/*
Theme Name: The Daily News Point
Author: The Daily News Point
Description: Professional news and blogging theme. Sticky header, breaking-news ticker, hero grid, category sections, sidebar, reading progress, share buttons, related posts and fully responsive. Works with Elementor.
Version: 2.2.1
Requires at least: 6.0
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Text Domain: dnp
*/
:root{--ink:#18232B;--red:#FC2F31;--mist:#F3F5F6;--line:#E3E6E8;--mute:#5B6770;--sans:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;--serif:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font:17px/1.6 var(--sans);color:var(--ink);background:#fff;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;overflow-x:hidden}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--red)}
h1,h2,h3,h4{line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 .5em;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.01em}
ul,ol{padding:0}button{font:inherit;cursor:pointer}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--red);outline-offset:2px}
.wrap{max-width:1240px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px}.skip:focus{left:10px;top:10px;background:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:999}
.progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;height:3px;width:100%;background:var(--red);transform:scaleX(0);transform-origin:0 50%;z-index:120}
/* top bar */
.topbar{background:var(--ink);color:#cfd6db;font-size:13px}.topbar .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;min-height:36px;gap:16px}
.social{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.social a{width:30px;height:30px;display:grid;place-items:center;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);border-radius:50%;color:#fff}.social a:hover{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff}.social svg{width:16px;height:16px}.footer .social a{width:38px;height:38px}.footer .social svg{width:18px;height:18px}
/* masthead */
.masthead{position:relative;background:#fff;border-bottom:3px solid var(--red)}
.mast{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;min-height:76px}
.brand img,.custom-logo{height:60px;width:auto;max-width:none}
.nav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:2px;align-items:center}
.nav a{display:block;padding:10px 14px;font-weight:700;font-size:15px;border-radius:4px}
.nav li{position:relative}.nav .current-menu-item>a,.nav .current-cat>a{color:var(--red)}
.nav .sub-menu{display:none;position:absolute;z-index:60;left:0;top:100%;min-width:200px;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:3px solid var(--red);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;box-shadow:0 12px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.1)}
.nav li:hover>.sub-menu,.nav li:focus-within>.sub-menu{display:flex}
.actions{display:flex;gap:8px}.icon-btn{width:42px;height:42px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;border-radius:50%;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--ink)}
.icon-btn:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}.icon-btn svg{width:20px;height:20px;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round}
.burger{display:none}
.searchbar{display:none;background:var(--mist);border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 0}.searchbar.open{display:block}
.sform{display:flex;gap:8px}.sform input{flex:1;padding:13px 16px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-size:16px;min-width:0}
.btn,.sform button,.nl button{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:12px 22px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}.btn:hover,.sform button:hover,.nl button:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
/* ticker */
.ticker{background:var(--mist);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:14px}.ticker .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;height:42px;overflow:hidden}
.ticker b{background:var(--red);color:#fff;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:3px;white-space:nowrap;font-size:13px}
.tview{overflow:hidden;flex:1;mask-image:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,#000 3%,#000 97%,transparent)}
.track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:tick 60s linear infinite}.track:hover{animation-play-state:paused}
.track a{white-space:nowrap;padding-right:48px;font-weight:600}
@keyframes tick{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.track{animation:none}.tview{overflow-x:auto}html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
/* shared */
.chip{display:inline-block;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:10px}.chip:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.meta{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center;gap:0 12px;font-size:13px;color:var(--mute)}.meta span+span::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:4px;height:4px;border-radius:50%;background:currentColor;margin-right:12px;vertical-align:middle;opacity:.6}
.ph{display:grid;place-items:center;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:120px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#18232B,#2c3e4b)}.ph::after{content:"• • •";color:var(--red);font-size:28px;letter-spacing:4px}
.sec-title{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;font-size:24px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:10px;margin:0 0 24px}.sec-title span{border-left:6px solid var(--red);padding-left:12px}.sec-title a{font-size:14px;color:var(--red)}
/* hero */
.hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;grid-template-rows:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:28px auto;height:520px}
.hero-item{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px;background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.hero-item.big{grid-row:span 2}.hero-link{position:absolute;inset:0}.hero-link img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .5s}.hero-item:hover img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.hero-item::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(transparent 35%,rgba(10,16,20,.92));pointer-events:none}
.hero-text{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;padding:22px;z-index:2}.hero-text h2{font-size:20px;margin:0 0 8px}.big .hero-text h2{font-size:clamp(24px,3.2vw,38px)}.hero-text a:hover{color:#fff;text-decoration:underline}.hero-text .meta{color:#d5dce0}
/* layout */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 340px;gap:44px;margin-top:40px;margin-bottom:50px}
.card-img{display:block;overflow:hidden;border-radius:6px;background:var(--mist)}.card-img img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .4s}.card:hover .card-img img{transform:scale(1.04)}
.card-title{font-size:19px;margin:0 0 8px}.card-ex{color:var(--mute);margin:0 0 10px;font-size:15.5px}
.card-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:280px 1fr;gap:22px;padding-bottom:26px;margin-bottom:26px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.card-row .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/10}.card-row .card-title{font-size:24px}
.card-grid .card-img{aspect-ratio:16/10;margin-bottom:12px}
.grid4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:22px}
.catsec{margin-top:48px}
/* sidebar */
.sidebar .widget{margin-bottom:36px}.w-title{font-size:18px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:16px}.w-title::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:6px;height:16px;background:var(--red);margin-right:10px;vertical-align:-2px}
.trend{list-style:none;margin:0;counter-reset:t}.trend li{counter-increment:t;display:flex;gap:14px;padding:12px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:700;line-height:1.35}.trend li::before{content:counter(t);font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:var(--red);line-height:1;min-width:28px}
.chips{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px}.chips a{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:6px 14px;border-radius:20px;font-size:14px;font-weight:600}.chips a:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.nl{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:24px;border-radius:6px}.nl h3{color:#fff;margin-bottom:6px}.nl p{margin:0 0 14px;color:#cfd6db;font-size:15px}.nl input{width:100%;padding:12px;border:0;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:16px}.nl button{width:100%}
/* pagination */
.pagination .nav-links,.pagination ul{display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap;list-style:none;margin:0}.page-numbers{display:inline-block;padding:9px 15px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}.page-numbers.current,.page-numbers:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;border-color:var(--ink)}
.page-head{background:var(--mist);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:36px 0}.page-head h1{font-size:clamp(28px,4vw,42px);margin:0}.page-head p{margin:8px 0 0;color:var(--mute)}
/* single */
.art-head{max-width:900px;margin:34px auto 22px;text-align:left}.crumbs{font-size:13px;color:var(--mute);margin-bottom:14px}.crumbs a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.art-head h1{font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,50px);line-height:1.12;margin-bottom:14px}.deck{font-size:20px;color:var(--mute);margin:0 0 18px;font-family:var(--serif)}
.byline{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:14px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.byline img{border-radius:50%}.byline strong{display:block}
.art-hero{margin:0 auto 10px;max-width:1240px}.art-hero img{width:100%;border-radius:8px;max-height:640px;object-fit:cover}.art-hero figcaption{font-size:13px;color:var(--mute);margin-top:8px}
.entry-content{font:19px/1.85 var(--serif);max-width:760px}.entry-content>*{margin:0 0 1.3em}.entry-content h2{font:800 28px/1.25 var(--sans);margin-top:1.6em}.entry-content h3{font:800 22px/1.3 var(--sans);margin-top:1.4em}
.entry-content a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.entry-content img{border-radius:6px}
.entry-content blockquote{border-left:5px solid var(--red);margin-left:0;padding:6px 0 6px 22px;font-size:22px;font-style:italic;color:var(--ink)}
.entry-content table{display:block;overflow-x:auto;border-collapse:collapse}.entry-content td,.entry-content th{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:8px 12px}.entry-content pre{background:var(--ink);color:#fff;padding:16px;overflow-x:auto;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px}
.share{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:8px;align-items:center;margin:30px 0;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:700}
.share a,.share button{border:1px solid var(--ink);background:#fff;color:var(--ink);padding:8px 16px;border-radius:4px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700}.share a:hover,.share button:hover{background:var(--red);border-color:var(--red);color:#fff}
.tags a{display:inline-block;background:var(--mist);padding:4px 12px;border-radius:3px;font-size:13px;margin:0 6px 6px 0}.tags a:hover{background:var(--ink);color:#fff}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:20px;background:var(--mist);padding:24px;border-radius:8px;margin:30px 0;border-left:5px solid var(--red)}.author-box img{border-radius:50%;flex:none}.author-box h4{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:18px}.author-box p{margin:0;color:var(--mute);font-size:15px}
.post-nav{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:30px 0}.post-nav a{border:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:700;display:block}.post-nav small{display:block;color:var(--mute);font-weight:400}.post-nav .next{text-align:right}
.related{margin-top:44px}.grid3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:20px}
/* comments */
.comments{margin-top:44px}.comment-list{list-style:none;margin:0}.comment-list .children{list-style:none;padding-left:24px}.comment-body{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:16px 0}.comment-author img{float:left;margin-right:12px;border-radius:50%}.comment-metadata{font-size:12px;color:var(--mute)}
.comment-form input[type=text],.comment-form input[type=email],.comment-form input[type=url],.comment-form textarea{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font:inherit}.comment-form .submit{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:12px 24px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}
.wp-caption,figure{max-width:100%}.alignleft{float:left;margin:0 20px 10px 0}.alignright{float:right;margin:0 0 10px 20px}.aligncenter{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.notfound{text-align:center;padding:90px 0}.notfound h1{font-size:90px;color:var(--red);margin:0}
.empty{background:var(--mist);padding:40px;border-radius:8px;text-align:center}
/* footer */
.footer{background:var(--ink);color:#cfd6db;margin-top:60px;border-top:5px solid var(--red)}.f-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.6fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:36px;padding:56px 0 36px}
.f-brand{font-size:26px;font-weight:800;color:#fff;display:block;margin-bottom:12px}.f-brand::after{content:".";color:var(--red)}.footer h4{color:#fff;font-size:16px;margin-bottom:14px}.footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0}.footer li{margin-bottom:8px}.footer a{color:#cfd6db}.footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.f-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:18px 0;font-size:14px}.f-bottom .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.totop{position:fixed;right:18px;bottom:18px;width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;font-size:20px;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .2s;z-index:90}.totop.show{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}
/* tablet */
@media(max-width:1024px){.layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.grid4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.f-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.hero{height:460px}}
/* mobile */
@media(max-width:900px){
.burger{display:grid}.mast{min-height:64px}.brand img,.custom-logo{height:48px}
.nav{position:fixed;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:84%;max-width:340px;background:#fff;transform:translateX(105%);transition:transform .3s;padding:80px 18px 24px;overflow-y:auto;z-index:130;box-shadow:-10px 0 30px rgba(0,0,0,.2);visibility:hidden}
.nav-open .nav{transform:none;visibility:visible}.nav ul{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch}.nav a{padding:14px 10px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:17px}
.nav .sub-menu{display:flex;position:static;border:0;box-shadow:none;padding-left:14px}
.scrim{position:fixed;inset:0;background:rgba(10,16,20,.6);z-index:125;opacity:0;pointer-events:none;transition:opacity .3s}.nav-open .scrim{opacity:1;pointer-events:auto}
.nav-close{display:grid;position:absolute;top:16px;right:16px}
.hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);grid-template-rows:none;height:auto;margin:16px auto}.hero-item{min-height:230px}.hero-item.big{grid-row:auto;min-height:340px}
}
@media(min-width:901px){.nav-close{display:none}}
@media(max-width:640px){body{font-size:16px}.topbar .social{display:none}.card-row{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}.card-row .card-title{font-size:21px}.grid4,.grid3{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.f-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);padding-top:40px}.entry-content{font-size:18px}.author-box{flex-direction:column}.post-nav{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}.post-nav .next{text-align:left}.sec-title{font-size:20px}.ticker b{font-size:12px}.layout{gap:30px;margin-top:26px}}

/* editable header/footer extras */
.tb-left{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}.tb-menu{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:14px}.tb-menu a{color:#cfd6db}.tb-menu a:hover{color:#fff}
.cta{padding:10px 18px;white-space:nowrap}
.ad-slot{max-width:1240px;margin:16px auto;padding:0 20px;text-align:center;overflow:hidden}.entry-content .ad-slot{padding:0;margin:1.5em 0}.sidebar .ad-slot{padding:0;margin:0 0 30px}
.f-menu{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;gap:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}.footer .widget{margin:0 0 20px}
@media(max-width:640px){.tb-menu,.cta{display:none}.f-bottom .wrap{flex-direction:column}}

/* header: tablet fit */
@media(max-width:1100px){.nav a{padding:10px 9px;font-size:14px}}
/* footer v2: logo, description, accordion menus */
.footer{background:var(--ink);color:#cfd6db;margin-top:60px;border-top:4px solid var(--red)}
.ft{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;padding:48px 20px 32px}
.ft-brand img{height:64px;width:auto;margin-bottom:16px}
.ft-brand p{margin:0 0 18px;max-width:380px;line-height:1.7;color:#cfd6db}
.ft-nl{display:flex;gap:8px;margin-top:18px;max-width:380px}.ft-nl input{flex:1;min-width:0;padding:11px 12px;border:0;border-radius:4px;font-size:15px}.ft-nl button{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:11px 16px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700}.ft-nl button:hover{background:#fff;color:var(--ink)}
.f-acc summary{list-style:none;cursor:pointer;color:#fff;font-weight:800;font-size:17px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:0 0 14px}
.f-acc summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.f-acc ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.f-acc li{margin-bottom:10px}.f-acc a{color:#cfd6db}.f-acc a:hover{color:#fff}
.f-bottom{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:18px 0;font-size:14px}
.f-bottom .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:10px 24px;flex-wrap:wrap}
@media(min-width:901px){.f-acc summary{pointer-events:none;cursor:default}}
@media(max-width:900px){
.ft{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:0;padding:36px 20px 8px}.ft-brand{padding-bottom:26px}
.f-acc{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.14)}.f-acc summary{padding:18px 0}
.f-acc summary::after{content:"";width:9px;height:9px;border-right:2px solid #cfd6db;border-bottom:2px solid #cfd6db;transform:rotate(45deg);transition:transform .2s;margin:-4px 4px 0 0}
.f-acc[open] summary::after{transform:rotate(-135deg);margin-top:4px}
.f-acc-body{padding-bottom:18px}
.f-bottom .wrap{flex-direction:column;text-align:center}.f-menu{justify-content:center}
}


/* v2.2.1 fixes */
.layout>*,.ft>*{min-width:0}
.screen-reader-text{border:0;clip:rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);clip-path:inset(50%);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;word-wrap:normal!important}
.screen-reader-text:focus{background:#fff;clip:auto;clip-path:none;color:var(--ink);display:block;height:auto;width:auto;margin:0;padding:12px 18px;left:8px;top:8px;z-index:999}

/* empty state */
.empty h3{font-size:22px}
.empty p{margin:0 0 18px;color:var(--mute)}
.empty .sform{max-width:480px;margin:0 auto}
.empty .btn{display:inline-block}

/* default WordPress widgets inside the sidebar / footer */
.sidebar .widget h1,.sidebar .widget h2,.sidebar .widget h3,.sidebar .widget .wp-block-heading{font-size:18px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--ink);padding-bottom:8px;margin:0 0 16px}
.sidebar .widget h2::before,.sidebar .widget h3::before,.sidebar .widget .wp-block-heading::before{content:"";display:inline-block;width:6px;height:16px;background:var(--red);margin-right:10px;vertical-align:-2px}
.sidebar .widget ul,.sidebar .widget ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sidebar .widget li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-weight:600;line-height:1.4}
.sidebar .widget li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.sidebar .widget p{margin:0;color:var(--mute);font-size:15px}
.sidebar .widget .wp-block-latest-posts__post-date,.sidebar .widget .wp-block-latest-comments__comment-date{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:400;color:var(--mute)}
.sidebar .wp-block-search__label{display:block;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:8px}
.sidebar .wp-block-search__inside-wrapper{display:flex;gap:8px;width:100%}
.sidebar .wp-block-search__input{flex:1;min-width:0;width:auto;padding:11px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-size:16px}
.sidebar .wp-block-search__button{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;padding:11px 20px;border-radius:4px;font-weight:700;margin:0}
.sidebar .wp-block-search__button:hover{background:var(--ink)}
.sidebar select{width:100%;padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:4px;font-size:16px}
.footer .widget h1,.footer .widget h2,.footer .widget h3,.footer .widget h4{color:#fff;font-size:17px;margin:0 0 14px}
.footer .widget ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.footer .widget li{margin-bottom:10px}