.category-page {
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 1250px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 40px 20px;
  background-image: radial-gradient(#e5e5e5 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 20px 20px;
}

/* =========================
   Breadcrumb
========================= */
.category-breadcrumb {
  font-size: 13px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  color: #000;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.category-breadcrumb a {
  color: #000;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.category-breadcrumb span {
  margin: 0 2px;
}

/* =========================
   Category Header Layout
========================= */
.category-header {
  display: flex;
  gap: 60px;
  align-items: center;
  padding-bottom: 20px;
}

.category-content {
  width: 65%;
}
.category-image {
  width: 30%;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .category-header {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: start;
    gap: 15px;
  }
  .category-image {
    width: 93%;
  }
  .category-content {
    width: 100%;
  }

}
/* =========================
   Left Content
========================= */
.category-content h1 {
  font-size: 38px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  font-family: "Bitter", Georgia, serif;
}

.category-content p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: #333;
  font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

/* =========================
   Right Image

========================= */

/* Main image (front) */
.category-image .main-img {
  width: 100%;
  display: block;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Blurred image (behind) */
.category-image .blur-img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 25px;
  left:25px;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
  filter: blur(2px);
  opacity: 0.7;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.category-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 230px;

  object-fit: cover;
}

/* =========================
   Responsive Design
========================= */

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .category-page {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 30px 20px;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    /* padding: 30px 20px; */
  }

  .category-content h1 {
    font-size: 34px;
  }

  .category-content p {
    font-size: 16px;
  }
  

}

/* LAYOUT */
.news-layout {
  display: flex;
  margin: auto;
  max-width: 1250px;
  width: 100%;
  gap: 20px;
  padding: 0 20px;
}

.latest-news {
  margin: 50px auto;
  max-width: 1250px;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 0 20px;
}
@media (max-width: 992px) {
  .news-layout {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 20px;
  }
  .latest-news {
    width: 100%;
    padding: 0 20px;

  }

  /* .category-content-section {
    padding: 20px 20px 20px 20px;
  } */
  .category-header {
    padding-bottom: 0;
  }
}

/* LEFT FEATURED POST */
.news-main {
  flex: 2;
  position: relative;
  height: 520px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

/* RIGHT SIDE POSTS */
.news-side {
  flex: 1;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

/* CARD STYLES */
.news-card {
  position: relative;
  height: 250px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.news-main img,
.news-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* OVERLAY */
.news-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  padding: 40px;
  background: linear-gradient(
    to top,
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85),
    rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3),
    transparent
  );
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: flex-end;
}

.news-category {
  background: #ff2b55;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: bold;
  width: fit-content;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
   font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

.news-main h2 {
  font-family: "Bitter", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 32px;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 5px 0;
}

.news-excerpt {
  font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #dddd;
  opacity: 0.9;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
}

/* META */
.news-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 13px;
  opacity: 0.9;
}

.news-meta img {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.dot {
  font-size: 10px;
}

/* RIGHT SIDE */
.news-side {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 20px;
}

.news-card {
  position: relative;
  height: 250px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.news-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.news-overlay.small {
  padding: 20px;
}

.news-card h3 {
  font-size: 21px;
  font-family: "Bitter", Georgia, serif;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* MEMBER BADGE */
.member-only {
  background: #ff2b55;
  padding: 5px 10px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: bold;
  display: inline-block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 992px) {


  .news-main {
    height: 420px;
  }
  .news-main h2 {
  font-family: "Bitter", Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  line-height: 1.0;
  margin: 2px 0;
}
.news-main img,
.news-card img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 350px;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.news-overlay{
  padding: 20px;
}
.news-excerpt {
  font-size: 12px;
  margin: 5px auto;
}
}

/* latest category news section */
/* SECTION HEADER */

.section-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #000;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.section-header .dot {
  width: 12px;
  height: 12px;
  background: #ff2b55;
  display: inline-block;
}

.section-header h2 {
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
}

/* GRID */
/* .news-grid {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
} */

/* CARD */
.news-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
}


.news-thumb {
  position: relative;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.news-thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 4px;
}

/* TAG */
.tag {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 10px;
  left: 10px;
  padding: 4px 10px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
}

.engineering {
  background: #ff2b55;
}
.biology {
  background: #ff2b55;
}
.congress {
  background: #ff2b55;
}
.democrat {
  background: #ff2b55;
}
.conservative {
  background: #ff2b55;
}

/* CONTENT */
.news-item h3 {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.0;
  margin: 10px auto;
  font-family: "Bitter", Georgia, serif;
}

.news-item p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #555;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-family: "WorkSans", Arial, sans-serif;
}

/* FOOTER */
.news-footer {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: #777;
}

.author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
}

.author img {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.bookmark {
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.news-category-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
}

/* RESPONSIVE */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  /* .news-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  } */
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .news-category-card {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .news-thumb img {
    height: 180px;
  }
}

.rating-row {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 12px;
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  color: #fff;
}

.rating-section {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 20px;
}

.stars {
  display: flex;
  gap: 2px;
}

.color-bars {
  display: flex;
  gap: 1px;
}

.color-bars .bar {
  width: 22px;
  height: 8px;
}

/* colors */
.bar.red {
  background: #ff2b2b;
}

.bar.orange {
  background: #ff7a00;
}

.bar.yellow {
  background: #f4c430;
}

.bar.green {
  background: #7ac943;
}

.bar.dark-green {
  background: #2e7d32;
}

.rating-stars {
  display: flex;
}

.rating-stars span {
  width: auto;
  height: 18px;
  background: #ffc107; /* yellow */
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  margin-right: 2px;
  line-height: 1;
}

/* optional: remove gap after last */
.rating-stars span:last-child {
  margin-right: 0;
}

.rating-text {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.out-of {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: #fff;
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.value {
  font-weight: 700;
}

.author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-size: 14px;
  opacity: 0.95;
}

.author img {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* .dot {
  opacity: 0.6;
} */