headline stays white on hover and gains an underline. An earlier
   rule here set it to --ink, which is the strip's own background: the headline vanished. */
.wire-strip .track a:hover { color: #ffffff; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 4px; }
.wire-strip:hover .track { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes tick { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(-50%); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .wire-strip .track { animation: none; } .wire-strip .ticker { overflow-x: auto; mask-image: none; } }
.mast { max-width: var(--col); margin: 0 auto; padding: 26px 24px 0; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 18px; border-bottom: 0; }
.wordmark svg { height: 84px; }
.desks { width: 100%; justify-content: center; gap: 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); padding: 0; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
.desks { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.05em; flex-wrap: nowrap; }
.desks a { padding: 12px 7px; border-bottom: 3px solid transparent; margin-bottom: -1px; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav-search input { width: 130px; }
.desks a[aria-current] { border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.desks a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.desks { justify-content: center; }
/* masthead row: logo centred, search at the right */
.mast-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; align-items: center; width: 100%; }
.mast-row .wordmark { grid-column: 2; }
.nav-search { grid-column: 3; justify-self: end; display: flex; align-items: center; border: 1px solid var(--ink); background: var(--white); height: 36px; }
.nav-search input { font: 500 14px "Archivo", sans-serif; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; border: 0; background: transparent; color: var(--ink); padding: 0 12px; width: 220px; height: 100%; outline: none; }
.nav-search input::placeholder { color: var(--muted); }
.nav-search:focus-within { outline: 2px solid var(--red); outline-offset: 1px; }
.nav-search button { border: 0; background: var(--ink); color: var(--paper); height: 100%; width: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-search button:hover { background: var(--red); }
.lead { padding-top: 30px; }
.section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; padding: 10px 0 16px; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }
.section-head a:hover { color: var(--ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.section-head .mono { font-size: 12px; }
.front-desk { padding: 26px 0 30px; border-bottom: 0; }
.front-desk + .front-desk { padding-top: 6px; }
.second { border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 8px; }
.the-wire h2, .record h2 { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
.most-read-head { font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 8px; }
.record { border-top: 0; }
.foot { border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); }

/* front page composition (ruled 7 Sep 2026, late): lead with two of the latest beside it and four beneath,
   then the banner, then Latest and Most read side by side, then the desks */
.lead { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(300px, 1fr); gap: 0; border-bottom: 0; padding-bottom: 8px; align-items: start; }
.lead-story { padding-right: 36px; }
.side { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; border-left: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-left: 36px; align-self: stretch; }
.side .card { padding: 0 0 22px; margin-bottom: 22px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); }
.side .card:last-child { border-bottom: 0; margin-bottom: 0; }
.side .card-img img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; background: var(--rule); }
.side .card h3 { font-size: 23px; line-height: 1.2; }
.side .card .label { margin-bottom: 4px; }
/* top block (17 Sep 2026): the three latest read as one block on one screen. The lead picture sits whole
   (never cropped) inside a 16:9 frame, so a portrait or small original cannot stretch the block; the two
   stories beside it share the lead's height equally, so no gap opens beneath them. */
.lead { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.55fr) minmax(300px, 1fr); align-items: stretch; }
.lead-story h1 { font-size: 38px; line-height: 1.05; margin: 8px 0 12px; }
.lead-img img { aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; height: auto; max-height: 30vh; object-fit: contain; object-position: center; background: transparent; }
.side .card-img img { max-height: 16vh; object-position: center; background: transparent; }
.lead-story .stand { font-size: 18px; display: -webkit-box; -webkit-line-clamp: 2; -webkit-box-orient: vertical; overflow: hidden; }
.side .card { flex: 1 1 0; }
.side .card h3 { font-size: 21px; }
.second { padding-top: 10px; }
.lists { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; padding: 8px 0 28px; }
.lists .section-head, .the-wire h2 { display: flex; border-top: 3px solid var(--ink); padding: 10px 0 12px; margin: 0; font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 700; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; }
.the-wire li { font-family: "Greatreporter Text", Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; }
.most-read-head { display: none; }
/* Regions menu: a native disclosure, no script; opens on click or keyboard */
.desks .menu { position: relative; }
.desks .menu summary { list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 12px 8px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; border-bottom: 3px solid transparent; margin-bottom: -1px; }
.desks .menu summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.desks .menu[open] summary, .desks .menu[data-current] summary { border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.desks .menu summary:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--red); }
.desks .menu ul { position: absolute; left: 0; top: 100%; z-index: 20; margin: 0; padding: 6px 0; list-style: none; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--ink); min-width: 190px; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.08); }
.desks .menu li a { display: block; padding: 9px 16px; border: 0; margin: 0; text-transform: none; letter-spacing: 0; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 500; font-family: "Greatreporter Text", Georgia, serif; }
.desks .menu li a:hover, .desks .menu li a[aria-current] { background: var(--paper); color: var(--red); }

/* sister-site module */
.partner { max-width: 680px; margin: 30px auto 0; }
.desk .partner { max-width: none; margin: 8px 0 20px; }
.partner .section-head { font-size: 22px; padding: 8px 0 6px; }
.partner-note { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 15px; color: var(--muted); }
.partner ol { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr)); gap: 0 32px; }
.partner li { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 3px; padding: 9px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); font-family: "Greatreporter Display", Georgia, serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.25; }
.partner li .mono { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 400; }
.partner li a:hover { color: var(--red); }

/* responsive */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .lead { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 300px; gap: 32px; }
  .lead-story h1 { font-size: 34px; }
  .grid4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .art-head h1 { font-size: 40px; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  main, .mast, .wire-strip, .foot { padding-left: 16px; padding-right: 16px; }
  .mast { flex-direction: column; gap: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; }
  .wordmark svg { height: 44px; }
  .mast { padding-top: 16px; gap: 12px; }
  .desks { flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; font-size: 12px; }
  .desks a { padding: 9px 10px; }
  .mast-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; justify-items: center; gap: 10px; }
  .mast-row .wordmark, .nav-search { grid-column: 1; }
  .nav-search { width: 100%; justify-self: stretch; }
  .nav-search input { width: 100%; }
  .desks { gap: 14px; font-size: 13px; }
  .lead { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; padding-top: 18px; }
  .lead-story h1 { font-size: 32px; }
  .lead-img { margin: 0 -16px 14px; }
  .stand { font-size: 17px; }
  .grid3, .grid4, .list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 20px; }
  .lists { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
  .lead-story { padding-right: 0; }
  .side { border-left: 0; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); padding-top: 18px; }
  .wire-strip .track a { font-size: 16px; }
  .wire-strip .live { font-size: 14px; padding: 0 12px; }
  .record ol { column-count: 1; }
  .desk-head h1 { font-size: 38px; }
  .art-head h1 { font-size: 31px; }
  .standfirst { font-size: 18px; }
  .hero { margin-left: -16px; margin-right: -16px; }
  .hero figcaption { padding: 8px 16px 0; }
  .body { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.65; }
  .body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { font-size: 58px; }
  .clock { display: none; }
}

/* phone navigation (17 Sep 2026): one row that swipes sideways instead of four ragged rows; Regions opens
   in place as a two-column list, and the other desks step aside while it is open */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .desks { flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 0; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 86%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(to right, #000 86%, transparent); }
  .desks::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .desks a, .desks .menu summary { padding: 13px 11px; font-size: 13px; }
  .desks:has(.menu[open]) { flex-wrap: wrap; overflow: visible; -webkit-mask-image: none; mask-image: none; }
  .desks:has(.menu[open]) > a { display: none; }
  .desks .menu[open] { flex: 1 0 100%; }
  .desks .menu ul { position: static; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; min-width: 0; padding: 0 0 8px; border: 0; box-shadow: none; background: transparent; }
  .desks .menu li a { padding: 11px; font-size: 16px; }
}