/*
Theme Name: Apexio Newsroom Lite
Author: Apexio Global Private Limited
Author URI: https://www.apexioglobal.com/
Description: A modern news and magazine theme featuring an editorial homepage, responsive story grid, latest-news ticker, flexible article layouts, and accessible navigation.
Version: 1.1.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: apexio-newsroom-lite
Tags: news, blog, two-columns, custom-logo, custom-menu, featured-images, theme-options, translation-ready, right-sidebar
*/
:root{--accent:#d21d2b;--ink:#171b24;--muted:#687181;--line:#e5e8ed;--surface:#fff;--canvas:#f8f9fb;--radius:12px;--wrap:1200px}
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/* ============================================================
   Apexio Newsroom Lite v1.1 — Editorial homepage and refined UI
   ============================================================ */
:root { --wrap:1320px; --ink:#141922; --muted:#687181; --canvas:#f7f8fa; --line:#e4e7eb; }
body { background:var(--canvas); }
.topline{background:#131c2b;}
.masthead-inner{min-height:98px;}
.site-branding{max-width:min(100%, 850px);}
.custom-logo{height:auto;max-height:75px;max-width:min(290px, 35vw);object-fit:contain;}
.site-name{font-size:clamp(25px,2.8vw,37px);letter-spacing:-.045em;overflow-wrap:anywhere;}
.site-description{font-size:11px;line-height:1.55;max-width:650px;}
.primary-nav{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:none;}
.nav-menu>li>a{padding:15px 15px;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.035em;}
.ticker-inner{min-height:43px;gap:15px;}
.ticker-items{display:flex;flex-wrap:nowrap;gap:0 25px;white-space:nowrap;overflow:hidden;line-height:1.4;}
.ticker-items a{flex-shrink:0;font-size:12px;font-weight:650;}
.ticker-items a:not(:first-child)::before{margin-right:19px;}
.ticker-tag{font-size:10px;padding:5px 9px;border-radius:2px;}
.news-home-wrap{padding:29px 0 68px;}
.news-home-heading{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px;border-bottom:1px solid #d8dce3;padding-bottom:17px;margin-bottom:23px;}
.news-home-heading h1{font-size:clamp(26px,2.9vw,38px);margin:5px 0 0;font-weight:880;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.044em;}
.home-overline{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;color:var(--accent);font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;}
.home-pulse{display:inline-block;width:7px;height:7px;border-radius:100%;background:var(--accent);}
.news-home-dateline{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);padding-bottom:4px;white-space:nowrap;}
.news-home-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 295px;align-items:start;gap:30px;}
.news-home-no-sidebar{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);}
.news-home-main{min-width:0;}
.home-lead-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.55fr) minmax(0,1fr);align-items:stretch;gap:22px;}
.home-lead-alone{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
.home-lead-card{min-width:0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 4px 17px rgba(14,26,44,.025);}
.home-picture{display:block;position:relative;overflow:hidden;background:#1d3048;isolation:isolate;}
.home-picture img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .25s ease;}
.home-picture:hover img{transform:scale(1.035);}
.home-lead-image{aspect-ratio:16/9;}
.home-picture-placeholder{position:relative;isolation:isolate;display:flex;align-items:flex-end;padding:18px;height:100%;min-height:100%;width:100%;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(137deg,#172a42 0%,#31577a 68%,#8eafba 145%);overflow:hidden;}
.home-picture-placeholder::after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-10%;bottom:-80%;width:80%;aspect-ratio:1;border:28px solid #ffffff17;border-radius:50%;z-index:-1;box-shadow:0 0 0 50px #ffffff08;}
.home-picture-placeholder span{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.15em;font-weight:900;}
.home-lead-body{padding:22px 24px 23px;}
.home-lead-title{font-weight:850;font-size:clamp(25px,2.2vw,34px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.036em;overflow-wrap:anywhere;margin:9px 0 11px;}
.home-lead-excerpt{margin:0 0 12px;font-size:14px;color:#565d68;line-height:1.62;}
.home-lead-body .entry-meta{font-size:11px;}
.home-story-rail{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;min-width:0;}
.home-rail-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:112px minmax(0,1fr);gap:13px;padding:0 0 17px;border-bottom:1px solid #dce0e5;margin:0 0 17px;min-width:0;}
.home-rail-card:last-child{margin-bottom:0;border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0;}
.home-rail-image{height:91px;border-radius:5px;}
.home-rail-image .home-picture-placeholder{padding:9px;}
.home-rail-image .home-picture-placeholder span{font-size:8px;}
.home-rail-body{min-width:0;}
.home-rail-body .eyebrow{font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.055em;display:block;margin:-2px 0 5px;}
.home-rail-body h3{font-size:clamp(14px,1.15vw,17px);line-height:1.31;letter-spacing:-.02em;font-weight:780;margin:0 0 6px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;}
.home-rail-date{font-size:10px;color:var(--muted);}
.home-latest-section{margin-top:37px;}
.home-section-heading{display:flex;align-items:end;gap:25px;margin-bottom:20px;}
.home-section-label{font-weight:800;color:var(--accent);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;}
.home-section-heading h2{font-size:clamp(24px,2.3vw,30px);line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:4px 0 0;font-weight:850;white-space:nowrap;}
.home-section-rule{height:1px;background:#dce0e5;flex:1;margin-bottom:6px;}
.home-card-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px;}
.home-small-card{min-width:0;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;overflow:hidden;}
.home-small-image{aspect-ratio:16/10;}
.home-small-body{padding:15px 15px 17px;}
.home-small-body .eyebrow{font-size:10px;}
.home-small-body h3{margin:6px 0 11px;font-size:16px;font-weight:790;line-height:1.37;letter-spacing:-.02em;overflow-wrap:anywhere;}
.home-small-body .entry-meta{font-size:10px;}
.news-home-grid>.widget-area{gap:17px;}
.news-home-grid .widget{padding:17px;background:#fff;border-radius:7px;box-shadow:0 4px 15px rgba(12,22,42,.022);overflow-wrap:anywhere;}
.news-home-grid .widget :is(img,iframe){max-width:100%;height:auto;}
.news-home-grid .widget-title{font-size:15px;margin-bottom:11px;}
.home-topics{margin-top:48px;padding-top:24px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);}
.home-topic-links{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;}
.home-topic-links a{min-width:0;border-radius:6px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;padding:17px 14px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;font-size:14px;font-weight:750;}
.home-topic-links a span{color:var(--accent);font-size:20px;line-height:1;}
.home-topic-links a:hover{border-color:var(--accent);}
.news-home-no-sidebar .home-lead-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.5fr) minmax(280px,1fr);}
.news-home-no-sidebar .home-lead-alone{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
.news-home-no-sidebar .home-rail-card{grid-template-columns:132px minmax(0,1fr);}
.news-home-no-sidebar .home-rail-image{height:106px;}
@media(max-width:1150px){
 .news-home-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 255px;gap:22px;}
 .home-lead-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.2fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:17px;}
 .home-rail-card{grid-template-columns:94px minmax(0,1fr);gap:10px;margin-bottom:12px;padding-bottom:12px;}
 .home-rail-image{height:80px;}
 .home-rail-body h3{font-size:14px;}
 .home-small-body h3{font-size:15px;}
 .home-card-grid{gap:13px;}
}
@media(max-width:900px){
 .news-home-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
 .news-home-grid>.widget-area{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));display:grid;}
 .home-lead-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.5fr) minmax(0,1fr);}
 .home-rail-card{grid-template-columns:110px minmax(0,1fr);}
 .home-rail-image{height:90px;}
 .home-topic-links{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));}
}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .custom-logo{max-width:245px;max-height:65px;}
 .news-home-wrap{padding-top:24px;}
 .news-home-heading{margin-bottom:17px;}
 .ticker-inner{min-height:41px;}
 .ticker-items{flex-wrap:nowrap;}
 .ticker-items a:not(:first-child){display:none;}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
 .news-home-dateline{display:none;}
 .home-lead-grid,.news-home-no-sidebar .home-lead-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:19px;}
 .home-lead-image{aspect-ratio:16/10;}
 .home-lead-title{font-size:28px;}
 .home-story-rail{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;}
 .home-rail-card,.news-home-no-sidebar .home-rail-card{grid-template-columns:112px minmax(0,1fr);}
 .home-card-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:12px;}
 .home-small-body{padding:12px;}
 .home-small-body h3{font-size:15px;}
 .news-home-grid>.widget-area{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
 .home-topic-links{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));}
}
@media(max-width:420px){
 .home-lead-body{padding:17px;}
 .home-lead-title{font-size:25px;}
 .home-card-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
 .home-small-image{aspect-ratio:16/8.5;}
 .home-topic-links{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:8px;}
 .home-topic-links a{padding:12px 10px;font-size:12px;}
 .news-home-heading h1{font-size:27px;}
}

.home-pagination{display:flex;justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;margin:31px 0 0;}
.home-pagination .page-numbers{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:5px;padding:9px 14px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;}
.home-pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--accent);color:#fff;border-color:var(--accent);}
.home-pagination .page-numbers:hover:not(.current){color:var(--accent);border-color:var(--accent);}