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.ec-page-heading{margin:0 0 20px}.ec-page-heading h1{font-size:30px}.ec-pagination{padding:25px 0}.ec-pagination .nav-links{display:flex;gap:8px}.ec-pagination a,.ec-pagination span{padding:8px 12px;background:var(--ec-card);border:1px solid var(--ec-border);border-radius:5px}
.ec-article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,850px) 300px;gap:28px}.ec-article,.ec-page-content{background:var(--ec-card);padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--ec-border);border-radius:9px}.ec-article-category{font-size:12px;color:var(--ec-green);font-weight:700}.ec-article h1,.ec-page-content h1{font-size:36px;line-height:1.15;margin:10px 0 15px}.ec-article-image{margin:22px 0}.ec-article-image img{width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:8px}.ec-article-content{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8}.ec-article-content p{margin:0 0 1.2em}.ec-article-aside{height:max-content;padding:16px;background:var(--ec-card);border:1px solid var(--ec-border);border-radius:9px}.ec-article-aside h2{font-size:19px;margin:0 0 10px}.ec-side-story{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center;padding:10px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--ec-border);font-size:13px}.ec-side-story img{width:75px;height:55px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:5px}.ec-tags{margin-top:25px}
.ec-footer{margin-top:48px;background:#101010;color:#ddd;padding:34px 20px}.ec-footer-inner{max-width:1240px;margin:auto}.ec-footer-inner strong{font-size:21px}.ec-footer-inner p,.ec-footer-inner small{color:#aaa}.ec-footer-menu ul{list-style:none;display:flex;gap:18px;padding:0;flex-wrap:wrap}
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/* v2.1 mobile navigation and layout corrections */
.ec-menu-toggle{display:none}
.ec-mobile-menu{display:none}
.ec-quick-topics{align-items:flex-start}
.ec-topic{flex:0 0 76px;min-width:76px;max-width:76px;white-space:normal}
.ec-topic b{display:block;width:100%;max-width:76px;white-space:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere;line-height:1.25;text-align:center}
@media(max-width:950px){
  .ec-menu-toggle{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:42px;height:42px}
  .ec-category-nav{display:none!important}
  .ec-mobile-menu{display:none!important}
  .ec-mobile-menu.is-open{display:block!important;background:#101010;color:#fff;padding:12px 18px;border-top:1px solid #292929}
  .ec-mobile-menu .ec-mobile-nav-list{list-style:none;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:0;margin:0}
  .ec-mobile-menu .ec-mobile-nav-list li{display:block;width:100%;border-bottom:1px solid #292929}
  .ec-mobile-menu .ec-mobile-nav-list a{display:block;padding:13px 5px;color:#fff;font-size:15px;font-weight:700}
  .ec-mobile-menu .ec-mobile-nav-list a:hover{color:#65ca89}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
  .ec-quick-topics{gap:8px;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:hidden;padding:3px 0 17px;scrollbar-width:none}
  .ec-quick-topics::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
  .ec-topic{flex:0 0 68px;min-width:68px;max-width:68px;font-size:10px}
  .ec-topic span{flex:0 0 43px}
  .ec-topic b{max-width:68px;min-height:25px}
}

/* v2.2 footer links and homepage featured-media presentation */
.ec-footer-brand{margin-bottom:18px}
.ec-footer-legal{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 22px;padding:16px 0;border-top:1px solid #333;border-bottom:1px solid #333;margin:16px 0}
.ec-footer-legal a{color:#eee;font-size:13px;font-weight:600}
.ec-footer-legal a:hover{color:#65ca89}
.ec-footer-inner small{display:block;margin-top:16px}
.ec-card-image img,.ec-hero-card>img{display:block;visibility:visible;opacity:1}
@media(max-width:600px){.ec-footer-legal{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}.ec-footer-legal a{font-size:12px}}