*{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box;}
body{font-family:'Arial',Helvetica,sans-serif;color:var(--pl-text);background:var(--pl-white);line-height:1.6;}
a{text-decoration:none;color:inherit;}
img{max-width:100%;display:block;}
h1,h2,h3{font-weight:700;color:var(--pl-black);}

/* topbar */
.topbar{background:var(--pl-black);color:#ccc;font-size:.78rem;padding:8px 32px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;}
.topbar a{color:#ccc;}
.topbar a:hover{color:#fff;}

/* header */
.site-header{background:var(--pl-white);border-bottom:1px solid #e2e2e2;}
.header-inner{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding:16px 32px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;}
.header-logo{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--pl-navy);letter-spacing:.5px;}
.header-logo span{font-weight:300;color:var(--pl-blue-link);}
.header-nav{display:flex;gap:26px;}
.nav-link{font-size:.88rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--pl-text);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.3px;}
.nav-link:hover{color:var(--pl-blue-link);}
.header-live{font-size:.85rem;font-weight:700;color:var(--pl-text);}
.header-live u{color:var(--pl-blue-link);}

/* hero banner */
.hero-banner{width:100%;max-height:340px;overflow:hidden;}
.hero-banner img{width:100%;height:340px;object-fit:cover;}

/* section title bar */
.section-title-bar{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding:36px 32px 18px;font-size:1.5rem;border-bottom:2px solid var(--pl-navy);display:inline-block;}

/* top stories */
.top-stories{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding-bottom:20px;}
.stories-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:0;padding:0 32px;}
.story-row{display:flex;gap:16px;padding:18px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #eee;align-items:flex-start;}
.story-row img{width:110px;height:80px;object-fit:cover;flex-shrink:0;}
.story-cat{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--pl-text-muted);display:block;margin-bottom:6px;}
.story-text h3{font-size:1rem;line-height:1.35;color:var(--pl-navy);}
.story-row:hover h3{color:var(--pl-blue-link);}

/* headlines band */
.headlines-band{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding-bottom:60px;}
.headlines-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;padding:0 32px;}
.headline-card img{aspect-ratio:16/10;object-fit:cover;margin-bottom:14px;}
.headline-cat{font-size:.78rem;color:var(--pl-blue-link);font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.4px;}
.headline-card h3{font-size:1.05rem;margin-top:8px;line-height:1.4;}
.headline-card:hover h3{color:var(--pl-blue-link);}

/* data cta */
.data-cta{background:var(--pl-navy);padding:70px 32px;text-align:center;}
.data-cta-inner{max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;}
.data-cta h2{color:#fff;font-size:2rem;margin-bottom:18px;}
.data-cta p{color:#c9d5df;margin-bottom:26px;}
.btn-primary-lg{display:inline-block;background:var(--pl-blue-link);color:#fff;padding:14px 32px;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;border-radius:2px;}

/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--pl-black);color:#bdbdbd;}
.footer-inner{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 32px 32px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr 1fr;gap:40px;}
.footer-col .footer-logo{font-size:1.2rem;font-weight:900;color:#fff;}
.footer-col .footer-logo span{font-weight:300;color:var(--pl-blue-link);}
.footer-col p{margin-top:12px;font-size:.88rem;color:#8f8f8f;}
.footer-col h4{color:#fff;font-size:.85rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;margin-bottom:14px;}
.footer-col a{display:block;font-size:.9rem;color:#bdbdbd;margin-bottom:10px;}
.footer-col a:hover{color:#fff;}
.footer-bottom{border-top:1px solid #333;padding:20px 32px;text-align:center;font-size:.82rem;color:#777;}

/* generic inner page */
.page-hero{background:var(--pl-navy);color:#fff;padding:60px 32px;text-align:center;}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:2rem;}
.page-content{max-width:900px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 32px;}
.page-content h2{margin:28px 0 14px;font-size:1.3rem;}
.page-content p{margin-bottom:16px;color:var(--pl-text-muted);}

/* contact form */
.contact-form{max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;padding:56px 32px;}
.contact-form label{display:block;font-size:.85rem;margin-bottom:6px;font-weight:700;}
.contact-form input,.contact-form textarea{width:100%;padding:12px;border:1px solid #ddd;margin-bottom:20px;font-family:inherit;font-size:.95rem;}
.contact-form button{background:var(--pl-navy);color:#fff;padding:14px 32px;border:none;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;border-radius:2px;}

/* blog list (orphan page) */
.blog-hero{background:var(--pl-black);color:#fff;padding:56px 32px;text-align:center;}
.blog-hero h1{color:#fff;}
.blog-grid{max-width:1360px;margin:0 auto;padding:50px 32px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:26px;}

@media(max-width:900px){
  .stories-grid,.headlines-grid,.blog-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;}
  .header-nav{display:none;}
  .topbar{flex-direction:column;gap:4px;}
}