:root {
  --color-primary: #1e3a5f;
  --color-primary-dark: #0f2440;
  --color-accent: #3b82f6;
  --color-text: #1a1a2e;
  --color-text-light: #4a5568;
  --color-bg: #fafbfc;
  --color-bg-alt: #f0f4f8;
  --color-border: #d2dce6;
  --font-heading: 'Lato', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Lato', sans-serif;
}

.hero {
  background-image: linear-gradient(160deg, rgba(10,25,50,0.85) 0%, rgba(20,40,70,0.75) 100%), url('https://images.pexels.com/photos/3683074/pexels-photo-3683074.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1920');
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center;
}

.hero h1,
.hero-sub {
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
}

/* Live news feed */
#news-feed {
  margin-top: 2.5rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 2px solid var(--color-border);
}

#news-feed h2 {
  font-size: 1.4rem;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.news-feed-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0;
}

.news-feed-item {
  padding: 0.8rem 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-border);
}

.news-feed-item:last-child {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.news-feed-title {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--color-text);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color 0.15s;
}

.news-feed-title:hover {
  color: var(--color-primary);
}

.news-feed-meta {
  display: block;
  font-size: 0.82rem;
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
}

.news-feed-loading {
  color: var(--color-text-light);
  font-style: italic;
}