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/* One native player remains in document flow and sticks only within its article.
   No cloned controls, autoplay, or fixed bottom overlay. */
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@media(max-width:850px){
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@media(max-width:550px){
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}

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/* Article metadata matches the English introduction, without enlarging catalog cards. */
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/* Mobile modal enhancement; desktop reading tools retain their original layout. */
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.reading-settings-dialog::backdrop{background:#152a3b80}
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.reading-settings-dialog #marks::before{content:"";position:absolute;width:20px;height:20px;top:2px;left:2px;border-radius:50%;background:white;box-shadow:0 1px 3px #0003}
.reading-settings-dialog #marks:checked{background:var(--theme);border-color:var(--theme)}
.reading-settings-dialog #marks:checked::before{transform:translateX(20px)}
.reading-settings-dialog #marks:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:4px}
@media(forced-colors:active){.reading-settings-dialog #marks{appearance:auto;-webkit-appearance:auto}.reading-settings-dialog #marks::before{display:none}}
@media(max-width:850px){
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}
/* Preserved learner guidance, including readable tables on small screens. */
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/* Shared category palette: deliberately independent of language and level themes.
   Text labels remain visible; color is supplementary. All pairs exceed WCAG AA. */
.category-pill{background:#eceef1;color:#414b59;line-height:1.35;max-width:100%;white-space:normal;overflow-wrap:anywhere;text-align:center}
.category-pill[data-category="World News"]{background:#e3edf9;color:#285485}
.category-pill[data-category="Culture & Travel"]{background:#eee6f7;color:#674085}
.category-pill[data-category="Human Interest"]{background:#f9e5ed;color:#8b3757}
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.category-pill[data-category="Science & Education"]{background:#def0ef;color:#216963}
.category-pill[data-category="Politics & Public Affairs"]{background:#e6e8f6;color:#4e5287}
.category-pill[data-category="Sports"]{background:#e4efdc;color:#48662e}
.articlehead>.eyebrow{flex-wrap:wrap;row-gap:10px}
.articlehead>.eyebrow>time{white-space:nowrap}
/* Neutral welcome page and language-specific newest-lesson features. */
body[data-language=neutral]{--ink:#263b46;--mint:#e6eee9;--accent:#b66b45;--paper:#faf9f5;--muted:#63727a;--line:#dfe5e4;--theme:#466d65}
.landing-intro{max-width:980px;margin:0 auto;padding:60px 0 35px}.landing-intro>h1{font-size:52px}.landing-intro>.lede{max-width:720px}.language-choices{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:24px;margin:35px 0}.language-choice{padding:30px;border-radius:24px;border:1px solid var(--line);display:block}.choice-arabic{background:#e7eddc;color:#443f33}.choice-russian{background:#dfedf8;color:#243e58}.language-choice>span{font-size:34px;font-weight:800;display:block;margin-bottom:18px}.language-choice>span[lang=ar]{font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic',serif}.language-choice h2{font-size:25px}.language-choice p{font-size:16px;max-width:340px}.language-choice strong{display:block;margin-top:22px}.language-choice:hover{box-shadow:0 8px 25px #243d3b18}.landing-how{padding:20px 0 55px}.learning-benefits{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:28px;margin:28px 0}.learning-benefits h3{font-size:20px}.learning-benefits p{color:var(--muted)}
.latest-lessons{padding:42px 0}.latest-lessons h1{font-size:38px;margin-bottom:14px}.featured-lessons{display:grid;gap:24px;margin-top:26px}.featured-lesson{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:24px;overflow:hidden;background:white}.featured-lesson>a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,0.85fr) minmax(0,1.15fr);height:100%}.featured-lesson img{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:290px;object-fit:cover}.featured-copy{padding:28px;min-width:0}.featured-copy h2{font-size:27px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:0;margin-bottom:15px}.featured-copy h2[lang=ar]{font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic',serif;font-size:31px}.featured-teaser{font-size:20px;line-height:1.75;margin-bottom:15px}.featured-teaser[lang=ar]{font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic',serif;font-size:24px}.featured-summary{font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);line-height:1.65}.featured-link{font-weight:900;color:var(--theme);font-size:14px}.featured-lesson a:hover .featured-link{text-decoration:underline}.featured-copy .eyebrow{font-size:12px}.featured-copy time{font-weight:600}
@media(max-width:700px){.landing-intro{padding-top:35px}.landing-intro>h1{font-size:39px}.language-choices,.learning-benefits{grid-template-columns:1fr}.language-choice{padding:25px}.latest-lessons{padding:30px 0}.latest-lessons h1{font-size:30px}.featured-lesson>a{grid-template-columns:1fr}.featured-lesson img{height:210px;min-height:0}.featured-copy{padding:22px}.featured-copy h2{font-size:24px}.featured-copy h2[lang=ar]{font-size:28px}}

/* Approved newspaper/speech-bubble identity: decorative beside the visible brand name. */
.brand .brand-logo{display:block;width:48px;height:48px;min-width:48px;object-fit:contain;flex:0 0 48px;background:transparent;border-radius:0;padding:0}
@media(max-width:700px){.brand .brand-logo{width:44px;height:44px;min-width:44px;flex-basis:44px}}

/* Slim homepage article strip: maximum 200px including its padding. */
.news-ticker{height:200px;max-height:200px;position:relative;padding:10px 0;background:#eaf0f6;border-block:1px solid #d9e3ec;overflow:hidden;box-sizing:border-box}
.news-ticker-window{height:180px;overflow-x:auto;overflow-y:hidden;scrollbar-width:none}.news-ticker-window::-webkit-scrollbar{display:none}
.news-ticker-track{display:flex;width:max-content;animation:dln-news-scroll 110s linear infinite;will-change:transform}
.news-ticker-group{display:flex;gap:12px;padding-right:12px}.news-ticker-card{display:block;position:relative;flex:0 0 280px;width:280px;height:180px;border-radius:14px;overflow:hidden;isolation:isolate;color:white;text-decoration:none;background:#336699}
.news-ticker-card img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;display:block}.news-ticker-caption{position:absolute;inset:0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:flex-end;gap:5px;padding:14px;background:linear-gradient(transparent 5%,rgba(7,26,44,.92));opacity:0;transition:opacity .2s;color:white}
.news-ticker-label{font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff}.news-ticker-title{font-size:17px;line-height:1.35;font-weight:800;display:-webkit-box;-webkit-line-clamp:3;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;overflow:hidden}.news-ticker-title[lang=ar]{font-family:'Noto Naskh Arabic',serif;font-size:20px}
.news-ticker[data-paused=true] .news-ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}.news-ticker-card:hover .news-ticker-caption,.news-ticker-card:focus-visible .news-ticker-caption,.news-ticker-card[data-selected=true] .news-ticker-caption{opacity:1}
.news-ticker-window:has(.news-ticker-card:focus-visible) .news-ticker-track{animation:none;transform:none}.news-ticker-card:focus-visible{outline:4px solid #f07205;outline-offset:-4px}.news-ticker-toggle{position:absolute;top:15px;right:15px;z-index:2;border:1px solid #fff8;border-radius:20px;padding:5px 12px;background:#173a5de8;color:#fff;font-family:inherit;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.4;cursor:pointer}.news-ticker-toggle:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #f07205;outline-offset:2px}
@keyframes dln-news-scroll{to{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
@media(hover:hover){.news-ticker-window:hover .news-ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}}
@media(hover:none),(pointer:coarse){.news-ticker-card:hover .news-ticker-caption{opacity:0}.news-ticker-card[data-selected=true] .news-ticker-caption,.news-ticker-card:focus-visible .news-ticker-caption{opacity:1}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.news-ticker-track{animation:none;transform:none;will-change:auto}.news-ticker-copy,.news-ticker-toggle{display:none}.news-ticker-caption{opacity:1;transition:none}}
/* Homepage cards: clear language personalities without competing with headlines. */
body[data-language=neutral] .landing{padding-top:0}.landing-intro{padding-top:24px}.language-choices{gap:20px;margin:26px 0}.language-choice{position:relative;overflow:hidden;border:0;box-shadow:0 8px 28px #19395816;transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s}.language-choice:before{content:'';position:absolute;width:180px;height:180px;right:-35px;top:-45px;border:28px solid #ffffff29;border-radius:50%;pointer-events:none}.language-choice:after{content:'';position:absolute;width:100px;height:100px;right:70px;bottom:-55px;background:#ffffff20;transform:rotate(30deg);border-radius:24px;pointer-events:none}.choice-arabic{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#416644,#68824e 70%,#8e744b);color:#fff}.choice-russian{background:linear-gradient(135deg,#254f7d,#336b98 70%,#784e66);color:#fff}.language-choice p,.language-choice h2,.language-choice strong{color:inherit;position:relative;z-index:1}.language-choice>span{color:#fff;opacity:.9}.language-choice:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 12px 32px #19395826}.language-choice:focus-visible{outline:4px solid #f07205;outline-offset:4px}
@media(max-width:700px){.landing-intro{padding-top:20px}.language-choices{gap:16px;margin-top:22px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.language-choice{transition:none}.language-choice:hover{transform:none}}

/* Photographic welcome: readable text stays on the clear left-hand area. */
.landing-hero{position:relative;min-height:360px;border-radius:26px;overflow:hidden;background-color:#e6ddd2;background-position:center center;background-size:cover;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:flex;align-items:center;padding:36px;isolation:isolate}
.landing-hero:before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(250,247,240,.96),rgba(250,247,240,.9) 32%,rgba(250,247,240,.18) 65%,transparent);z-index:-1}
.landing-hero-copy{max-width:490px;width:54%;color:#203c52}.landing-hero-copy .overline{font-size:12px;color:#336699}.landing-hero-copy h1{font-size:45px;line-height:1.12;margin:16px 0}.landing-hero-copy .lede{font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;color:#263b46;margin-bottom:0}
@media(max-width:700px){.landing-hero{padding:25px;min-height:420px;background-position:62% center;align-items:flex-end}.landing-hero:before{background:linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(250,247,240,.98),rgba(250,247,240,.94) 40%,rgba(250,247,240,.18) 85%)}.landing-hero-copy{max-width:none;width:100%}.landing-hero-copy h1{font-size:36px}.landing-hero-copy .lede{font-size:16px}.landing-hero-copy .overline{font-size:10px}}

@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.news-ticker-card .news-ticker-caption{opacity:1!important}}

/* Inline title is part of the reading flow, inheriting all reading preferences. */
.dln-arabic .article-reading-title,.dln-russian .article-reading-title{font:inherit;font-weight:700;line-height:inherit;margin:0 0 .75em;text-align:inherit;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.article-reading-title strong{font:inherit;font-weight:700}

/* Discreet durable motion control below, never over the article images. */
.news-ticker{height:200px;max-height:200px;padding:8px 0 0}.news-ticker-window,.news-ticker-card{height:160px}.news-ticker-controls{height:31px;display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;align-items:center;padding:0 16px;background:#eaf0f6}.news-ticker-controls .news-ticker-toggle{position:static;z-index:auto;border:0;background:transparent;border-radius:4px;color:#336699;font-size:12px;line-height:1.4;padding:5px 8px;min-width:64px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.news-ticker-controls .news-ticker-toggle:hover{color:#203c52}.news-ticker-controls .news-ticker-toggle:focus-visible{outline:2px solid #f07205;outline-offset:0}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.news-ticker-controls{display:none}.news-ticker{height:176px;max-height:176px}}

/* Keep the strip visually clean; only article images and the quiet text control. */
.news-ticker{background:transparent;border:0}.news-ticker-controls{background:transparent}

/* Resource card stays outside reading controls and their mobile modal. */
.reader-sidebar{min-width:0;align-self:start}.promotion-desktop{margin-top:22px}.promotion-mobile{display:none}.digest-signup-placeholder{margin:32px 0;padding:24px;border:1px dashed var(--line);border-radius:20px;background:var(--mint)}.digest-signup-placeholder h2{font-size:23px}.digest-signup-placeholder p{font-size:15px}
@media(max-width:850px){.reader-sidebar{display:contents}.promotion-desktop{display:none}.promotion-mobile{display:block;margin:24px 0}}
/* Consent controls are nontracking until an explicitly reviewed production release. */
.dln-consent{position:fixed;bottom:18px;left:18px;right:18px;max-width:680px;margin:auto;z-index:1000;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:22px;box-shadow:0 8px 40px #0003}.dln-consent[hidden]{display:none}.dln-consent-actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}.dln-consent button,.dln-privacy-choices{min-height:44px;border:1px solid var(--theme);border-radius:22px;padding:9px 18px;background:var(--paper);color:var(--ink);font:inherit;cursor:pointer}.dln-consent-status{font-size:14px}.dln-privacy-choices{font-size:13px}
/* Desktop settings scroll normally; only the product recommendation remains in view.
   Stretching its sidebar lets sticky positioning follow the article, not the controls.
   A short viewport scrolls the ad internally rather than clipping its CTA. */
@media(min-width:851px){
 .reader-sidebar{align-self:stretch}
 .reader-sidebar>.reader-tools{position:static}
 .reader-sidebar>.promotion-desktop{position:sticky;top:16px;max-height:calc(100vh - 32px);max-height:calc(100dvh - 32px);overflow-y:auto;overflow-x:hidden;scrollbar-width:thin;overscroll-behavior-y:auto}
}
@media(max-width:850px){.promotion-mobile{position:static;max-height:none;overflow:visible}}
/* Mobile footer: keep the tagline on its own row after all navigation links. */
@media(max-width:850px){footer>span{flex:0 0 100%;width:100%;min-width:0;order:2}footer>small{order:3}}

/* Verified Sender form enabled only by guarded loopback bootstrap. */
.local-sender-container{display:none}[data-local-sender=true] .local-sender-container{display:block}[data-local-sender=true] .sender-inactive-note{display:none}.sender-load-help{font-size:12px!important;margin-top:12px;color:var(--muted)}.sender-load-help a{text-decoration:underline}.sender-form-field{max-width:100%;overflow-wrap:anywhere}