/*
Theme Name: Hewaad Times
Theme URI: https://hewaadtimes.com/
Author: Hewaad Times
Author URI: https://hewaadtimes.com/
Description: A modern news-publication theme for Hewaad Times — US news and analysis on economics, finance, business, immigration, politics, health and education. Serif headlines, breaking-news ticker, hero grid, and sectioned homepage.
Version: 1.0.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: hewaadtimes
*/

/* ============ Design tokens ============ */
:root{
  --paper:#ffffff;
  --section:#f7f8fa;
  --ink:#141414;
  --navy:#10243e;
  --navy-2:#1b3a5f;
  --crimson:#c8102e;
  --crimson-dark:#a50d26;
  --muted:#5b6570;
  --line:#e5e7eb;
  --serif: Georgia, 'Playfair Display', 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --radius:8px;
}

/* ============ Base ============ */
*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{font-family:var(--sans);background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);line-height:1.65;font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--serif);line-height:1.25;font-weight:700}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.wrap{max-width:1200px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.section{padding:44px 0}
.section.alt{background:var(--section);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}

/* Uppercase kicker / category label */
.kicker{display:inline-block;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--crimson);margin-bottom:8px}
.kicker.on-dark{color:#fff;background:var(--crimson);padding:4px 10px;border-radius:3px}

/* Section heading */
.sec-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;margin-bottom:26px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}
.sec-head h2{font-size:1.6rem;letter-spacing:.02em}
.sec-head h2 .accent{color:var(--crimson)}
.sec-head a.more{font-size:.8rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);white-space:nowrap}
.sec-head a.more:hover{color:var(--crimson)}

/* Thumbnail fallback (CSS gradient, no emoji) */
.thumb-fallback{background:linear-gradient(135deg,var(--navy) 0%,var(--navy-2) 55%,#33507a 100%);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.thumb-fallback::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:radial-gradient(circle at 75% 20%,rgba(200,16,46,.35),transparent 55%)}

/* ============ Top utility bar ============ */
.utility-bar{background:var(--navy);color:#dbe4ee;font-size:.78rem}
.utility-bar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px}
.utility-bar .tagline{letter-spacing:.06em}
.utility-bar .date{font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.04em}

/* ============ Masthead ============ */
.masthead{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:center;padding:26px 20px 22px}
.masthead .site-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:3rem;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.01em;line-height:1}
.masthead .site-title a:hover{color:var(--ink)}
.masthead .site-title .times{color:var(--crimson)}
.masthead .site-tagline{margin-top:8px;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.28em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted)}

/* ============ Primary nav ============ */
.main-nav{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:200;box-shadow:0 2px 8px rgba(16,36,62,.25)}
.main-nav .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px}
.main-nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;align-items:stretch;overflow-x:auto;scrollbar-width:none}
.main-nav ul::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.main-nav li{flex-shrink:0}
.main-nav a{display:block;color:#fff;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:15px 16px;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08)}
.main-nav li:first-child a{border-left:none}
.main-nav a:hover{background:var(--crimson);color:#fff}
.main-nav .current-menu-item a,.main-nav .current_page_item a{background:var(--crimson);color:#fff}

/* Search toggle */
.search-toggle{background:transparent;border:none;cursor:pointer;padding:12px;color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center}
.search-toggle:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.search-toggle svg{width:20px;height:20px;fill:currentColor}
.search-panel{display:none;background:var(--navy-2);border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.search-panel.open{display:block}
.search-panel .wrap{padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px}
.search-panel form{display:flex;gap:10px}
.search-panel input[type="search"]{flex:1;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-size:1rem}
.search-panel button{padding:12px 22px;background:var(--crimson);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.8rem;cursor:pointer}
.search-panel button:hover{background:var(--crimson-dark)}

/* ============ Breaking ticker ============ */
.ticker{display:flex;align-items:stretch;background:var(--ink);color:#fff;overflow:hidden;border-bottom:1px solid var(--ink)}
.ticker-label{background:var(--crimson);color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:0 18px;flex-shrink:0;z-index:2}
.ticker-viewport{flex:1;overflow:hidden;position:relative}
.ticker-track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:ticker-scroll 45s linear infinite;padding:11px 0}
.ticker-viewport:hover .ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}
.ticker-track a{color:#e8edf3;font-size:.88rem;white-space:nowrap;padding:0 28px;position:relative}
.ticker-track a::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:7px;height:7px;background:var(--crimson);border-radius:50%;margin-right:12px;vertical-align:2px}
.ticker-track a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
@keyframes ticker-scroll{from{transform:translateX(0)}to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}

/* ============ Hero grid ============ */
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.65fr 1fr;gap:24px}
.hero-main{position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;min-height:440px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;background:var(--navy)}
.hero-main .hero-img{position:absolute;inset:0}
.hero-main .hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-main .hero-img .thumb-fallback{width:100%;height:100%}
.hero-main .hero-text{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:30px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(10,20,35,.92) 55%)}
.hero-main .hero-text h2{font-size:2.1rem;color:#fff;margin:6px 0 10px}
.hero-main .hero-text h2 a{color:#fff}
.hero-main .hero-text h2 a:hover{color:#ffd9de}
.hero-main .excerpt{color:#d5dde8;font-size:.95rem;margin-bottom:10px}
.hero-side{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:24px}
.hero-secondary{position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;min-height:208px;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;background:var(--navy);flex:1}
.hero-secondary .hero-img{position:absolute;inset:0}
.hero-secondary .hero-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-secondary .hero-img .thumb-fallback{width:100%;height:100%}
.hero-secondary .hero-text{position:relative;z-index:2;padding:20px;background:linear-gradient(transparent,rgba(10,20,35,.92) 55%)}
.hero-secondary .hero-text h3{font-size:1.25rem;color:#fff}
.hero-secondary .hero-text h3 a{color:#fff}
.hero-secondary .hero-text h3 a:hover{color:#ffd9de}
.meta{font-size:.76rem;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.04em}
.hero-main .meta,.hero-secondary .meta{color:#c3ccd8}
.meta .dot{margin:0 6px}

/* ============ Cards grid ============ */
.cards-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px}
.card{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:box-shadow .2s ease,transform .2s ease}
.card:hover{box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(16,36,62,.12);transform:translateY(-3px)}
.card .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/9;overflow:hidden;background:var(--section)}
.card .card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .3s ease}
.card:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.card .card-img .thumb-fallback{width:100%;height:100%}
.card .card-body{padding:18px 20px 20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;flex:1}
.card h3{font-size:1.18rem}
.card h3 a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.card .excerpt{color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem;margin:0}
.card .meta{margin-top:auto;padding-top:8px}

/* ============ Category list sections ============ */
.cat-columns{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:40px}
.cat-block .sec-head h2{font-size:1.35rem}
.news-list{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.news-list li{display:flex;gap:16px;padding:16px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.news-list li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
.news-list .list-thumb{width:120px;height:84px;flex-shrink:0;border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--section)}
.news-list .list-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.news-list .list-thumb .thumb-fallback{width:100%;height:100%}
.news-list .list-text h4{font-size:1.02rem;margin:2px 0 6px}
.news-list .list-text h4 a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}

/* ============ Newsletter box ============ */
.newsletter{background:var(--navy);border-radius:12px;padding:44px 40px;text-align:center;color:#fff}
.newsletter h2{font-size:1.9rem;margin-bottom:10px;color:#fff}
.newsletter h2 .accent{color:#ff5b73}
.newsletter p{color:#c3ccd8;max-width:560px;margin:0 auto 22px}
.newsletter form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:520px;margin:0 auto}
.newsletter input[type="email"]{flex:1;padding:14px 16px;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-size:1rem}
.newsletter button{padding:14px 28px;background:var(--crimson);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:.82rem;cursor:pointer}
.newsletter button:hover{background:var(--crimson-dark)}
.newsletter .fine{font-size:.75rem;color:#8fa0b5;margin:14px 0 0}

/* ============ Pagination ============ */
.pagination{margin:40px 0 8px;text-align:center}
.pagination .nav-links{display:flex;gap:10px;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
.pagination .page-numbers{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;min-width:44px;height:44px;padding:0 15px;border-radius:999px;background:#fff;border:1.5px solid var(--line);color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;font-size:.9rem;transition:all .18s ease}
.pagination a.page-numbers:hover{border-color:var(--crimson);color:var(--crimson);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--navy);border-color:var(--navy);color:#fff}
.pagination .page-numbers.next,.pagination .page-numbers.prev{background:var(--crimson);border-color:var(--crimson);color:#fff;padding:0 20px}
.pagination .page-numbers.next:hover,.pagination .page-numbers.prev:hover{background:var(--crimson-dark);border-color:var(--crimson-dark);color:#fff}

/* ============ Archive header ============ */
.archive-head{background:var(--section);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:40px 0;margin-bottom:40px}
.archive-head h1{font-size:2.2rem}
.archive-head h1 .accent{color:var(--crimson)}
.archive-head p{color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 0}

/* ============ Single article ============ */
.breadcrumbs{font-size:.8rem;color:var(--muted);margin:26px 0 18px;letter-spacing:.02em}
.breadcrumbs a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.breadcrumbs .bc-sep{margin:0 8px;color:#b9c1cb}
.breadcrumbs .bc-current{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600}
.post-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:44px;align-items:start}
.article h1{font-size:2.4rem;margin:0 0 14px;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.byline{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px 18px;align-items:center;font-size:.85rem;color:var(--muted);padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:24px}
.byline .cat{color:var(--crimson);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.1em;font-size:.75rem}
.feat{margin-bottom:28px;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden}
.feat img{width:100%}
.entry{font-size:1.06rem;color:#2b333c}
.entry h2,.entry h3{margin:1.6em 0 .6em}
.entry a{color:var(--crimson);text-decoration:underline}
.entry a:hover{color:var(--crimson-dark)}
.entry ul,.entry ol{margin:0 0 1.2em 1.4em}
.entry blockquote{border-left:4px solid var(--crimson);padding:8px 0 8px 20px;margin:1.4em 0;color:var(--muted);font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.15rem}
.tags{margin:30px 0 8px;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px}
.tags a{font-size:.78rem;font-weight:600;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;padding:6px 14px;color:var(--muted)}
.tags a:hover{border-color:var(--crimson);color:var(--crimson)}
.post-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;margin:34px 0;padding:22px 0;border-top:2px solid var(--ink);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.post-nav a{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;font-size:1.02rem}
.post-nav .nav-label{display:block;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:6px}
.post-nav .prev{text-align:left}
.post-nav .next{text-align:right}

/* Related posts */
.related{margin:10px 0 50px}
.related h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:20px;padding-bottom:10px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink)}

/* ============ Sidebar ============ */
.sidebar{position:sticky;top:76px}
.side-widget{margin-bottom:34px}
.side-widget .side-title{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;margin-bottom:16px;border-bottom:3px solid var(--crimson)}
.side-search form{display:flex}
.side-search input[type="search"]{flex:1;min-width:0;padding:11px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-right:none;border-radius:6px 0 0 6px;font-size:.9rem}
.side-search button{padding:11px 16px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:0 6px 6px 0;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}
.side-search button:hover{background:var(--crimson)}
.side-posts{list-style:none}
.side-posts li{display:flex;gap:12px;margin-bottom:16px}
.side-posts .sp-thumb{width:76px;height:60px;flex-shrink:0;border-radius:5px;overflow:hidden;background:var(--section)}
.side-posts .sp-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.side-posts .sp-thumb .thumb-fallback{width:100%;height:100%}
.side-posts h4{font-size:.92rem;line-height:1.35}
.side-posts h4 a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.side-posts .meta{font-size:.72rem}
.side-cats{list-style:none}
.side-cats li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.side-cats a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;padding:10px 2px;font-weight:600;font-size:.92rem}
.side-cats a:hover{color:var(--crimson)}
.side-cats .count{background:var(--section);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:999px;font-size:.72rem;padding:2px 10px;color:var(--muted)}

/* ============ Page (narrow) ============ */
.page-narrow{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:44px 20px 60px}
.page-narrow h1{font-size:2.2rem;margin-bottom:20px}

/* ============ Search / 404 ============ */
.notfound{text-align:center;padding:80px 20px}
.notfound .big{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:6rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--navy);line-height:1}
.notfound h1{font-size:1.8rem;margin:14px 0 10px}
.notfound p{color:var(--muted);max-width:480px;margin:0 auto 24px}
.notfound form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:440px;margin:0 auto}
.notfound input[type="search"]{flex:1;padding:12px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px}
.notfound button{padding:12px 22px;background:var(--crimson);color:#fff;border:none;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer}
.no-results{background:var(--section);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:40px;text-align:center;color:var(--muted)}

/* ============ Footer ============ */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy);color:#c3ccd8;margin-top:60px}
.footer-cols{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding:52px 0 40px}
.footer-cols h3{font-size:.82rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff;margin-bottom:16px;font-family:var(--sans)}
.footer-about .f-title{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:1.7rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;margin-bottom:10px}
.footer-about .f-title .times{color:#ff5b73}
.footer-about p{font-size:.9rem;color:#9fb0c4}
.footer-cols ul{list-style:none}
.footer-cols li{margin-bottom:9px}
.footer-cols ul a{font-size:.9rem;color:#c3ccd8}
.footer-cols ul a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}
.footer-legal{font-size:.8rem;color:#8fa0b5;line-height:1.7}
.bottom-bar{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.bottom-bar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px;font-size:.8rem;color:#8fa0b5}

/* ============ Responsive ============ */
@media (max-width:900px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-main{min-height:360px}
  .hero-main .hero-text h2{font-size:1.7rem}
  .cards-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .cat-columns{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .post-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .sidebar{position:static}
  .footer-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .newsletter{padding:34px 24px}
  .newsletter form{flex-direction:column}
  .masthead .site-title{font-size:2.4rem}
  .article h1{font-size:1.9rem}
}
@media (max-width:640px){
  .cards-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .utility-bar .tagline{display:none}
  .masthead .site-title{font-size:2rem}
  .main-nav a{padding:13px 12px;font-size:.74rem}
  .hero-main .hero-text h2{font-size:1.45rem}
  .sec-head h2{font-size:1.3rem}
  .footer-cols{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .bottom-bar .wrap{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}
  .post-nav{flex-direction:column}
  .post-nav .next{text-align:left}
  .notfound .big{font-size:4rem}
  .news-list .list-thumb{width:96px;height:70px}
}

/* Wider container on the homepage only */
body.home .wrap{max-width:1400px}

/* Newsletter feedback messages */
.newsletter .nl-msg{margin:12px 0 0;font-size:14px}
.newsletter .nl-msg.ok{color:#7ddf9a}
.newsletter .nl-msg.err{color:#ff9a9a}