/* ---- News Ticker (Google Alerts) ---- */
.news-ticker {
  display: flex;
  align-items: stretch;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #0a1530 0%, #1a5276 100%);
  color: #fff;
  font-family: 'DM Sans', system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #cc0000;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1040;
}
.news-ticker-label {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  background: #cc0000;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 9px 18px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
  font-weight: 800;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 1px;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  white-space: nowrap;
  box-shadow: 2px 0 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);
}

.news-ticker-wrap {
  flex: 1 1 auto;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  padding: 9px 0;
}
.news-ticker-wrap::before,
.news-ticker-wrap::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 60px;
  z-index: 2;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.news-ticker-wrap::before {
  left: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(10,21,48,1) 0%, rgba(10,21,48,0) 100%);
}
.news-ticker-wrap::after {
  right: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(26,82,118,0) 0%, rgba(26,82,118,1) 100%);
}
.news-ticker-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  animation: nt-scroll 120s linear infinite;
  will-change: transform;
}
.news-ticker:hover .news-ticker-track {
  animation-play-state: paused;
}
@keyframes nt-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}
.news-ticker-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 0 28px;
  position: relative;
}
.news-ticker-item + .news-ticker-item::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  background: #cc0000;
  border-radius: 50%;
  box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(204,0,0,0.6);
}
.news-ticker-item a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500;
  transition: color 0.2s ease;
}
.news-ticker-item a:hover {
  color: #ffd166;
  text-decoration: underline;
}
.news-ticker-loading {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
  font-style: italic;
  padding: 0 20px;
}
.news-ticker-empty {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6);
  padding: 0 20px;
  font-style: italic;
}
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
  .news-ticker { font-size: 0.8rem; }
  .news-ticker-label { padding: 6px 10px; font-size: 0.7rem; }
  .news-ticker-label span { display: none; }
  .news-ticker-item { padding: 0 18px; }
}

.news-ticker:focus-within .news-ticker-track{animation-play-state:paused}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  /* No autoplay, but keep the news ticker at a single-row height. */
  .news-ticker-wrap {
    min-width: 0;
    overflow-x: auto;
    overflow-y: hidden;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  }
  /* Gradients should not obscure text while scrolling manually. */
  .news-ticker-wrap::before,
  .news-ticker-wrap::after {
    display: none;
  }
  .news-ticker-track {
    animation: none;
    white-space: nowrap;
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    will-change: auto;
  }
  .news-ticker-item {
    flex: 0 0 auto;
    padding: 0 18px;
  }
}