/* LiveNews.direct — the settled dress (direct-standards DESIGN-STANDARD.md
   + AMENDMENTS-2026-11-06.md, built against direct-standards 6ecab1e).
   Prairie Ink, one scheme: Primary deep ink navy · Accent warm amber (the
   one action color; text on it is Ink, never white) · warm paper surface ·
   Ink / Muted / Line · Go/Stop fixed family-wide. IBM Plex Sans.
   TINT: the newsroom family (NewsNow/GoLive, BRAND-STANDARD-PLAN §1) has no
   line in the tint registry yet. --tint below is a PROVISIONAL "Newsprint"
   step (#E6E8EA — Muted on it computes 4.55:1, AA) pending the chairs'
   registry entry; it touches the hero band and empty-state grounds only. */
:root{
  --primary:#1C2B3A; --accent:#E8A33D; --paper:#FAF7F2; --card:#ffffff;
  --ink:#23201B; --muted:#6E675C; --line:#E5DFD3; --tint:#E6E8EA;
  --go:#2E7D4F; --stop:#B3402E;
  --shadow:0 1px 3px rgba(28,43,58,.08),0 10px 30px rgba(28,43,58,.06);
  --radius:12px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
[hidden]{display:none !important}
body{margin:0;font-family:"IBM Plex Sans",system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);line-height:1.55;font-size:15.5px;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
a{color:var(--primary)}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
.wrap{max-width:1120px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip:focus{left:12px;top:12px;background:#fff;padding:8px 12px;z-index:50}

/* Header — light paper header, the lockup at 32px (tucked mark). */
header.site{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;padding-top:14px;padding-bottom:14px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav-items{display:contents}
.nav .menu-btn{display:none;margin-left:auto}
.logo{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;font-size:22px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.02em;line-height:1.05;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink)}
.logo .mark{width:auto;height:32px;flex:none}
.logo span{color:var(--ink)}
.logo small{display:block;font-size:12px;font-weight:500;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:0;margin-top:2px}
.nav a.link{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;min-height:44px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center}
.nav a.link[aria-current]{border-bottom:2px solid var(--accent)}
.nav .spacer{flex:1}
#auth-slot{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap}
@media(max-width:1180px){.nav{gap:16px}.nav a.link.sec{display:none}}
/* Phone header: lockup · menu (the Town is the geo bar right beneath);
   Account and the one action are one tap in. */
@media(max-width:820px){
  .nav{gap:12px;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px}
  .logo{font-size:20px}
  .nav .menu-btn{display:inline-block}
  .nav-items{display:none;flex-basis:100%;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:6px;padding:8px 0 4px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  .nav-items.open{display:flex}
  .nav-items .spacer{display:none}
  .nav a.link.sec{display:inline-flex}
}

/* Three button forms only: Primary (Accent, Ink label) · Secondary
   (outline Primary) · Quiet (text). */
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--accent);color:var(--ink);border:none;border-radius:9px;padding:10px 18px;font-size:15px;font-weight:600;cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;min-height:44px;line-height:24px;font-family:inherit}
.btn:hover{filter:brightness(1.05)}
.btn.ghost{background:var(--card);color:var(--primary);border:1.5px solid var(--primary)}
.btn.quiet{background:none;color:var(--primary);padding:10px 4px;text-decoration:underline}
.btn.small{padding:7px 14px;font-size:14px;min-height:38px;line-height:20px}
.btn[disabled]{opacity:.6;cursor:default}

/* Hero — full-width band edge to edge; words + search on the left on
   clean tint ground; the right side reaches the page edge. LiveNews has
   no honest photograph yet, so the right side carries the live "today
   in your town" panel instead of decorative stock (§Hero: "a door with
   no honest photo runs with no panel rather than decorative stock"). */
.hero{background:var(--tint);color:var(--ink);position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero h1{font-size:42px;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 12px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.hero p.lede{font-size:19px;max-width:560px;margin:0 0 24px}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,1fr);min-height:420px}
.hero-words{padding:56px 36px 48px max(20px,calc((100vw - 1120px)/2 + 20px))}
.hero-side{background:var(--primary);color:#fff;padding:48px max(20px,calc((100vw - 1120px)/2 + 20px)) 40px 40px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.hero-side h2{color:#fff;font-size:22px;margin:0 0 4px}
.hero-side .when{color:#C9D2DB;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 18px}
.hero-side ol{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.hero-side li{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);padding:12px 0}
.hero-side li a{color:#fff;font-weight:600;text-decoration:none;font-size:17px}
.hero-side li a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.hero-side li .meta{color:#C9D2DB;font-size:13.5px;display:block;margin-top:2px}
.hero-side .empty{color:#E7ECF1;font-size:16px;margin:0 0 14px}
.hero-side a.more{color:#fff;font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:820px){.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;min-height:0}.hero-words{padding:36px 20px 28px}.hero-side{padding:28px 20px}.hero h1{font-size:32px}}
.searchbar{background:#fff;border-radius:var(--radius);padding:14px;display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(28,43,58,.14)}
.searchbar input,.searchbar select{flex:1;min-width:150px;padding:12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:10px;font-size:16px;font-family:inherit;min-height:44px}
.free-strip{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:22px}
.pill{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--ink);border-radius:999px;padding:7px 16px;font-weight:600;font-size:14.5px}

section{padding:42px 0}
h1.page{font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;margin:0 0 8px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
h2{font-size:29px;margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.25}
h3{line-height:1.3}
.sub{color:var(--muted);margin:0 0 24px;font-size:17px}
.small{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(300px,1fr));gap:22px}
.card{background:var(--card);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);display:flex;flex-direction:column;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
a.card:hover{border-color:var(--primary)}
.card .body{padding:16px 18px 18px}
.card h3{margin:6px 0 6px;font-size:19px}
.card .meta{color:var(--muted);font-size:14.5px}
.card p.sum{margin:6px 0 0;font-size:15px}
.band-white{background:#fff;border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}

/* Badges: Muted ground, Ink text — never the Accent. */
.tag{display:inline-block;background:#EFEAE0;color:var(--ink);border-radius:999px;padding:2px 10px;font-size:13px;font-weight:600;margin:0 6px 4px 0}
.tag.tier-corroborated,.tag.tier-verified,.tag.tier-official{background:#E7F0E9;color:#1F5A38}
.tag.corr{background:#F6E3DF;color:#7E2A1D}
.kicker{font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted)}

/* The one-line count under the hero (the pair's market-line form). */
.count-line{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}
.count-line p{margin:0;padding:12px 0;font-size:15px}

/* Geo bar — the pair's one form: the line + Use my exact location ·
   Back to local · Change town, left-packed, same in every state. */
.geo-bar{background:var(--paper);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:15px}
.geo-bar.placed{background:var(--tint)}
.geo-in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;padding-top:9px;padding-bottom:9px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.geo-pick{display:none;align-items:center;gap:8px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.geo-pick.open{display:flex}
.geo-pick input{padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;font-size:15px;font-family:inherit;min-width:230px;min-height:40px}
.geo-note{padding-bottom:9px;font-size:14px;color:var(--ink)}

/* Results page */
.results-head{display:flex;gap:14px;align-items:center;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px}
.results-head .grow{flex:1}
.toolbar{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:end;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:14px;margin-bottom:18px}
.toolbar label{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:var(--muted);display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:4px}
.toolbar input,.toolbar select{padding:10px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;font-size:15px;font-family:inherit;min-height:44px}
.viewtoggle{display:inline-flex;border:1.5px solid var(--primary);border-radius:9px;overflow:hidden}
.viewtoggle button{background:#fff;color:var(--primary);border:0;padding:8px 16px;font-weight:600;font-family:inherit;cursor:pointer;min-height:40px}
.viewtoggle button[aria-pressed="true"]{background:var(--primary);color:#fff}
#map{height:560px;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid var(--line);position:relative}
#search-area{position:absolute;top:12px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:500;display:none}
.empty-state{background:var(--tint);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:28px;margin:0 0 22px}
.empty-state h2{font-size:24px}
.pin-label{background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--primary);border-radius:8px;padding:2px 7px;font-weight:700;font-size:12.5px;white-space:nowrap;box-shadow:0 0 0 3px var(--tint)}

/* Story page */
.story-head h1{font-size:36px;line-height:1.18;margin:8px 0 10px;letter-spacing:-.02em}
.story-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2fr) minmax(0,1fr);gap:32px;align-items:start}
@media(max-width:820px){.story-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.story-head h1{font-size:28px}}
.timeline{border-left:3px solid var(--line);padding-left:18px;margin:10px 0 0}
.timeline .item{margin:0 0 20px;position:relative}
.timeline .item::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:-26px;top:6px;width:13px;height:13px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--card);border:3px solid var(--primary)}
.timeline .item.correction::before{border-color:var(--stop)}
.timeline .when{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted)}
.timeline p{margin:4px 0 0;white-space:pre-wrap}
.facts{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:18px}
.facts dt{font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;margin-top:10px}
.facts dt:first-child{margin-top:0}
.facts dd{margin:2px 0 0;font-weight:600}

/* Forms law: labels above, Muted helpers, errors beside their field. */
form.panel,.panel{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:26px;max-width:680px}
form.panel label{font-weight:700;display:block;margin:16px 0 5px}
form.panel label:first-child{margin-top:0}
form.panel input,form.panel select,form.panel textarea{width:100%;padding:11px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;font-size:16px;font-family:inherit;background:var(--paper);min-height:44px}
form.panel input:focus,form.panel select:focus,form.panel textarea:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--accent);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(232,163,61,.35)}
form.panel .row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px}
form.panel .checkrow{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:flex-start;margin-top:16px;font-weight:600}
form.panel .checkrow input{width:auto;min-height:0;margin-top:5px}
.hint{display:block;font-weight:400;color:var(--muted);font-size:13.5px;margin-top:4px}
.fld-err{color:#8f1d1d;font-size:14px;margin:4px 0 0}
@media (max-width:560px){form.panel .row{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.notice{border-radius:10px;padding:13px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-weight:600}
.notice.ok{background:#E7F0E9;color:var(--go)}
.notice.err{background:#fdecec;color:#8f1d1d}
.notice.info{background:var(--tint);color:var(--ink)}

/* Daily Edition — the paper, in the family's type. */
.edition{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:34px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.edition .mast{text-align:center;border-bottom:3px double var(--ink);padding-bottom:14px;margin-bottom:22px}
.edition .mast h1{font-size:44px;letter-spacing:-.03em;margin:4px 0}
.edition .cols{columns:2;column-gap:34px}
.edition .piece{break-inside:avoid;margin:0 0 22px}
.edition .piece h2{font-size:22px;margin:4px 0 6px}
.edition .piece p{margin:0 0 6px}
@media(max-width:820px){.edition{padding:20px}.edition .cols{columns:1}.edition .mast h1{font-size:32px}}
@media print{header.site,#geo-slot,.oneplace,footer.site,.no-print{display:none !important}body{background:#fff}.edition{border:0;box-shadow:none;padding:0}}

/* OnePlace band + footer */
.oneplace{background:var(--paper);border-top:2px solid var(--primary);padding:22px 16px;text-align:center}
.oneplace .head{font-size:16px;font-weight:700;color:var(--ink)}
.oneplace .row{margin-top:8px;font-size:15px}
.oneplace .row a{color:var(--primary);font-weight:600}
.oneplace .row a,.oneplace .head a{display:inline-block;padding:6px 2px}
.oneplace .head a{color:var(--primary);text-decoration:underline}
.oneplace .signoff{margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;color:var(--primary)}
footer.site{background:var(--primary);color:#D8DEE5;padding:38px 0}
footer.site a{color:#fff}
footer .cols{display:flex;gap:40px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:18px}
footer .cols a{display:inline-block;padding:4px 0}
footer .small{color:#A9B4BF}
footer .flogo{font-size:20px;font-weight:700;color:#fff}