/* Component-owned contrast, independent of uploaded artwork.
   Text ends at x=596px; the horizontal scrim stays >=80% through 600px.
   Even a white cover remains dark enough for the smallest text. */
.home-highlights .news-stage{height:auto;min-height:360px;display:flex;align-items:stretch}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-art,
.home-highlights .news-stage.spoiler-highlight .news-art,
.home-highlights .news-stage.editorial:not(.spoiler-highlight) .news-art{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;padding:0;z-index:0}
.home-highlights .news-stage::after,
.home-highlights .news-stage.spoiler-highlight::after,
.home-highlights .news-stage.editorial:not(.spoiler-highlight)::after{content:"";display:block;position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;pointer-events:none;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,19,33,.98) 0,rgba(7,19,33,.91) 260px,rgba(7,19,33,.80) 600px,rgba(7,19,33,.20) 85%,rgba(7,19,33,0) 100%),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(7,19,33,.5),rgba(7,19,33,0) 65%)}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy,
.home-highlights .news-stage.spoiler-highlight .news-copy{position:relative;z-index:2;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:flex-end;width:100%;max-width:632px;height:auto;min-height:360px;padding:28px 36px;box-sizing:border-box;background:none;border:0;border-radius:0;box-shadow:none;overflow:visible;pointer-events:none}
.home-highlights .news-copy>*{flex-shrink:0}
.home-highlights .news-copy a{pointer-events:auto}
.home-highlights .news-copy .eyebrow{font-size:11px;line-height:1.4;color:#FFDF72;margin:0 0 8px}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy .news-date{display:block;color:#D4E7FA;font-size:11px;line-height:1.5;letter-spacing:.06em;margin:0 0 8px}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy h1{display:block;-webkit-line-clamp:unset;max-width:560px;font-size:clamp(26px,2.6vw,36px);line-height:1.12;margin:0;color:#FFF;overflow:visible;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy p{display:-webkit-box;-webkit-box-orient:vertical;-webkit-line-clamp:2;max-width:520px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#D4E7FA;margin:12px 0 0;overflow:hidden}
.home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy .news-link{min-height:32px;padding:0;margin-top:12px;font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;color:#FFF}
.home-highlights .news-copy a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #FFDF72;outline-offset:4px}
.home-highlights .news-arrows button{min-width:44px;min-height:44px}
@media(max-width:760px){
 .home-highlights .news-stage{min-height:300px}
 /* Expand the protected area across the narrow text column, with a smooth
    vertical fade towards the top edge; no independent content surface. */
 .home-highlights .news-stage::after,
 .home-highlights .news-stage.spoiler-highlight::after,
 .home-highlights .news-stage.editorial:not(.spoiler-highlight)::after{background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,19,33,.88),rgba(7,19,33,.80)),linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(7,19,33,.65),rgba(7,19,33,0) 85%)}
 .home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy,
 .home-highlights .news-stage.spoiler-highlight .news-copy{max-width:none;min-height:300px;padding:22px 20px}
 .home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy h1{font-size:22px;line-height:1.15}
 .home-highlights .news-copy .eyebrow{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:6px}
 .home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy .news-date{font-size:10px;margin-bottom:8px}
 .home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy p{font-size:12px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:10px}
 .home-highlights .news-stage .news-copy .news-link{font-size:12px;min-height:32px;margin-top:10px}
 .home-highlights .news-navigation{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:2px 8px;padding:6px 12px}
 .home-highlights .news-dots{grid-column:1;grid-row:1;min-width:0;flex-wrap:wrap}
 .home-highlights .news-counter{display:block;grid-column:1;grid-row:2;font-size:10px;padding-left:7px}
 .home-highlights .news-arrows{grid-column:2;grid-row:1 / 3}
}