/*
Theme Name: BestMatch Newsroom
Theme URI: https://news.bestmatchgear.com/
Author: BestMatchGear
Description: A fast, accessible magazine-style news publication theme with global briefings, category features, editorial article templates, author profiles and NewsArticle schema.
Version: 4.1.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Text Domain: bestmatch-newsroom
*/
:root{
 --ink:#161e28;--ink2:#303b47;--muted:#75808c;--line:#e4e6e7;--line-dark:#36414b;
 --red:#d43437;--red-dark:#ac262e;--cream:#f8f7f4;--cream2:#f2f0ea;--paper:#fff;
 --navy:#151d28;--navy2:#202c39;--max:1390px;
 --serif:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;--sans:Arial,'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif;
}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;min-width:320px;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--sans);font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}a:hover{color:var(--red-dark)}a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #df6c72;outline-offset:3px}button,input{font:inherit}button{cursor:pointer}img{max-width:100%;height:auto}svg{display:block}.site-container{width:min(var(--max),calc(100% - 84px));margin-inline:auto}
.sr-only,.screen-reader-text{border:0;clip:rect(1px,1px,1px,1px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}
.screen-reader-text:focus,.sr-only:focus{clip:auto;position:static;width:auto;height:auto;background:#fff;color:#000}
.skip-link{position:fixed;top:-100px;left:16px;z-index:1000;padding:12px 16px;background:#fff;color:#111}.skip-link:focus{top:10px}
.kicker{display:inline-block;color:var(--red);text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.135em;font-size:10px;line-height:1.4}
.kicker:hover{color:var(--red-dark)}.brand-period{color:var(--red)}
.status-dot{width:6px;height:6px;background:var(--red);border-radius:50%;display:inline-block;flex:none}
.meta-dot{color:#b7bcc1}.rail-eyebrow{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.18em;line-height:1.6;color:var(--red);text-transform:uppercase}
.text-link{color:var(--red);font-size:12px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;white-space:nowrap}.text-link span{font-size:16px;margin-left:5px}
.button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;padding:13px 18px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.07em;transition:background .2s,color .2s}.button span{font-size:16px}.button--light{background:#fff;color:var(--navy)}.button--light:hover{background:#eceff3;color:var(--navy)}.button--dark{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.button--dark:hover{background:var(--red);color:#fff}
/* HEADER */
.site-header{position:relative;z-index:20}.utility-bar{background:var(--navy);color:#bec8d2}.utility-bar__inner{height:35px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:20px;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.105em}.utility-bar__left,.utility-bar__right{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px}.utility-bar__separator{opacity:.35}.utility-bar__right a{color:#fff;padding-left:14px;border-left:1px solid #506071}.utility-bar__right a:hover{color:#f5bdbe}
.masthead{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.masthead__inner{height:130px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:30px}.masthead__brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:15px;line-height:.87;flex-shrink:0;color:var(--navy)}.masthead__brand:hover{color:var(--navy)}.brand-bars{height:57px;display:flex;gap:5px;align-items:flex-end;transform:skew(-17deg)}.brand-bars i{display:block;background:var(--red);width:9px}.brand-bars i:nth-child(1){height:23px}.brand-bars i:nth-child(2){height:40px}.brand-bars i:nth-child(3){height:57px}.brand-wordmark{display:flex;flex-direction:column;letter-spacing:-.07em;font-weight:900}.brand-wordmark>span{font-size:30px}.brand-wordmark strong{font-size:42px;letter-spacing:-.078em}.masthead__tagline{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:35px;margin-left:auto}.masthead__tagline>span{font-size:10px;color:var(--red);font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.15em}.masthead__tagline p{margin:4px 0 0;font-family:var(--serif);font-size:20px;font-style:italic;color:#4c5661}.masthead__rss{display:inline-block;font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.09em;border:1px solid #d8dde0;padding:12px 14px}.masthead__rss span{padding-left:6px;color:var(--red)}.masthead__rss:hover{background:#f6f6f5}.menu-toggle{display:none;border:0;background:transparent;padding:8px 0;font-weight:800;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.05em;align-items:center;gap:10px}.menu-toggle__lines{width:20px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:5px}.menu-toggle__lines i{height:2px;background:var(--ink);width:100%;display:block}
.site-nav{background:#fff;border-bottom:3px solid var(--navy)}.site-nav__inner{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;min-height:52px;gap:20px}.site-nav .menu{display:flex;gap:28px;align-items:center;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;flex-wrap:wrap}.site-nav .menu li{margin:0;position:relative}.site-nav .menu a{font-size:11px;display:inline-block;padding:19px 0 17px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.05em;text-transform:uppercase}.site-nav .menu .current-menu-item>a,.site-nav .menu .current-cat>a{color:var(--red)}.site-nav__search{margin-left:auto;min-width:175px;max-width:210px;flex:1}.site-nav__search form{display:flex;align-items:center;height:36px;border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:13px}.site-nav__search input{width:100%;min-width:0;border:0;background:transparent;outline:none!important;font-size:11px;color:var(--ink)}.site-nav__search input::placeholder{color:#9ca3aa}.site-nav__search button{border:0;background:transparent;color:var(--ink);padding:4px}
/* HOMEPAGE */
.breaking{background:#f7f2ed;border-bottom:1px solid #eae4db}.breaking__inner{display:flex;gap:25px;align-items:center;padding-block:11px}.breaking__label{color:var(--red);font-size:10px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.09em;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;white-space:nowrap}.breaking a{font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45}.breaking a span{color:var(--red);margin-left:7px}
.top-stories{padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:62px}.section-intro{display:flex;align-items:flex-end;justify-content:space-between;gap:28px;margin-bottom:32px}.section-intro__overline{color:var(--red);font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.165em}.section-intro h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(35px,4vw,54px);line-height:1.12;letter-spacing:-.052em;font-weight:700;margin:8px 0 0}.edition-note{font-size:10px;color:#7d8389;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.075em;white-space:nowrap;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;padding-bottom:8px}.edition-note__line{width:30px;height:1px;background:#b9bec3;display:block}
.front-hero{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.83fr) minmax(0,.94fr) minmax(215px,.72fr);gap:28px;align-items:stretch}.front-hero__lead,.front-hero__secondary{min-width:0}.front-hero__secondary{display:grid;grid-template-rows:1fr 1fr;gap:22px}.front-hero__secondary>.story+.story{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:18px}
.story{min-width:0}.story__image{position:relative;display:block;overflow:hidden;background:#e5e9ed;isolation:isolate}.story__image img{display:block;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;transition:transform .32s cubic-bezier(.22,.61,.36,1)}.story__image:hover img{transform:scale(1.035)}.image-fallback{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#1b2e42,#243b4e 60%,#9a5554);height:100%;display:grid;place-items:center}.image-fallback:after{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;opacity:.3;background:repeating-linear-gradient(118deg,transparent 0 21px,rgba(255,255,255,.03) 22px 23px)}.image-fallback__mark{font-family:var(--serif);color:#fff;font-size:clamp(20px,3vw,35px);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.04em;opacity:.6}.image-fallback__mark span{color:#ff6e76}.story__title{font-family:var(--serif);font-weight:700;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.024em;color:#1b2732;margin:9px 0}.story__title a:hover{color:var(--red-dark)}.story__excerpt{font-size:13px;color:#6e7882;line-height:1.65;margin:9px 0 12px}.story__meta{display:flex;gap:8px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;font-size:10px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.02em;color:#89919a}.story__content{padding-top:12px}
.story--lead .story__image{aspect-ratio:1.58}.story--lead .story__content{padding-top:21px}.story--lead .story__title{font-size:clamp(27px,2.95vw,43px);line-height:1.12;margin-top:12px}.story--lead .story__excerpt{font-size:15px;line-height:1.6;max-width:96%}.story--lead .story__meta{font-size:11px}
.story--secondary .story__image{aspect-ratio:1.9}.story--secondary .story__title{font-size:clamp(19px,1.55vw,24px)}.story--secondary .story__content{padding-top:11px}
.story--card .story__image{aspect-ratio:1.6}.story--card .story__title{font-size:clamp(18px,1.4vw,22px);line-height:1.23}.story--card .story__content{padding-top:15px}.story--card .story__excerpt{margin-top:9px;margin-bottom:10px}
.story--brief .story__content{padding:0}.story--brief .story__title{font-size:15px;line-height:1.26;margin:6px 0 8px}.story--brief .story__meta{font-size:10px}.story--brief .kicker{font-size:9px}
.briefing-rail{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:23px;display:flex;flex-direction:column}.briefing-rail__heading{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}.briefing-rail__icon{font-size:23px;line-height:1;color:var(--red)}.briefing-rail__subtitle{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;font-style:italic;color:#6e7780;line-height:1.28;margin:9px 0 22px}.briefing-rail__list{list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0}.briefing-rail__list li{display:grid;grid-template-columns:28px minmax(0,1fr);gap:11px;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.briefing-rail__number{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:23px;font-style:italic;color:#bfc4c8;line-height:1.2}.briefing-rail__more{font-size:11px;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.04em;margin-top:auto;padding-top:13px;color:var(--red)}.briefing-rail__more span{margin-left:8px}
.section-heading{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:flex-end;gap:24px;border-bottom:1px solid #c9ced3;padding-bottom:17px;margin-bottom:26px}.section-heading__index{font-size:10px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--red)}.section-heading h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(31px,3.5vw,44px);letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:1.16;margin:6px 0 0}.section-heading .text-link{margin-bottom:4px}
.latest-zone{background:var(--cream);padding:53px 0 64px;border-top:1px solid #eeece8;border-bottom:1px solid #ebe8e3}.latest-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 275px;gap:48px}.story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:32px 24px}.story-grid .story{margin-bottom:5px}.story-grid .story__title{font-size:21px}.story-grid .story__excerpt{font-size:12px}.latest-layout__aside{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:18px}.rail-box{background:var(--paper);border:1px solid var(--line);padding:26px}.rail-box--highlight{background:var(--navy);color:white;border-color:var(--navy);padding:28px}.rail-box--highlight .rail-eyebrow{color:#f38e94}.rail-box--highlight h3{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:29px;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.03em;margin:18px 0 16px}.rail-box--highlight p{font-size:13px;color:#c4cbd3;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:22px}.rail-box--highlight .button{display:flex;font-size:10px;line-height:1.3}.topic-list{list-style:none;margin:18px 0 0;padding:0}.topic-list li{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}.topic-list li a{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:12px 0;font-size:13px;font-weight:700}.topic-list li span{color:var(--red);font-size:16px}
.topic-section{padding-top:60px}.topic-section__grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:24px}.topic-section__grid .story--card .story__title{font-size:20px}.topic-section__grid .story--card .story__excerpt{display:none}.topic-section .section-heading{margin-bottom:26px}.mission-banner{margin-top:72px;margin-bottom:70px;background:#f3f1ec;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:24px;padding:33px 42px}.mission-banner__symbol{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:80px;color:var(--red);line-height:.5;align-self:center}.mission-banner h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:31px;letter-spacing:-.03em;margin:6px 0}.mission-banner p{color:#63707b;font-size:13px;margin:0}.mission-banner>.button{margin-left:auto;flex-shrink:0}
.empty-state{margin:24px 0 30px;border:1px solid #e7e6e4;background:var(--cream);padding:60px 26px;text-align:center}.empty-state h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:29px;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:13px auto}.empty-state p{max-width:490px;color:#677482;margin:0 auto 22px}.empty-state__icon{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:45px;font-weight:bold;color:var(--ink)}.empty-state__icon span{color:var(--red)}.feed-empty{padding:30px;background:#fff;color:var(--muted)}
/* ARTICLE */
.single-main{padding-top:10px}.reading-progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:3px;z-index:120;pointer-events:none}.reading-progress span{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:var(--red);transition:width .1s linear}.breadcrumb{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:11px;margin:18px 0 37px;font-size:11px;color:#8b9298;font-weight:700}.breadcrumb a{color:#505c68}.breadcrumb span:last-child{color:var(--red)}
.article-header{max-width:950px;margin:0 auto 35px}.article-header__category{text-align:center}.article-header h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(39px,4.8vw,68px);line-height:1.09;letter-spacing:-.055em;margin:15px 0 22px;text-align:center;color:#18232f;font-weight:700}.article-dek{text-align:center;color:#667380;font-size:20px;line-height:1.62;max-width:790px;margin:0 auto 27px}.article-byline{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:13px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:12px}.author-avatar{width:40px;height:40px;border-radius:50%;background:#e1e5e8;overflow:hidden;flex-shrink:0}.author-avatar img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.article-byline__details{font-size:11px;color:#85909a}.article-byline__details>span{display:block;font-size:12px;color:#333f4b}.article-byline__details a{font-weight:900;color:#1c2935}.article-byline__details .meta-dot{margin:0 8px}
.article-hero{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto 38px}.article-hero img{display:block;width:100%;max-height:675px;object-fit:cover}.article-hero figcaption{font-size:11px;color:#86919a;padding-top:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eff1f2;padding-bottom:12px}
.article-columns{max-width:1250px;margin:0 auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:195px minmax(0,690px) 215px;gap:35px;align-items:start}.article-side__inner{position:sticky;top:30px}.article-side nav ol{list-style:none;margin:17px 0 25px;padding:0}.article-side nav li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.article-side nav a{font-size:12px;color:#64717d;line-height:1.4;display:block}.article-side nav a:hover{color:var(--red)}.article-side--no-toc .article-side__inner>.rail-eyebrow{display:none}.share-stack{padding-top:24px;border-top:2px solid var(--navy)}.share-copy{padding:12px 0;border:0;background:none;color:#455566;text-align:left;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.5}.share-copy span{margin-left:7px;color:var(--red)}.article-right__box p{font-size:13px;color:#69747f;margin:14px 0}.article-right__box .text-link{white-space:normal}
.article-body{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:19px;line-height:1.84;color:#2e3943;overflow-wrap:break-word;min-width:0}.article-body>p:first-child{font-size:21px;color:#253542}.article-body p{margin:0 0 24px}.article-body h2,.article-body h3,.article-body h4{color:#17232e;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin:37px 0 17px}.article-body h2{font-size:30px}.article-body h3{font-size:24px}.article-body a{color:#bd2932;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:1px;text-underline-offset:4px}.article-body ul,.article-body ol{margin:5px 0 25px;padding-left:28px}.article-body li{margin:9px 0}.article-body blockquote{padding:12px 0 12px 26px;border-left:4px solid var(--red);margin:27px 0 29px;color:#233140;font-family:var(--serif);font-style:italic;font-size:26px;line-height:1.5}.article-body figure{max-width:100%;margin:26px 0}.article-body figcaption{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:11px;color:#89919a}.article-body img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.article-body table{display:block;overflow-x:auto;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;font-family:var(--sans)}.article-body th,.article-body td{padding:9px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);text-align:left}.article-body pre{overflow:auto;padding:16px;background:#f2f4f6;font-size:13px}.article-tags{border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:32px;padding-top:17px;font-family:var(--sans);font-size:12px;color:#60707e}.article-tags strong{color:var(--ink);margin-right:8px}.article-tags a{font-family:var(--sans);color:var(--red);text-decoration:none}
.author-card{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;max-width:960px;margin:65px auto;background:var(--cream);padding:28px 36px}.author-card img{border-radius:50%}.author-card h2{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:24px;margin:5px 0}.author-card p{font-size:13px;margin:3px 0 8px;color:#6c7782}.author-card a{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;color:var(--red)}.related-section{margin:50px 0 72px}.related-section .story-grid{max-width:100%}
/* ARCHIVES, PAGES */
.archive-main{padding-top:48px;padding-bottom:65px}.archive-head{padding-bottom:24px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin-bottom:30px}.archive-head h1{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:clamp(41px,4vw,61px);letter-spacing:-.05em;line-height:1.1;margin:11px 0}.archive-head__description,.archive-head p{color:#6f7a85;max-width:640px}.archive-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 250px;gap:45px}.archive-aside{padding-top:0}.story-grid--archive{row-gap:42px}.pagination{margin:35px auto}.pagination .nav-links{display:flex;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}.pagination .page-numbers{display:inline-block;padding:10px 13px;background:#f3f3f1;font-size:12px;font-weight:700}.pagination .page-numbers.current{background:var(--navy);color:white}.search-form{display:flex;max-width:570px;gap:6px}.search-form input{min-width:0;flex:1;border:1px solid #d4dce1;padding:14px;font-size:14px}.search-form button{background:var(--navy);color:white;border:0;padding:12px 22px;font-size:12px;font-weight:800}.search-form button:hover{background:var(--red)}.search-again{margin:25px auto}.static-page{max-width:930px;margin:50px auto 100px}.static-page .article-header{text-align:center}.empty-state--404{margin:90px auto;max-width:760px}.error-code{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:110px;line-height:1;color:var(--red)}
/* FOOTER */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:60px 0 25px}.footer-main{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:55px;padding-bottom:55px}.footer-brand{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:26px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.07em;color:#fff;display:inline-block}.footer-brand span{color:#f16a6d;padding-left:5px}.footer-about p{font-family:var(--serif);font-size:16px;max-width:315px;line-height:1.65;color:#c2cbd5;margin:18px 0 25px}.footer-rss{font-size:11px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.07em;color:#f98b8c}.footer-rss span{margin-left:7px}.footer-col h2{font-family:var(--sans);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.17em;color:#fb8589;font-weight:900;margin:9px 0 24px}.footer-col ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.footer-col li{margin-bottom:12px;font-size:12px;color:#ccd4dc}.footer-col li:empty{display:none}.footer-col a:hover{color:#f98b8c}.footer-bottom{padding-top:20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line-dark);display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.03em;color:#8998a7}.footer-bottom span:last-child{font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em}
/* WP ELEMENTS */
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