/* EVOFORD NEWS — premium editorial system */
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 .masthead{padding:14px 16px 0}
 .wrap{padding:0 16px}
 .brand{font-size:clamp(39px,12vw,55px)}
 .nav{justify-content:flex-start;gap:10px 17px;padding:12px 0}
 .nav a{font-size:9px}
 .edition{font-size:9px}
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 .frontpage-grid{display:block}
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 .feature-copy h1{font-size:clamp(34px,10vw,46px)}
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 .story{padding:0 0 20px;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
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/* Front-page proportion correction: preserve headline width on standard laptop/tablet screens */
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.featured-story{grid-template-columns:minmax(230px,.9fr) minmax(290px,1.1fr);gap:22px}
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.frontpage-aside{min-width:0;padding-left:20px}
.brief-link{min-width:0;gap:10px;padding-right:4px}
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 .featured-story{grid-template-columns:minmax(250px,.88fr) minmax(0,1.12fr);gap:26px}
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 .frontpage-aside .brief-link{padding:13px 8px 13px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
 .frontpage-grid{display:block}
 .featured-story{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:18px}
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 .frontpage-aside .brief-link{padding:13px 0}
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/* Editorial decluttering — fewer competing panels, clearer hierarchy */
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.market-strip{margin-bottom:20px;padding:9px 14px 6px}
.country-desk{padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:22px}
.country-desk .country-card{padding:12px 14px}
.section{padding:32px 0}
.section-head{margin-bottom:15px}
.startup-intro{padding:30px 0 22px}
.startup-nav{gap:16px;padding:12px 0}
.startup-feature{gap:24px;padding:22px 0 26px}
.startup-facts{margin:15px 0}
.startup-categories{gap:14px}
.startup-category{padding:12px 0}
.expert-call{margin:24px 0;padding:24px}
#criterios{padding:20px 0}
#criterios .section-head{margin-bottom:8px}
#criterios .editorial-note{margin:10px 0;padding:13px 16px}
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.academy-promo>a:hover{background:var(--red)}
.aula-hero{padding:38px 0 30px}
.aula-hero-meta{margin-top:18px}
.aula-nav{padding:12px 0;gap:18px}
.aula-section{padding:26px 0}
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.aula-cta{margin:20px 0;padding:24px}
.aula-status{padding:14px 17px}
@media(max-width:760px){
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 .expert-call{padding:20px 16px}
 .aula-hero{padding:28px 0 24px}
}

/* Two-story front-page lead: balanced image, headline and sidebar */
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.feature-card{display:flex;min-width:0;flex-direction:column;border-right:1px solid var(--line);padding-right:18px}
.feature-card:last-child{border-right:0;padding-right:0}
.feature-card-image{position:relative;display:block;overflow:hidden;background:#e3e7ea;aspect-ratio:16/9}
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.feature-card .feature-meta{padding-top:10px;margin-top:0}
.feature-card .feature-cta{margin-top:12px;padding:10px 12px}
@media(max-width:1080px){
 .feature-pair{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:18px}
 .feature-card{padding-right:14px}
 .feature-card .feature-copy h1,.feature-card .feature-copy h2{font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,30px)}
}
@media(max-width:620px){
 .feature-pair{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:22px}
 .feature-card{padding:0 0 20px;border-right:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
 .feature-card:last-child{padding-bottom:0;border-bottom:0}
 .feature-card-image{aspect-ratio:16/9}
 .feature-card .feature-copy h1,.feature-card .feature-copy h2{font-size:30px}
}


/* Preserve complete editorial photographs instead of cropping their edges. */
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#articleView .article-body img{max-width:100%;height:auto;object-fit:contain;object-position:center;}
.story img.story-image,.story img:not(.avatar){object-fit:contain;background:#eef1f4;}
.feature-card-image img:not(.feature-image-keep-cover){object-fit:contain;background:#eef1f4;}
@media(max-width:760px){#articleView>img{max-height:none;}}


/* Opinion authors and contributors */
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.opinion-authors-heading{padding-bottom:8px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font:700 9px/1.4 Arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:.15em;color:var(--muted)}
.opinion-author{display:grid;grid-template-columns:48px minmax(0,1fr);align-items:center;gap:12px;padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.opinion-author-photo,.opinion-author-placeholder{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;object-fit:cover;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#e9edf1}
.opinion-author-placeholder{display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--navy);font:700 17px Georgia,serif}
.opinion-author-copy{min-width:0}
.opinion-author-copy h3{margin:0 0 3px;color:var(--navy);font:700 16px/1.2 var(--serif)}
.opinion-author-copy p{margin:3px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font:11px/1.45 Arial,sans-serif}
.opinion-author-copy .opinion-author-profession{color:var(--ink);font-weight:700}
@media(max-width:620px){.opinion-authors{gap:8px}.opinion-author{grid-template-columns:42px minmax(0,1fr);gap:10px}.opinion-author-photo,.opinion-author-placeholder{width:40px;height:40px}}