<style>
        :root {
            /* Color Palette - Dark Mode Newsroom */
            --bg-body: #121212;
            --bg-card: #1e1e1e;
            --bg-header: #121212;
            --text-primary: #e0e0e0;
            --text-secondary: #a0a0a0;
            --accent: #3b82f6; /* Professional Blue */
            --accent-hover: #60a5fa;
            --border-color: #333333;
            --font-serif: 'Georgia', 'Times New Roman', serif;
            --font-sans: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
            --spacing-sm: 0.5rem;
            --spacing-md: 1rem;
            --spacing-lg: 2rem;
            --container-width: 1200px;
        }

        /* Reset & Base */
        * { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
        body {
            background-color: var(--bg-body);
            color: var(--text-primary);
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            line-height: 1.6;
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }
        a { text-decoration: none; color: inherit; transition: color 0.2s ease; }
        a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
        img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
        h1, h2, h3, h4 { font-family: var(--font-serif); font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.3; }

        /* Utilities */
        .container {
            max-width: var(--container-width);
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 var(--spacing-md);
        }
        .meta-text {
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            color: var(--text-secondary);
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.5px;
        }

        /* Header */
        header {
            background-color: var(--bg-header);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 100;
            padding: var(--spacing-md) 0;
        }
        .nav-container {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }
        .site-logo {
            font-family: var(--font-serif);
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: -0.5px;
        }
        .main-nav ul {
            display: flex;
            list-style: none;
            gap: var(--spacing-lg);
        }
        .main-nav a {
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
        }
        /* Mobile Menu Toggle (Hidden logic for pure CSS approach) */
        .menu-toggle { display: none; }
.dropdown-menu {
  display: none;          /* THIS is the key line */
  position: absolute;
  top: 60px;
  right: 20px;
  background: #121212;
  border: 1px solid #333;
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 8px 0;
  z-index: 1000;
}

.dropdown-menu a {
  display: block;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.dropdown-menu a:hover {
  background: #1e1e1e;
}
        /* Layout Grid */
        main { padding: var(--spacing-lg) 0; }
        .main-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr; /* Mobile first */
            gap: var(--spacing-lg);
        }

        /* Featured Article (Hero) */
        .hero-section {
            margin-bottom: var(--spacing-lg);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            padding-bottom: var(--spacing-lg);
        }

        .hero-section article + article {
  margin-top: 2rem;
  padding-top: 2rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
        }
        
        .hero-article {
            display: grid;
            gap: var(--spacing-md);
        }
        .hero-image-placeholder {
            width: 100%;
            height: 300px;
            background: linear-gradient(45deg, #2c3e50, #4ca1af); /* Abstract News Image */
            border-radius: 4px;
        }
        .hero-content h1 { font-size: 2rem; margin-bottom: var(--spacing-sm); }
        .hero-content p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md); }

        /* News Cards */
        .news-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            gap: var(--spacing-lg);
        }
        .news-card {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: var(--spacing-sm);
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color); /* Subtle separator */
            padding-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
        }

  .news-card {
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}

.news-thumb img {
  width: 100%;
  border-radius: 6px;
  margin-bottom: 15px;
}

      
        .news-card:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
        .card-image-placeholder {
            width: 100%;
            aspect-ratio: 16/9;
            background-color: #2a2a2a;
            border-radius: 4px;
        }
        .news-card h3 { font-size: 1.4rem; }
        .news-card p { color: var(--text-secondary); font-size: 0.95rem; }
        
        /* Sidebar / Opinion */
        aside {
            background-color: var(--bg-card);
            padding: var(--spacing-md);
            border-radius: 4px;
            height: fit-content;
        }
        .section-header {
            font-family: var(--font-sans);
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: var(--accent);
            border-bottom: 2px solid var(--accent);
            padding-bottom: var(--spacing-sm);
            margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
            display: inline-block;
        }
        .opinion-list { list-style: none; }
        .opinion-item { margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md); padding-bottom: var(--spacing-md); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-color); }
        .opinion-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; margin-bottom: 0; }
        .opinion-item h4 { font-size: 1.1rem; margin-bottom: 0.25rem; }
        .author { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--accent); font-weight: 600; }

        /* Footer */
        footer {
            background-color: #000;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--border-color);
            padding: var(--spacing-lg) 0;
            margin-top: var(--spacing-lg);
            text-align: center;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            color: var(--text-secondary);
        }
        .footer-links {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: var(--spacing-md);
            margin-bottom: var(--spacing-md);
        }

        /* Responsiveness */
        @media (min-width: 768px) {
            .main-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr; /* 2/3 Content, 1/3 Sidebar */
            }
            .hero-article {
                grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
                align-items: center;
            }
            .hero-content h1 { font-size: 2.5rem; }
            .hero-image-placeholder { height: 400px; order: 2; }
            .news-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            }
        }
        @media (max-width: 768px) {
    header {
        padding-bottom: 0;
    }

    .nav-container {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: stretch;
    }

    .site-logo {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  color: var(--accent);
    }
            
    .main-nav {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
    }
.main-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
}
    .main-nav ul {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: row;
  justify-content: space-around;
  padding: 4px 0;
  margin: 0;
    }
.main-nav a {
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  padding: 4px 6px;
}
    .menu-toggle {
        display: none;
    }
        }
        @media (min-width: 1200px) {
  body {
    font-size: 17px;
  }

  h1 {
    font-size: 2.8rem;
  }
        }
        /* Hide/show category nav on scroll */
.main-nav {
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, opacity 0.3s ease;
}

.main-nav.hide {
  transform: translateY(-100%);
  opacity: 0;
  pointer-events: none;
}
    </style>
