:root{--red:#c8102e;--ink:#16181d;--muted:#5f6670;--line:#e5e7eb;--bg:#fff;--soft:#f5f6f8;--chip:#eef0f3;
--font:system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,"Noto Sans","Noto Sans Devanagari","Noto Sans Telugu","Noto Sans Tamil",sans-serif;
--serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;font:16px/1.65 var(--font);color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg)}
a{color:inherit}img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
.muted{color:var(--muted)}

/* ---------- page frame: rails + centre ---------- */
.page-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr;max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto}
.rail{display:none}
.center{min-width:0;padding:0 16px;max-width:1040px;width:100%;margin:0 auto}
@media (min-width:1340px){
  .with-ads .page-grid{grid-template-columns:160px minmax(0,1040px) 160px;gap:20px;padding:0 10px}
  .rail{display:block}.rail .ad{position:sticky;top:12px}
}

/* ---------- ad placeholders ---------- */
.ad{display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:center;margin:0 auto}
.ad-placeholder{width:100%;height:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:2px;
  background:repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,#f3f4f6,#f3f4f6 10px,#eceef1 10px,#eceef1 20px);
  border:1px dashed #b8bdc6;border-radius:6px;color:#6b7280;text-align:center;font-size:13px;padding:6px}
.ad-placeholder strong{color:#374151;font-size:14px}.ad-tag{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.08em;font-size:10px}
.ad-leaderboard{width:100%;max-width:728px;height:90px}
.ad-rail{width:160px;height:600px;margin-top:12px}
.ad-rect{width:300px;height:250px}
.top-ad{padding:12px 0 8px}
@media (max-width:600px){.ad-leaderboard{height:60px}}

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.masthead{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:3px solid var(--ink);padding:10px 0;gap:8px}
.logo{font:700 clamp(22px,3.4vw,34px)/1.1 var(--serif);text-decoration:none;letter-spacing:-.01em;text-align:center}
.mast-left{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted)}.mast-left .dot{margin:0 6px}
.mast-right{justify-self:end;display:flex;gap:16px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600}
.mast-right a{text-decoration:none}.mast-right a:hover{color:var(--red)}
@media (max-width:640px){.masthead{grid-template-columns:1fr auto}.mast-left{display:none}}

/* ---------- trending chips ---------- */
.chips-bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;margin:14px 0 6px;padding:8px;border:1.5px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;background:#fff}
.chips-label{flex:none;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;background:#2b2f36;color:#fff;font-weight:600;font-size:13px;padding:6px 12px;border-radius:999px}
.pulse{width:8px;height:8px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(200,16,46,.6);animation:p 1.6s infinite}
@keyframes p{70%{box-shadow:0 0 0 7px rgba(200,16,46,0)}100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgba(200,16,46,0)}}
.chips-scroll{flex:1;display:flex;gap:8px;overflow-x:auto;scroll-behavior:smooth;scrollbar-width:none;min-width:0}
.chips-scroll::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.chip{flex:none;white-space:nowrap;text-decoration:none;font-size:13.5px;padding:5px 14px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--chip);border:1px solid #d8dbe0;transition:.15s}
.chip:hover{border-color:var(--red);color:var(--red)}
.chip.active{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:600}
.chip-arrow{flex:none;width:28px;height:28px;border:1px solid #d1d5db;border-radius:6px;background:#fff;cursor:pointer;font-size:18px;line-height:1;color:#374151}
.chip-arrow:hover{background:var(--soft)}.chip-arrow[disabled]{opacity:.35;cursor:default}
@media (max-width:640px){.chip-arrow{display:none}.chips-label{padding:6px 9px}}

.crumbs{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin:8px 0 4px}.crumbs a{text-decoration:none}.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--red)}

/* ---------- article + sidebar ---------- */
.content-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:28px;margin-top:8px}
@media (min-width:980px){.content-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px}}
.sidebar .sticky{position:sticky;top:12px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}
@media (max-width:979px){.sidebar .ad-rect{margin:0 auto}}

.kicker{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;font-size:12.5px;margin:6px 0 0}
.kicker .rank{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:700;padding:2px 8px;border-radius:4px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em}
.kicker .traffic{color:var(--muted)}.kicker .kw{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:1px 8px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:600}
.post h1{font:700 clamp(26px,3.6vw,36px)/1.22 var(--font);letter-spacing:-.015em;margin:10px 0 8px}
.byline{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 16px;padding-bottom:12px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.cover{margin:0 0 18px}.cover img{border-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%}
figcaption{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:6px}
.post-body{font-size:17.5px;line-height:1.75}
.post-body h2{font-size:23px;line-height:1.3;margin:30px 0 8px}.post-body h3{font-size:19px;margin:22px 0 6px}
.post-body p{margin:0 0 16px}.post-body ul,.post-body ol{padding-left:22px;margin:0 0 16px}.post-body li{margin:4px 0}
.post-body a{color:var(--red)}
.post-body em{color:#444}
.inline-fig{margin:22px 0}.inline-fig img{border-radius:8px;width:100%}
.sources{margin-top:28px;padding:16px 18px;background:var(--soft);border-radius:8px;border-left:4px solid var(--red)}
.sources h2{font-size:16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin:0 0 8px}
.sources ul{margin:0;padding-left:18px;font-size:14.5px}.sources li{margin:6px 0}.sources a{color:#1d4ed8}.sources .src{color:var(--muted)}
.prevnext{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:12px;margin:24px 0}
.prevnext a{display:block;text-decoration:none;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:10px 12px;font-size:14px}
.prevnext a:hover{border-color:var(--red)}.prevnext small{display:block;color:var(--muted)}.prevnext .next{text-align:right;grid-column:2}

.more h3{font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;margin:0 0 8px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--red);padding-bottom:6px}
.more ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.more li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.more a{display:flex;gap:10px;padding:9px 0;text-decoration:none;font-size:14px;line-height:1.35}.more a:hover span{color:var(--red)}
.more img{width:96px;height:54px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:4px;flex:none}

/* ---------- archive cards ---------- */
.archive h1{font-size:30px;margin:12px 0}.day h2{font-size:20px;margin:22px 0 10px}.day h2 a{text-decoration:none}
.cards{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(230px,1fr));gap:18px}
.card a{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:6px;text-decoration:none}.card img{border-radius:8px;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover}
.card-kw{font-size:12px;color:var(--red);font-weight:700}.card strong{line-height:1.3}.card a:hover strong{color:var(--red)}
.card-desc{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.45}

.site-footer{margin-top:36px;border-top:3px solid var(--ink);padding:16px 0 30px;font-size:14px}.site-footer p{margin:4px 0}

/* ---------- no-ads mode (config/ads.yaml ads_enabled: false) ---------- */
.no-ads .page-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1040px);justify-content:center;gap:0;padding:0}
.no-ads .center{padding-top:14px}
.content-grid.full{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}

/* header without nav: date | masthead (centred) | balancing spacer */
.masthead{grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr}
.mast-left{justify-self:start}
@media (max-width:640px){.masthead{grid-template-columns:1fr}.logo{justify-self:center}.mast-right{display:none}}

/* nav links back (Today / Past) with active state */
.mast-right a{padding-bottom:2px;border-bottom:2px solid transparent}
.mast-right a.active{color:var(--red);border-bottom-color:var(--red)}
.empty-state{margin:18px 0 8px;padding:28px 22px;border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:8px;background:var(--soft);text-align:center}
.empty-state p{margin:4px 0}.empty-state a{color:var(--red)}
@media (max-width:640px){.masthead{grid-template-columns:1fr auto}.logo{justify-self:start}.mast-right{display:flex}}

/* People also searched (Google Trends breakdown terms; external Google Search links) */
.also-searched{margin-top:26px}
.also-searched h2{font-size:16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;margin:0 0 10px}
.also-searched ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}
.also-searched a{display:inline-block;text-decoration:none;font-size:13.5px;padding:5px 12px;border-radius:999px;background:var(--chip);border:1px solid #d8dbe0}
.also-searched a:hover{border-color:var(--red);color:var(--red)}

/* "Also trending today": full day's list in its own scroll area */
.more ol{max-height:min(720px,calc(100vh - 140px));overflow-y:auto;overscroll-behavior:contain;padding-right:6px;
  scrollbar-width:thin;scrollbar-color:#b9bec6 transparent}
.more ol::-webkit-scrollbar{width:6px}.more ol::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb{background:#b9bec6;border-radius:3px}
.more ol::-webkit-scrollbar-track{background:transparent}
@media (max-width:979px){.more ol{max-height:420px}}
/* chips row: grab cursor for mouse drag-scrolling (see site.js) */
@media (hover:hover) and (pointer:fine){
  .chips-scroll{cursor:grab;-webkit-user-select:none;user-select:none}
  .chips-scroll.dragging,.chips-scroll.dragging .chip{cursor:grabbing}
}