/*
Theme Name: The American Star
Theme URI: https://theamericanstarnews.com
Author: The American Star
Author URI: https://theamericanstarnews.com
Description: A classic newspaper theme for The American Star News. Broadsheet meets digital. Cream paper, heavy serif nameplate, thin rules, generous spacing.
Version: 2.0.0
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
Text Domain: american-star
*/

/* Reset & Base */
*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  background: #faf6ee;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  overflow-x: hidden;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.72;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: #1a1a1a; text-decoration: none; transition: color 0.15s ease; }
a:hover { color: #c41a1a; }
::selection { background: #1a1a1a; color: #faf6ee; }
input, button, textarea { font-family: inherit; }

.font-display { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; }
.font-body { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; }
.font-ui { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; }

/* Layout */
.site-container { max-width: 1060px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 28px; }
.content-area { padding: 28px 0 60px; }

/* Ticker */
.ticker-bar { background: #c41a1a; color: #fff; overflow: hidden; height: 28px; display: flex; align-items: center; position: relative; }
.ticker-label { background: #a01515; padding: 0 12px; height: 100%; display: flex; align-items: center; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.5px; z-index: 2; position: relative; flex-shrink: 0; }
.ticker-track { display: flex; white-space: nowrap; animation: tickerScroll 55s linear infinite; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; }
.ticker-track span { padding: 0 32px; }
.ticker-star { opacity: 0.3; padding: 0 16px; }
@keyframes tickerScroll { 0% { transform: translateX(0); } 100% { transform: translateX(-50%); } }

/* Header */
.site-header { background: #faf6ee; position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; }
.utility-bar { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; padding: 7px 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid #d8d0c0; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #888; }
.utility-bar .subscribe-link { color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.2px; font-size: 10.5px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.utility-bar .subscribe-link:hover { color: #c41a1a; }
.util-tagline { letter-spacing: 2.5px; font-size: 8.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #b0a890; }

/* NAMEPLATE */
.nameplate { text-align: center; padding: 28px 28px 22px; border-bottom: 3px double #1a1a1a; }
.nameplate-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(2rem, 6vw, 3.4rem); font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; letter-spacing: -0.02em; line-height: 1.05; }
.nameplate-title a { color: #1a1a1a; }
.nameplate-title a:hover { color: #1a1a1a; }
.nameplate-sub { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; color: #a09880; font-style: italic; margin-top: 6px; letter-spacing: 0.03em; }

/* Desktop Nav */
.main-nav { display: flex; justify-content: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #c0b8a8; background: #faf6ee; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.main-nav a { background: none; border: none; border-right: 1px solid #d8d0c0; padding: 10px 22px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 1.8px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #777; transition: color 0.15s; }
.main-nav a:last-child { border-right: none; }
.main-nav a:hover { color: #1a1a1a; }
.main-nav a.current-menu-item, .main-nav a.current-cat, .main-nav a.current_page_item, .main-nav .current-menu-item > a, .main-nav .current_page_item > a { font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; }

/* Mobile Nav */
.mobile-nav-bar { display: none; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; border-bottom: 1px solid #c0b8a8; padding: 0 20px; min-height: 48px; }
.mobile-nav-bar .current-section { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #1a1a1a; }
.hamburger-btn { background: none; border: none; padding: 14px 6px; cursor: pointer; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; min-height: 48px; min-width: 48px; }
.hamburger-btn span { display: block; width: 22px; height: 2px; background: #1a1a1a; transition: all 0.25s ease; }
.mobile-dropdown { display: none; border-bottom: 2px solid #1a1a1a; background: #faf6ee; }
.mobile-dropdown.is-open { display: block !important; }
.mobile-dropdown a { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid #ebe4d4; padding: 16px 28px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 12.5px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 1.8px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #666; }
.mobile-dropdown a:hover, .mobile-dropdown a.active { background: #f0ead8; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 900; }

/* Section Headers */
.section-head { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.8px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #1a1a1a; border-bottom: 2.5px solid #1a1a1a; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.section-rule { border-top: 3px double #1a1a1a; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.page-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 34px; font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; border-bottom: 2.5px solid #1a1a1a; padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom: 24px; }

/* Lead Story */
.lead-story { border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; padding-bottom: 26px; margin-bottom: 30px; cursor: pointer; }
.lead-story:hover .lead-headline { color: #c41a1a; }
.lead-label { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.5px; color: #c41a1a; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.lead-headline { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 5vw, 2.7rem); font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.12; margin-bottom: 14px; transition: color 0.15s; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.lead-dek { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 17px; color: #444; line-height: 1.62; }
.lead-meta { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #aaa; margin-top: 14px; display: inline-block; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; }

/* Home Grid */
.home-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 300px; gap: 36px; }
.sidebar { border-left: 1px solid #d8d0c0; padding-left: 28px; }

/* Story Rows */
.story-row { padding: 18px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ccc; }
.story-row a { display: block; }
.story-row:hover .story-row-headline { color: #c41a1a; }
.story-row-meta { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #aaa; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 5px; }
.story-row-meta.breaking { color: #c41a1a; }
.story-row-headline { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 21px; font-weight: 700; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.28; margin-bottom: 8px; transition: color 0.12s; }
.story-row-headline.large { font-size: 25px; }
.story-row-excerpt { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 15px; color: #555; line-height: 1.62; }

/* Drudge Links */
.drudge-link { padding: 9px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted #ddd; display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: baseline; }
.drudge-link:hover .drudge-text { color: #c41a1a; }
.drudge-state { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 800; color: #c41a1a; letter-spacing: 0.3px; min-width: 38px; flex-shrink: 0; text-transform: uppercase; }
.drudge-text { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14.5px; color: #222; line-height: 1.4; transition: color 0.12s; }
.drudge-text.hot { color: #c41a1a; font-weight: 700; }

/* Region Grid */
.region-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.region-col .section-head { margin-bottom: 10px; }

/* Single Post */
.single-post-header { margin-bottom: 28px; }
.single-category { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.5px; color: #999; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.single-category.breaking { color: #c41a1a; }
.single-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 38px; font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; }
.single-meta-line { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10.5px; color: #aaa; letter-spacing: 0.8px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 26px; padding-bottom: 22px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; }
.single-content { max-width: 660px; }
.single-content p { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.single-content h2 { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #1a1a1a; margin: 30px 0 14px; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; }

/* Brief format */
.brief-label { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2px; color: #1a1a1a; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.brief-section { margin-bottom: 24px; }
.brief-section.bordered { border-top: 1px solid #ddd; padding-top: 20px; }
.brief-numbers { background: #f5f0e4; border: 1px solid #e0d8c4; padding: 18px 22px; margin-bottom: 24px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.7; }
.brief-numbers .brief-label { display: inline; }
.brief-next { border-left: 3px solid #1a1a1a; padding-left: 22px; }
.brief-happened-item { padding-left: 22px; position: relative; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.brief-happened-item::before { content: "\2014"; position: absolute; left: 0; color: #bbb; }

/* Newsletter Box */
.newsletter-box { border: 2px solid #1a1a1a; padding: 24px; text-align: center; background: #fff; }
.newsletter-box .box-label { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.8px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.newsletter-box .box-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #1a1a1a; line-height: 1.25; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.newsletter-box .box-sub { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #888; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.newsletter-form { display: flex; gap: 0; }
.newsletter-form input[type="email"] { flex: 1; padding: 12px 14px; border: 1px solid #bbb; border-right: none; font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; color: #1a1a1a; background: #faf6ee; outline: none; min-height: 46px; min-width: 0; }
.newsletter-form input[type="email"]::placeholder { color: #bbb; }
.newsletter-form button, .btn-dark { padding: 12px 18px; background: #1a1a1a; color: #faf6ee; border: 1px solid #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; cursor: pointer; min-height: 46px; transition: background 0.15s; }
.btn-dark:hover { background: #333; }
.btn-dark.full-width { width: 100%; margin-top: 16px; padding: 14px; }

/* Pricing Box */
.pricing-box { border: 2px solid #1a1a1a; padding: 24px; background: #fff; }
.pricing-box .box-label { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2.8px; text-transform: uppercase; margin-bottom: 6px; }
.pricing-amount { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 32px; font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; }
.pricing-period { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; color: #999; }
.pricing-note { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #888; font-style: italic; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.pricing-features { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; color: #444; line-height: 1.7; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; padding-top: 14px; }

/* Bulletin */
.bulletin-box { border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: 16px 20px; background: #f5f0e4; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 14px; }
.bulletin-play { width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 50%; background: #1a1a1a; border: none; color: #faf6ee; font-size: 16px; cursor: pointer; flex-shrink: 0; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.bulletin-info { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.bulletin-title { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 9.5px; font-weight: 900; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.bulletin-sub { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px; color: #666; font-style: italic; }
.bulletin-platforms { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 10px; color: #999; letter-spacing: 0.3px; flex-shrink: 0; }
.bulletin-platforms a:hover { color: #1a1a1a; }

/* Editorial Standards */
.editorial-standards { border-top: 3px double #1a1a1a; margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 26px; font-size: 15px; color: #555; line-height: 1.72; }
.standards-list { margin-top: 14px; font-size: 13.5px; color: #888; line-height: 2; }

/* About */
.about-content { max-width: 660px; }
.about-content p { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.credibility-box { background: #f5f0e4; border: 1px solid #e0d8c4; padding: 24px 28px; margin: 28px 0; }
.credibility-box .section-head { margin-bottom: 12px; }
.credibility-box div { margin-bottom: 8px; font-size: 15px; }

/* Newsletters */
.newsletter-card { border: 1px solid #d8d0c0; padding: 28px; margin-bottom: 24px; background: #fff; }
.newsletter-card .time-badge { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.newsletter-card .time-badge .icon { font-size: 18px; }
.newsletter-card .time-badge .time { font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: #999; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1.5px; }
.newsletter-card h3 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px; color: #1a1a1a; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.newsletter-card p { font-size: 15px; color: #666; line-height: 1.65; }
.tier-badge { display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; padding: 5px 12px; border-radius: 3px; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; }
.tier-badge.free { background: rgba(100,180,100,0.1); color: #5a9a5a; }
.tier-badge.premium { background: rgba(180,140,60,0.12); color: #9a7a30; }

/* Footer */
.site-footer { border-top: 3px double #1a1a1a; padding: 30px 28px; text-align: center; background: #f0ead8; }
.footer-title { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; margin-bottom: 4px; }
.footer-sub { font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #999; font-style: italic; }

/* Pagination */
.pagination { margin-top: 36px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid #ddd; text-align: center; font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: 1.2px; text-transform: uppercase; }
.pagination a, .pagination span { padding: 8px 14px; margin: 0 2px; }
.pagination .current { font-weight: 900; color: #1a1a1a; }

/* 404 */
.page-404 { text-align: center; padding: 80px 0; }
.page-404 h1 { font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif; font-size: 52px; color: #1a1a1a; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.page-404 p { font-size: 17px; color: #888; }

/* WP defaults */
.alignleft { float: left; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; }
.alignright { float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 20px; }
.aligncenter { display: block; margin: 10px auto; }
.wp-caption { max-width: 100%; }
.screen-reader-text { clip: rect(1px,1px,1px,1px); position: absolute !important; height: 1px; width: 1px; overflow: hidden; }

/* RESPONSIVE: Tablet */
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .home-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .sidebar { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; border-top: 3px double #1a1a1a; padding-top: 28px; margin-top: 16px; }
  .region-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }
}

/* RESPONSIVE: Mobile */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .main-nav { display: none; }
  .mobile-nav-bar { display: flex; }
  .util-tagline { display: none; }
  .site-container { padding: 0 20px; }
  .utility-bar { padding: 7px 20px; font-size: 10px; }
  .nameplate { padding: 20px 20px 16px; }
  .nameplate-sub { font-size: 12px; margin-top: 4px; }
  .content-area { padding: 22px 0 40px; }
  .lead-story { padding-bottom: 22px; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .lead-dek { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; }
  .story-row { padding: 16px 0; }
  .story-row-headline { font-size: 18px !important; line-height: 1.3; margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .story-row-headline.large { font-size: 20px !important; }
  .story-row-excerpt { font-size: 14.5px; }
  .drudge-link { padding: 10px 0; }
  .drudge-text { font-size: 14px; }
  .page-title { font-size: 28px; }
  .single-title { font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .region-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 22px; }
  .region-col { padding-bottom: 18px; border-bottom: 1px solid #e0d8c4; }
  .region-col:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .section-rule { margin-top: 30px; }
  .editorial-standards { margin-top: 30px; padding-top: 22px; }
  .standards-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
  .bulletin-platforms { font-size: 9.5px; }
  .mobile-dropdown a { padding: 16px 24px; }
}

/* RESPONSIVE: Small phone */
@media (max-width: 400px) {
  .site-container { padding: 0 16px; }
  .nameplate { padding: 16px 16px 14px; }
  .single-title { font-size: 24px; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════
   ARTICLE META BAR + READ TIME
   ═══════════════════════════════════ */
.single-meta-bar {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
  gap: 12px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.single-meta-left {
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  color: #aaa;
  letter-spacing: 0.6px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.meta-sep { color: #d0c8b8; padding: 0 4px; }
.meta-readtime { color: #888; font-weight: 600; }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════
   SHARE BUTTONS
   ═══════════════════════════════════ */
.share-buttons {
  display: flex;
  gap: 6px;
  align-items: center;
}
.share-btn {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid #d0c8b8;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: #fff;
  color: #555;
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.15s ease;
  text-decoration: none;
  line-height: 1;
  padding: 0;
}
.share-btn:hover {
  background: #1a1a1a;
  color: #faf6ee;
  border-color: #1a1a1a;
}

/* Bottom share bar */
.bottom-share {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-top: 32px;
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid #ddd;
  border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;
}
.bottom-share-label {
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  color: #999;
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════
   RELATED ARTICLES SECTIONS
   ═══════════════════════════════════ */
.related-section {
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 16px;
  border-top: 3px double #1a1a1a;
}
.related-item {
  padding: 10px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px dotted #d0c8b8;
}
.related-item a {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.related-item a:hover .related-headline { color: #c41a1a; }
.related-meta {
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #bbb;
  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  min-width: 40px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.related-headline {
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #222;
  line-height: 1.4;
  transition: color 0.12s;
}
.see-all-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c41a1a;
}
.see-all-link:hover { color: #1a1a1a; }

/* ═══════════════════════════════════
   STICKY NEWSLETTER BAR
   ═══════════════════════════════════ */
.sticky-newsletter {
  position: fixed;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  z-index: 90;
  background: #1a1a1a;
  transform: translateY(100%);
  transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.4, 0, 0.2, 1);
}
.sticky-newsletter.visible {
  transform: translateY(0);
}
.sticky-newsletter-inner {
  max-width: 1060px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 14px 28px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
}
.sticky-nl-text {
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: #d8d0c0;
  flex: 1;
  min-width: 0;
}
.sticky-nl-text strong {
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
}
.sticky-nl-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.sticky-nl-input {
  padding: 10px 14px;
  border: 1px solid #444;
  border-right: none;
  background: #2a2a2a;
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  outline: none;
  width: 220px;
  min-height: 42px;
}
.sticky-nl-input::placeholder { color: #666; }
.sticky-nl-input:focus { border-color: #c41a1a; }
.sticky-nl-btn {
  padding: 10px 18px;
  background: #c41a1a;
  color: #fff;
  border: 1px solid #c41a1a;
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 800;
  letter-spacing: 1.5px;
  cursor: pointer;
  min-height: 42px;
  transition: background 0.15s;
}
.sticky-nl-btn:hover { background: #e02020; }
.sticky-nl-close {
  background: none;
  border: none;
  color: #666;
  font-size: 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 4px 8px;
  line-height: 1;
  flex-shrink: 0;
  min-width: 34px;
  min-height: 34px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.sticky-nl-close:hover { color: #fff; }

/* Add bottom padding to footer so sticky bar doesn't overlap */
.site-footer { padding-bottom: 80px; }

/* ── Sticky bar mobile ── */
@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .sticky-newsletter-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    padding: 12px 20px 14px;
    gap: 10px;
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .sticky-nl-text { font-size: 13px; text-align: center; }
  .sticky-nl-form { width: 100%; }
  .sticky-nl-input { flex: 1; width: auto; }
  .sticky-nl-close { position: absolute; top: 8px; right: 12px; }
  .sticky-newsletter-inner { position: relative; padding-top: 16px; }

  /* Share buttons mobile */
  .single-meta-bar { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
  .bottom-share { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
  .share-btn { width: 40px; height: 40px; }
}

/* ═══════════════════════════════════
   IN-ARTICLE NEWSLETTER CTA
   ═══════════════════════════════════ */
.article-cta {
  background: #f5f0e4;
  border: 1px solid #e0d8c4;
  padding: 28px;
  margin: 32px 0;
  text-align: center;
}
.article-cta-label {
  font-family: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 2.8px;
  color: #aaa;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.article-cta-title {
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 900;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.article-cta-sub {
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #888;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.article-cta-form {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0;
  justify-content: center;
  max-width: 400px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.article-cta-input {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 11px 14px;
  border: 1px solid #ccc;
  border-right: none;
  font-family: 'Old Standard TT', Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #1a1a1a;
  background: #fff;
  outline: none;
  min-height: 44px;
  min-width: 0;
}
.article-cta-input::placeholder { color: #bbb; }

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .article-cta { padding: 22px 18px; }
  .article-cta-form { flex-direction: column; gap: 8px; max-width: 100%; }
  .article-cta-input { border-right: 1px solid #ccc; }
}