/* ── Top Stories Section ── */

.top-stories-section {
    padding-top: 0 !important;
      padding-bottom: 0 !important;
}

.top-stories-section .wide-container {
    width:90vw;
    margin: auto;
}

.top-stories-header {
    display: flex;
    align-items: baseline;
    justify-content: space-between;
    margin-bottom: max(36px, 2.8vw);
}

.top-stories-label {
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: max(20px, calc(1vw * var(--scale)));
    font-weight: 300 !important;
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 110%;
}

.top-stories-viewall {
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 0.45;
    font-size: max(12px, calc(0.83vw * var(--scale)));
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
    white-space: nowrap;
}

.top-stories-viewall:hover {
    opacity: 1;
}

.top-stories-grid {
    display: flex;
    gap: max(22px, 1.5vw);
}

.story-card {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
    text-decoration: none;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column !important;
    gap: max(12px, 0.85vw);
    color: var(--text-color);
}

.story-card-image {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    aspect-ratio: 16/10;
    overflow: hidden;
    background-color: var(--grey);
}

.story-card-image figure {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}

.story-card-image figure img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    object-fit: cover;
    will-change: transform;
    transition: transform 0.6s var(--ease-transition);
}

.story-card:hover .story-card-image figure img {
    transform: scale(1.03);
}

.story-card-content {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: max(5px, 0.35vw);
}

.story-card-tag {
    font-size: max(11px, calc(0.76vw * var(--scale)));
    color: var(--text-color);
    opacity: 0.5;
    margin-top: max(8px, 0.6vw);
}

.story-card-title {
    font-family: var(--font2);
    font-size: max(14px, calc(1vw * var(--scale)));
    font-weight: 600;
    color: var(--text-color);
    text-transform: none;
    line-height: 135%;
    will-change: opacity;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.story-card:hover .story-card-title {
    opacity: 0.65;
}

.story-card-excerpt {
    font-family: var(--font2);
    font-size: max(13px, calc(1vw * var(--scale)));
    line-height: 160%;
    color: var(--text-color);
    opacity: 0.55;
    text-transform: none;
    margin-top: max(4px, 0.3vw);
}

.story-card-readmore {
    color: var(--cyan);
    text-decoration: none;
    opacity: 1;
    transition: opacity 0.2s ease;
}

.story-card-readmore:hover {
    opacity: 0.75;
}


/* ── Message Block ── */

.message-block {
    text-align: center;
    padding-top: max(80px, 6vw);
    padding-bottom: max(80px, 6vw);
}

.message-block-inner {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: center;
}

.message-eyebrow {
    color: var(--text-color);
    opacity: 100;
    margin-bottom: max(28px, 2vw);
    font-size: max(20px, calc(1vw * var(--scale)));
    font-weight:300 !important;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0em !important
}

.eyebrow-light {
    opacity: 0.5 !important;
}

.message-body {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 95vw;
}

.message-body p {
    font-family: var(--font2) !important;
    font-size: max(40px, calc(2vw * var(--scale))) !important;
    font-weight: 100;
    color: var(--text-color) !important;
    line-height: 130% !important;
    text-transform: none !important;
}

.message-body p .message-light {
    opacity: 0.5;
}

.message-body strong {
    font-weight: 400;
    color: var(--text-color) !important;
}

.message-body em {
    font-style: italic;
}

/* Ghost button cards inside the message block */
.message-body .kg-card {
    max-width: 100%;
}

.message-body .kg-button-card {
    display: inline-block;
    margin: max(6px, 0.4vw) max(8px, 0.5vw);
}

.message-body .kg-btn {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    font-family: var(--font-mono);
    font-size: max(13px, calc(0.9vw * var(--scale)));
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Buttons row spacer */
.message-body .kg-button-card:first-of-type {
    margin-top: max(32px, 2.5vw);
}


@media screen and (min-width: 1081px) {
    .story-card-image {
        aspect-ratio: 16/8;
    }
}

/* ── Responsive ── */

@media screen and (max-width: 1080px) {
    .top-stories-grid {
        gap: 30px;
    }

    .top-stories-grid .story-card {
        flex: 1 1 calc(50% - 15px);
    }

    .message-body p {
        font-size: max(26px, calc(2.8vw * var(--scale))) !important;
        line-height: 132% !important;
    }

    .message-block {
        padding-top: 60px;
        padding-bottom: 60px;
    }

    .message-body .kg-button-card {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        margin: max(6px, 0.4vw) auto;
    }
}

@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {
    .top-stories-section {
        margin-left: 5vw;
    }

    .top-stories-section .wide-container {
        width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
    }

    .top-stories-header {
        padding: 0;
    }

    .top-stories-grid {
        flex-wrap: nowrap;
        gap: 14px;
        overflow-x: auto;
        scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
        padding: 0 5vw 2px;
        /* hide scrollbar */
        scrollbar-width: none;
    }

    .top-stories-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none;
    }

    .top-stories-grid .story-card {
        flex: 0 0 72vw;
        scroll-snap-align: start;
    }

    .story-card-title {
        font-size: 14px;
    }

    .story-card-excerpt {
        display: none;
    }

    .message-eyebrow {
        font-size: max(16px, calc(1.4vw * var(--scale)));
    }

    .message-body p {
        font-size: 24px !important;
        line-height: 132% !important;
    }

    .message-block {
        padding-top: 48px;
        padding-bottom: 48px;
    }
}