VARIABLES
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:root {
  --primary: #c8860a;
  --accent: #3ab0c3;
  --dark: #1a1a2e;
  --light: #f5f5f5;
  --text: #222;
}

/* RESET */
* 
{
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
body {
  margin: 0;
  background-image: url('../images/sky.jpg'); /* path to your image */
  background-size: cover;        /* fills the screen */
  background-position: center;   /* keeps it centered */
  background-repeat: no-repeat;  
  background-attachment: fixed;  /* subtle parallax effect */
  font-family: 'Montserrat',Arial, sans-serif;
}

/* WRAPPER */
.wrapper {
  width: 980px;
  margin: 20px auto;
  background: #ffffff;
}

/* HEADER */
.header {
  display: flex;
  background: #ffffff;
  border-bottom: 3px solid #c8860a;
}

/* LEFT IMAGE */
.header-left {
  width: 120px;
  position: relative;
	border-right: 2px solid #c8860a;
}

.header-left img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 140px;
  object-fit: contain;
  background: #ffffff;
}


/* RIGHT TITLE */
.header-right {
  padding: 15px 20px;
  flex: 1;
}

.header-right h1 {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 42px;
  color: #c8860a;
  letter-spacing: 2px;
  font-weight: 700;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 3px rgba(0,0,30,0.55);
  padding-bottom: 8px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #c8860a;
	text-align: center;
}
.tagline {
  font-size: 16px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
	text-align: center;
}

.subline {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: #666;
  margin-top: 4px;
	text-align: center;
}

.blue-bar {
  background: #1f57b5;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 10px 15px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 3px solid #c8860a;
}

.blue-bar a {
  background: #e8a800;
  color: #000;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-size: 12px;
}

/* CONTENT */
.content {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

/* MAIN */
/* Add vertical gold rule between main and sidebar */
.main {
  flex: 1;
  padding: 15px;
  border-right: 1px solid #c8860a; /* gold vertical line */
}

.main h2 {
  font-size: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.byline {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #777;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.main-img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 250px;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.main .article p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #333;
  margin-top: 16px;  /* add top margin here */
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
/* Add spacing above article titles */
.article h2 {
  margin-top: 20px; /* adjust px as needed for more/less space */
  margin-bottom: 10px; /* keeps spacing below title consistent */
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #111;
}
.video-thumbnail {
  position: relative;
  margin: 20px 0 30px;
	max-width: none;   /* controls width */
}

.video-thumbnail img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.play-button {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-size: 48px;
  color: white;
  background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
  padding: 10px 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.comic-newsletter-feature {
  max-width: 1120px;
  margin: 40px auto 0;
  padding: 28px 24px 10px;
  background: #ffffff;
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 4px solid #c8860a;
}

.comic-newsletter-feature h2 {
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
  font-size: 30px;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #1a1f2b;
}

.comic-newsletter-subhead {
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #c8860a;
}

.comic-newsletter-img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 760px;
  height: auto;
  margin: 0 auto 0px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(0,0,0,0.18);
}

.comic-newsletter-caption {
  margin: 0 0 0px;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.6;
	
  color: #333;
}

.comic-newsletter-link {
  margin-bottom: -10px;
  margin-top: 16px;
}
.comic-newsletter-link a {
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #004b7f;
  text-decoration: none;
	
}

.comic-newsletter-link a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}
/* SIDEBAR */
.sidebar {
  width: 220px;
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 15px;
	position: sticky;
	top: 20px;
  align-self: flex-start;
}
.sidebar-crosssell .logo-placeholder {
  width: 100%;           /* same width as sidebar content */
  max-width: none;      /* allows some padding inside sidebar */
  height: auto;          /* height adjusts automatically */
  margin: 12px 0;        /* spacing above and below */
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: #e0e0e0;   /* placeholder background */
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.sidebar-crosssell .logo-placeholder img {
  width: 100%;            /* fills the placeholder width */
  height: auto;           /* keeps aspect ratio */
  object-fit: contain;    /* prevents stretching */
  display: block;
}
.quote {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-style: italic;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.quote-author {
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: right;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* BUTTONS */
.btn {
  display: block;
  background: #e8a800;
  padding: 8px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  text-align: center;
  font-weight: bold;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #000;
  font-size: 14px;
	border-radius: 8px;
}
.subscribe-btn {
  background: #e8a800;
  color: #000;
  box-shadow: 0 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.btn.italic {
  font-style: italic;
}
/* Gold rule divider between sections */
.gold-rule {
  border: none;
  border-top: .5px solid #c8860a;
  margin: 20px 0; /* adjust spacing above/below as needed */
}
.two-column-section {
  display: flex;
  margin-top: 20px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.news-column {
  flex: 1;
}

.news-column:first-child {
  border-right: 1px solid #c8860a;
  padding-right: 10px;
}

.news-column:last-child {
  padding-left: 18px;
}
.news-column ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 18px; /* 👈 reduce from 18px to 14px */
}
.news-card-inner {
  overflow: hidden;
	margin-top: 0px;
}
.news-column h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 800;
  color: #111;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.2;
	text-align: center;
}

.news-image-box {
  width: 100%;
  height: 40%;
  background: #ffffff;
  object-fit: contain; 
	margin-bottom: -25px;
	margin-top: -10px;
}
.news-column p {
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
	margin-top: 0px;
}

.news-column li {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.news-card {
	margin-top: 0px;
	
}

.benefit-list {
  margin-top: 10px;
}

.benefit-list p {
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1;
  color: #333;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

iframe {
  width: 100%;
  height: 900px;
  border: 0;
  border-radius: 12px;
  display: block;
}
.iframe-wrapper {
margin-top: 0px;	
	
}
#ases-updates {
  margin-top: 60px;
  clear: both;
}

.news-title {
  margin-top: 0px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
	text-align: center;
}
.news-intro {
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}