/* ============================================================================
   The Verse Dispatch — newspaper styles shared by the home page News panel and
   news.html. A sheet of newsprint on the dark Verse UI: Playfair Display for the
   masthead and headlines, Newsreader for decks and text, black ink with one
   cobalt ink for section names and links. No images, no icons, no gradients.
   ============================================================================ */
:root {
  --vn-paper: #ECE9E1;
  --vn-paper-2: #E1DDD3;
  --vn-ink: #17171B;
  --vn-ink-2: #4B4B53;
  --vn-ink-3: #75757D;
  --vn-blue: #1F3FA6;
  --vn-night: #0B0D12;
  --vn-serif: 'Playfair Display', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  --vn-text: 'Newsreader', Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
}

/* ---------- the sheet ---------- */
.vn-sheet {
  background: var(--vn-paper);
  color: var(--vn-ink);
  font-family: var(--vn-text);
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 26px clamp(18px, 4vw, 48px) 40px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6), 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .7);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: auto;
}
.vn-sheet * { box-sizing: border-box; }
.vn-sheet a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.vn-sheet a:hover, .vn-sheet a:focus-visible { text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: var(--vn-blue); text-decoration-thickness: 1.5px; text-underline-offset: 3px; outline: none; }
.vn-sheet a:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--vn-blue); outline-offset: 2px; }
.vn-sheet p { margin: 0 0 .8em; }
.vn-sheet h1, .vn-sheet h2, .vn-sheet h3, .vn-sheet h4 { margin: 0; font-weight: 700; }

/* ---------- masthead ---------- */
.vn-masthead { text-align: center; border-bottom: 3px double var(--vn-ink); padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
.vn-masthead-row { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; font-size: 13px; color: var(--vn-ink-2); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-bottom: 6px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.vn-title { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-weight: 900; font-size: clamp(34px, 7vw, 74px); line-height: 1; letter-spacing: .02em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.vn-title a:hover, .vn-title a:focus-visible { text-decoration: none; color: var(--vn-blue); }
.vn-tagline { font-style: italic; color: var(--vn-ink-2); font-size: 15px; margin: 6px 0 0; }
.vn-masthead-small { padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.vn-masthead-small .vn-title { font-size: clamp(22px, 3.4vw, 34px); }

/* ---------- kickers, dates, decks ---------- */
.vn-kicker { font-variant: small-caps; letter-spacing: .06em; color: var(--vn-blue); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px; }
.vn-date { color: var(--vn-ink-3); font-size: 13px; }
.vn-teaser-meta { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; align-items: baseline; margin: 0 0 4px; }
.vn-deck { font-size: 19px; font-style: italic; color: var(--vn-ink-2); line-height: 1.35; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.vn-byline { font-size: 13.5px; color: var(--vn-ink-3); margin: 0 0 16px; }

/* ---------- lead story + rail ---------- */
.vn-lead { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(220px, 1fr); gap: 0 28px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-bottom: 22px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
.vn-lead-head { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: clamp(26px, 3.6vw, 44px); line-height: 1.06; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: 4px 0 10px; }
.vn-columns { column-count: 2; column-gap: 26px; column-rule: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 27, .25); text-align: justify; hyphens: auto; -webkit-hyphens: auto; }
.vn-columns p { break-inside: avoid; }
.vn-columns h3 { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 17px; margin: 4px 0 6px; break-after: avoid; }
.vn-lead-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { float: left; font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-weight: 700; font-size: 3.3em; line-height: .82; padding: 5px 7px 0 0; }
.vn-continue { display: inline-block; margin-top: 6px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--vn-blue); }
.vn-rail { border-left: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-left: 22px; }
.vn-rail-head { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 15px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-bottom: 4px; margin: 0 0 10px; }
.vn-rail-head + .vn-rail-head, .vn-rail-list + .vn-rail-head, .vn-index + .vn-rail-head { margin-top: 20px; }
.vn-index, .vn-rail-list { list-style: none; margin: 0 0 4px; padding: 0; }
.vn-index li, .vn-rail-list li { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; align-items: baseline; padding: 5px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted rgba(23, 23, 27, .35); font-size: 14.5px; }
.vn-index li span, .vn-rail-list li span { color: var(--vn-ink-3); font-size: 12.5px; white-space: nowrap; }
.vn-rail-list li a { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.25; }
.vn-ai { margin-top: 22px; padding-top: 14px; border-top: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); }
.vn-ai-btn { font: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--vn-paper); background: var(--vn-ink); border: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding: 8px 14px; cursor: pointer; }
.vn-ai-btn:hover, .vn-ai-btn:focus-visible { background: var(--vn-blue); border-color: var(--vn-blue); outline: none; }
.vn-ai-note { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--vn-ink-3); margin: 8px 0 0; }
.vn-report { display: none; margin-top: 12px; padding: 12px; background: var(--vn-paper-2); border: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 27, .3); white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; max-height: 360px; overflow: auto; }

/* ---------- section bands ---------- */
.vn-section { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-bottom: 18px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.vn-section:last-of-type { border-bottom: 3px double var(--vn-ink); }
.vn-section-head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: baseline; gap: 12px; font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 22px; border-top: 3px solid var(--vn-ink); padding-top: 8px; margin: 0 0 12px; }
.vn-section-count { font-family: var(--vn-text); font-size: 13px; color: var(--vn-ink-3); font-weight: 400; }
.vn-teasers { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0 22px; }
.vn-teaser { padding: 2px 0 6px; }
.vn-teasers .vn-teaser + .vn-teaser { border-left: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 27, .3); padding-left: 22px; }
.vn-teaser-head { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.2; margin: 2px 0 6px; }
.vn-teaser-deck { font-size: 15px; color: var(--vn-ink-2); line-height: 1.4; margin: 0; }
.vn-colophon { font-size: 13px; color: var(--vn-ink-3); text-align: center; margin-top: 14px; }

/* ---------- section page + article page ---------- */
.vn-inner { padding-top: 18px; }
.vn-section-page, .vn-article { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(220px, 1fr); gap: 0 28px; }
.vn-page-head { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 4vw, 40px); line-height: 1.05; }
.vn-page-sub { color: var(--vn-ink-3); font-size: 14px; margin: 4px 0 14px; }
.vn-list .vn-teaser { border-top: 1px solid rgba(23, 23, 27, .3); padding: 12px 0 10px; }
.vn-list .vn-teaser-head { font-size: 24px; }
.vn-article-head { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: clamp(28px, 4.2vw, 48px); line-height: 1.05; letter-spacing: -.01em; margin: 4px 0 10px; }
.vn-body { max-width: 66ch; font-size: 17.5px; line-height: 1.6; }
.vn-body > p:first-of-type::first-letter { float: left; font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-weight: 700; font-size: 3.6em; line-height: .82; padding: 6px 8px 0 0; }
.vn-body h3 { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 21px; margin: 22px 0 8px; }
.vn-body ul { margin: 0 0 1em; padding-left: 1.2em; }
.vn-body li { margin: 4px 0; }
.vn-body li::marker { color: var(--vn-blue); }
.vn-prevnext { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); margin-top: 26px; padding-top: 12px; }
.vn-prevnext a { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.25; display: block; }
.vn-prevnext a span { display: block; font-family: var(--vn-text); font-size: 12px; color: var(--vn-ink-3); margin-bottom: 2px; }
.vn-next { text-align: right; }
.vn-back { font-weight: 600; color: var(--vn-blue); }
.vn-empty { padding: 20px 0 40px; }
.vn-empty h2 { font-family: var(--vn-serif); font-size: 28px; margin-bottom: 8px; }

/* ---------- news.html page chrome ---------- */
.vn-page { margin: 0; min-height: 100vh; background: var(--vn-night); padding: 28px 14px 60px; }
.vn-page .vn-sheet { margin-bottom: 20px; }
.vn-loading { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .7); font-family: var(--vn-text); text-align: center; padding: 60px 0; }

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .vn-lead, .vn-section-page, .vn-article { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .vn-rail { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--vn-ink); padding: 16px 0 0; margin-top: 18px; }
  .vn-teasers { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .vn-teasers .vn-teaser + .vn-teaser { border-left: none; padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px dotted rgba(23, 23, 27, .35); padding-top: 10px; }
  .vn-columns { column-count: 1; text-align: left; }
  .vn-masthead-row { font-size: 12px; }
  .vn-prevnext { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .vn-next { text-align: left; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .vn-sheet a, .vn-ai-btn { transition: none; } }