/* News Briefing — three newspaper columns */
.epg-brief__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) minmax(0, 2fr) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 0; border-top: 3px solid var(--text-main); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--text-main); }
.epg-brief__grid > * { padding: 22px 24px 26px; }
.epg-brief__grid > * + * { border-left: 1px solid var(--border); }
.epg-brief__label { margin: 0 0 16px; padding-bottom: 10px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border); font-size: 12px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: 1.5px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-main); }
.epg-brief__list { margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style: none; }
.epg-brief__item { margin: 0; padding: 14px 0; border-bottom: 1px dotted var(--border); }
.epg-brief__item:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.epg-brief__item::marker { content: none; }
.epg-brief__cat { display: block; margin-bottom: 6px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--accent-text, var(--accent)) !important; }
.epg-brief__link { display: block; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1.35; color: var(--text-main); transition: color .2s; }
.epg-brief__link:hover, .epg-brief__title a:hover { color: var(--accent-text, var(--accent)); }
.epg-brief__media { display: block; aspect-ratio: 16 / 9; overflow: hidden; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.epg-brief__media img, .epg-brief__media .epj-ph { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.epg-brief__title { margin: 0 0 12px; font-family: var(--font-heading); font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 1.1rem + 1.4vw, 2.3rem); font-weight: 800; line-height: 1.15; letter-spacing: -.5px; }
.epg-brief__title a { color: var(--text-main); transition: color .2s; }
.epg-brief__excerpt { margin: 0 0 14px; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.65; color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--text-main) 72%, transparent); }
.is-timeline .epg-brief__list { position: relative; padding-left: 18px; }
.is-timeline .epg-brief__list::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 3px; top: 18px; bottom: 18px; width: 1px; background: var(--border); }
.is-timeline .epg-brief__item { position: relative; }
.is-timeline .epg-brief__item::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: -18px; top: 19px; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px var(--bg-body); }
.epg-brief__time { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--accent-text, var(--accent)); }
.is-timeline .epg-brief__link { font-family: var(--font-body); font-size: .95rem; font-weight: 600; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .epg-brief__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) minmax(0, 1fr); } .epg-brief__grid > .epg-brief__col:first-child { order: 3; grid-column: 1 / -1; border-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--border); } .epg-brief__lead { border-left: 0 !important; } }
@media (max-width: 768px) { .epg-brief__grid { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); } .epg-brief__grid > * { padding: 20px 0; border-left: 0 !important; } .epg-brief__grid > * + * { border-top: 1px solid var(--border); } }
.epg-brief__cat { display: flex; align-items: center; width: max-content; max-width: 100%; min-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 2px; } /* 24px tap target */
.epg-brief__lead > .epg-brief__cat { margin-bottom: 8px; } /* keep the big title link from overlapping the category tap area */