/* Apep Bar: independent Obsidian edition. */
:root{--apep-blue:#ce2636;--apep-blue-dark:#090b10;--apep-gold:#d4af67;--apep-gold-dark:#d4af67;--apep-paper:#101218;--apep-surface:#171a22;--apep-ink:#eee9df;--apep-muted:#a8a9b0;--apep-slate:#a8a9b0;--apep-mist:#171a22;--apep-line:#2b2e37;--apep-accent:#e5bd72;--apep-danger:#ce2636;--apep-serif:Georgia,serif}
body{background:#090b10;color:#eee9df}a:hover{color:#e5bd72}::selection{background:#ce2636;color:#fff}
.apep-container,.apep-container-wide{width:min(1520px,calc(100% - 48px))}
.apep-site-header{background:#0c0e13;border:0}.apep-utility-bar{background:#060709;border-bottom:1px solid #24262d}.apep-utility-row{font-size:10px;color:#aeb0b8;letter-spacing:.07em}.apep-utility-row a{color:#ccc7bd}
.apep-brand-row{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.4fr) minmax(0,1fr);min-height:182px;padding:16px 0;gap:32px}
.apep-brand-horizontal{display:block}.apep-brand-horizontal>img{display:block;width:min(100%,580px);max-width:100%;height:auto;max-height:154px;object-fit:contain;object-position:left center}
.apep-brand-message strong{font:500 clamp(22px,2.2vw,35px)/1.2 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.025em;color:#e5d3b0;border:0;padding:0;white-space:normal}.apep-brand-message>span{color:#999da9;letter-spacing:.12em;line-height:1.6;font-size:9px}
.apep-header-actions .apep-search-form,.apep-search-form{background:#171a22;border-color:#343740;border-radius:0}.apep-search-form input{color:#e9e2d4}.apep-search-form button,.apep-wire-link{color:#d4af67}.apep-wire-link{letter-spacing:.12em}
.apep-nav-shell{border-top:1px solid #282b34;border-bottom:1px solid #383a42;background:#101218}.apep-primary-menu>li>a{color:#d8d8dd;font-weight:650;font-size:11px;min-height:54px}.apep-primary-menu>li+li>a:before{background:#2b2e37}.apep-primary-menu>.apep-home-nav>a{background:#ce2636;color:#fff}.apep-primary-menu>li>a:hover,.apep-primary-menu>.current-menu-item>a{background:#24212a;color:#e5bd72;box-shadow:inset 0 -2px #ce2636}.apep-primary-menu ul{background:#171a22;border-color:#343740}.apep-primary-menu ul a{color:#e9e2d4}
.apep-breaking-bar{background:#21151a!important;color:#eee9df!important;border:1px solid #54232d;border-radius:0;font-size:12px!important}.apep-breaking-bar strong{background:#ce2636;color:#fff;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.1em}.apep-breaking-bar .apep-breaking-headline{font-weight:500}.apep-breaking-time{color:#c6b8b7}
.apep-edition-line{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;padding-top:22px;color:#9a9da8;font:600 9px/1.5 system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.17em}.apep-edition-line>span:first-child{color:#d4af67}
.apep-network-hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,2.1fr) minmax(0,1fr) minmax(0,.9fr);gap:20px;padding-top:14px}
.apep-network-lead-media{background:#191b22;min-height:530px;border:1px solid #33343d;border-radius:0}.apep-network-lead-media .apep-lead-shade{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(3,4,7,.05),rgba(3,4,7,.2) 35%,rgba(3,4,7,.97))}.apep-network-lead-copy{padding:28px}.apep-network-lead-copy h1{font:700 clamp(32px,3vw,49px)/1.03 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:-.035em;color:#fff}.apep-network-lead-copy p{color:#d5d0ca;font:400 17px/1.5 Georgia,serif;max-width:640px}.apep-network-lead-copy .apep-kicker{color:#fff;background:#ce2636;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:9px;border-radius:0}
.apep-cta{background:#d4af67;border-radius:0;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.045em;color:#15120d;padding:12px 18px}.apep-cta:hover{background:#ebca90;color:#15120d}
.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card{background:#13161d;border:1px solid #2b2e37;border-radius:0;grid-template-columns:38% minmax(0,1fr);gap:12px}.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card-media{filter:saturate(.72);border-radius:0}.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card-title{color:#eee9df;font-size:20px;font-weight:500;line-height:1.17}.apep-card .apep-kicker{color:#d4af67;font-size:9px;letter-spacing:.08em}.apep-card-time{color:#999da8}.apep-card-title{color:#eee9df}.apep-card-title a:hover{color:#e5bd72}.apep-card-excerpt{color:#aaaab3}
.apep-content-label{display:inline-block;color:#aeb2c0;border:1px solid #464a57;padding:2px 5px;font:600 8px/1.4 system-ui,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:5px;margin-right:5px}.apep-badge{background:#30222a;color:#eed6d9;border-radius:0}.apep-badge-breaking{background:#ce2636;color:#fff}
.apep-live-wire-panel{background:#11141b;border-color:#30323b;border-radius:0;padding:18px}.apep-panel-heading{border-bottom:1px solid #705f3b;padding-bottom:12px}.apep-panel-heading h2{color:#eee9df;font-size:16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.035em}.apep-panel-heading h2 i{background:#ce2636}.apep-panel-heading>a{color:#d4af67}.apep-live-wire-list>a{border-color:#292c36;padding:14px 0}.apep-live-wire-list time{color:#9499a5}.apep-live-wire-list span{border-left:1px solid #655339;color:#ddd8d0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.3}.apep-live-wire-list>a:hover span{color:#e5bd72}
.apep-network-content{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,3.1fr) minmax(0,.9fr);gap:20px}.apep-mini-section,.apep-section-block{background:#11141b;border-color:#2b2e37;border-radius:0}.apep-section-heading{border-color:#53472f}.apep-section-heading h2{color:#e2d5bc;font-size:19px;letter-spacing:.025em}.apep-section-heading h2:after{background:#ce2636}.apep-section-heading a{color:#d4af67}.apep-card-media{border-radius:0}.apep-three-section-row{gap:20px}
.apep-newsletter-panel{background:#20151b;border:1px solid #6d2934;border-top:3px solid #ce2636;border-radius:0}.apep-newsletter-panel h2{color:#eee9df;font:700 20px/1.15 Georgia,serif;letter-spacing:0}.apep-newsletter-panel p{color:#c8bcc0;font-size:16px}.apep-newsletter-panel input{background:#0d1016;color:#fff;border:1px solid #4a3a43;border-radius:0}.apep-newsletter-panel button{background:#d4af67;color:#17120d;border-radius:0}
.apep-brand-promo{background:linear-gradient(140deg,#1f212b,#14151b);border:1px solid #4f432e;border-radius:0}.apep-brand-promo span{color:#d4af67;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:29px;text-transform:none;line-height:1.07;max-width:220px}.apep-brand-promo p{color:#aaaab3}.apep-brand-promo:before{border-color:#d4af6715}.apep-brand-promo a{background:#d4af67;color:#15120d;border-radius:0}
.apep-network-banner{background:#13151d;border-block:1px solid #34303a}.apep-network-banner strong{font:500 29px/1.2 Georgia,serif;text-transform:none;color:#e2d5bc}.apep-network-banner span{color:#999da8}.apep-network-banner a{color:#d4af67}
.apep-site-footer{background:#060709;border-top:2px solid #6d2934}.apep-site-footer h2{color:#d4af67}.apep-site-footer a{color:#ccc8c2}.apep-site-footer p{color:#969aa5}.apep-footer-logo.apep-brand-horizontal>img{width:280px;max-height:100px}.apep-footer-bottom{border-color:#30323b;color:#969aa5}
.apep-empty-state{background:#11141b;color:#eee9df;border-color:#30323b;border-top-color:#ce2636}.apep-empty-state h1{color:#e2d5bc}.apep-section-hero,.apep-wire-hero{background:#17141c;border-color:#39323b}.apep-section-hero h1,.apep-page-header h1,.apep-article-header h1,.apep-focus-header h1{color:#eee9df}.apep-eyebrow,.apep-byline a{color:#d4af67}.apep-deck,.apep-section-description{color:#aaaab3}.apep-entry-content{color:#dedbd4}.apep-entry-content h2,.apep-entry-content h3{color:#e5d3b0}.apep-entry-content blockquote{color:#d4af67;border-color:#ce2636}.apep-source-notice,.apep-corrections{background:#171a22;border-color:#6f5937;color:#d5d0ca}.apep-share-rail{background:#171a22}.apep-share-rail a,.apep-share-rail button{background:#292c36;color:#e5bd72}.apep-most-read{background:#11141b;border-color:#30323b}.apep-most-read-list a{border-color:#292c36}.apep-most-read-list b{color:#d4af67;border-color:#4f432e}.apep-public-wire{background:#11141b}.apep-wire-line,.apep-native-wire-line{border-color:#343740!important}.apep-public-wire .apep-wire-section{color:#d4af67!important}.apep-submit-form{background:#171a22;border:1px solid #343740}.apep-submit-form label{color:#e2d5bc}.apep-submit-form input,.apep-submit-form textarea,.apep-submit-form select{background:#101218;color:#eee9df;border-color:#4b4f5b}.apep-submit-form button{background:#ce2636;color:#fff}.apep-ad-placeholder{background:#13161d;border-color:#4c4434;color:#b4aa96}
.apep-menu-toggle{background:#171a22;border-color:#454650}.apep-menu-toggle>span:not(.screen-reader-text){background:#d4af67}.apep-mobile-search .apep-search-form{background:#171a22;border-color:#343740}.page-numbers{border-color:#4b4f5b}.page-numbers.current{background:#ce2636;color:#fff}
@media(max-width:1200px){.apep-network-hero{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.65fr) minmax(0,1fr)}.apep-network-wire-col{grid-column:1/-1}.apep-network-content{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 270px}.apep-brand-row{min-height:155px}.apep-brand-horizontal>img{max-height:125px}}
@media(max-width:820px){.apep-container,.apep-container-wide{width:calc(100% - 28px)}.apep-brand-row{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto;min-height:110px;padding-block:12px}.apep-brand-horizontal>img{max-width:330px;max-height:90px}.apep-brand-message,.apep-header-actions{display:none}.apep-network-hero,.apep-network-content{grid-template-columns:1fr}.apep-edition-line{font-size:8px;letter-spacing:.1em}.apep-edition-line>span:last-child{display:none}.apep-network-lead-media{min-height:440px}.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card{grid-template-columns:130px minmax(0,1fr)}.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card-title{font-size:21px}.apep-primary-menu>li>a{font-size:13px}.apep-primary-menu ul{background:transparent}}
@media(max-width:520px){.apep-brand-row{min-height:94px}.apep-brand-horizontal>img{max-width:255px;max-height:76px}.apep-network-lead-copy{padding:22px}.apep-network-lead-copy h1{font-size:34px}.apep-network-lead-copy p{font-size:16px}.apep-network-side-stories .apep-card{grid-template-columns:110px minmax(0,1fr)}.apep-network-banner strong{font-size:24px}.apep-section-heading h2{font-size:20px}.apep-breaking-bar strong{font-size:8px;padding-inline:8px}.apep-breaking-bar .apep-breaking-headline{font-size:11px}}