strong {
    color:initial;
}

.single .main-header .logo-box.light,
.single .main-header.sticky .logo-box.dark  {
	display:block;
}

.single .main-header .logo-box.dark,
.single .main-header.sticky .logo-box.light  {
	display:none;
}


.menu-area .mobile-nav-toggler .icon-bar {
	background-color:var(--e-global-color-primary);
}

.sticky .menu-area .mobile-nav-toggler .icon-bar {
	background-color:#000000;
}

.single .main-menu .navigation > li > a{
    color: #ffffff;
}

.single .main-header.sticky .main-menu .navigation > li > a{
    color: #000000;
}

dd, dl, dt, li, ol, ul {
    margin-block-start: 0;
    margin-block-end: 0;
    border: 0;
    outline: 0;
    font-size: 100%;
    vertical-align: baseline;
    background: transparent;
}
main ul, ol {
	padding-inline-start: 20px;
}

main ul,
.elementor-icon-list-items {
	list-style:none;
	margin-bottom:20px;
}

main li {
	margin-bottom:8px;
	padding-left:10px;
	position:relative;
}


main ul li:not(.elementor-icon-list-item)::before{
    position: absolute;
    left: -15px;
	top: 3px;
    font-family: "flaticons";
    content: "\f102";
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: 14px;
    color: var(--e-global-color-primary);	
}

/*** blog posts ***/
.site-main {
	max-width:1320px;
	margin:auto;
	padding:0 20px;
}

.row-container {
	max-width:1320px;
	width:100%;
}

.banner {
    height: 500px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: end;
    justify-content: center;
    color: #ffffff;
    position: relative;
}

.banner::before {
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 1); /* Dark overlay for better text visibility */
}

.page-header {
	position: relative;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: flex-end;
    align-items: flex-start;
	padding-bottom: 50px;
    height: 100%;
}

.single .title-section {
	position:relative;
	margin: 0 25px;
	max-width:1000px;
}

h1.entry-title {
    position: relative;
    font-size: 60px;
    line-height: 70px;
    margin:0;
    color: #ffffff;
    max-width: fit-content;
}

.page-header .divider {
	border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
	width:100%;
    max-width: 740px;
    margin: 50px 0 30px;
    position: relative;
}

.page-header .divider:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    left: 0;
    -webkit-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645,.045,.355,1);
    -khtml-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -moz-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -ms-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -o-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645,.045,.355,1);
    bottom: -1px;
    height: 2px;
    width: 100px;
    background: #fff;
}

.single-post .meta-box {
	font-weight: 500;
    max-width: fit-content;
    display: flex;
}

.single-post .meta-box:before {
	font-family:'flaticons';
	content:'\f10a';
	color:#ffffff;
	font-size:20px;
	margin-right:15px;
}


.single-post .page-content {
	display:flex;
	align-items: flex-start;
	margin-top:50px;
}

.single-post .content-side {
	width:65%;
    padding-right: 5%;
	flex:1;
}

.single-post .sidebar {
	position:relative;
	width:35%;
	padding:0 25px 0;
	margin-bottom:50px;
}



.single-post .page-content h2 {
	font-size:32px;
	line-height:38px;
	margin:32px 0 20px;
}

.single-post .page-content h3 {
	font-size:22px;
	margin:26px 0 10px;
}

.single-post .page-content h4 {
	font-size:20px;
	margin:26px 0 20px;
}

.single-post .page-content img {
	border-radius:25px;
	margin:35px 0;
}

.single-post .page-content hr {
	opacity:0.35;
	margin:30px 0;
}

.single-post .page-content a {
	font-weight:700;
	text-decoration:underline;
	color:#000000;
}


.single-post .sidebar .widget-title {
    padding: 20px 0 20px 35px;
    background-color: var(--e-global-color-primary);
    color: #fff !important;
    font-size: 23px;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    letter-spacing: .8px;
    font-weight: 500;
}

.single-post .sidebar a {
	font-family:var(--font-family-heading);
	text-decoration:none;
	color:#000000;
	font-weight:600;
}

.single-post .sidebar a:hover {
	color:var(--e-global-color-primary);
}

.single-post .sidebar ul {
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: var(--e-global-color-accent);
    margin-bottom: 25px;
}

.single-post .sidebar li {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
	padding:15px;
	margin:0;
}

.single-post .sidebar li:before {
	display:none;
}

.sidebar .sidebar-cta {
	margin-top: 50px;
    padding: 50px 20px;
    border: 3px solid var(--e-global-color-primary);
    text-align: center;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
}

.sidebar .sidebar-cta h3{
	margin-top:0;
	font-size:20px;
	line-height:24px;
	font-weight:700;
	color: var(--e-global-color-primary);
}

.sidebar .sidebar-cta a{
	margin-top:20px;
	color:#ffffff;
}

.single-post .share-section {
	margin-top:50px;
	display:flex;
	justify-content: space-between;
	align-items:center;
	background-color: var(--e-global-color-accent);
    padding: 10px 25px;
    border-radius: 50px;
}

.single-post .share-section .share-text {
	font-weight:600;
	font-family:var(--font-family-heading);
}

.single-post .social-profile a {
    display: inline-block;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 16px;
    transition: color 0.3s ease-in-out;
	background-color: var(--e-global-color-primary);
	height:40px;
	width:40px;
	line-height:40px;
	text-align:center;
	border-radius:50%;
}

.single-post .social-profile a:hover {
	background-color: #000000;
}

.single-post .flaticon-facebook {
	content: '\f105';
}


.single-post .related-section {
    margin: 50px auto 80px;
}

.single-post .author-section {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: 10px;
}

.page-content img.author-photo {
	border-radius:50px;
	max-width:80px;
	margin:0;
}

.single-post .author-text {
	font-size:16px;
	font-weight:400;
}

.blog-grid{
  position: relative;
}

.blog-grid .blog-row {
	position:relative;
	display: grid;
	grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 25px;
}

.blog-grid .news-block {
	position:relative;
	margin-bottom:25px;
}

.news-block .image-box{
  position: relative;
  width:100%;
  overflow:hidden;
  line-height:0;
}

.news-block .image-box .image {
	border-radius: 20px 20px 0 0;
	overflow:hidden;
	width:100%;
}

.news-block .image-box img{
    width: 100%;
	height:auto;
	overflow:hidden;
    transition: transform 0.3s ease-in-out;
}

.news-block:hover .image-box img{
  transform: scale(1.05);
}

.news-block:hover .button-container i {
	transform: translate(10px, 0);
}

.news-block .meta-box {
    position: absolute;
    right: 19px;
    bottom: 16px;
    width: 71px;
    height: 90px;
    border-radius: 5px;
    background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, .3);
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}

.news-block .meta-box i {
	color:var(--e-global-color-primary);
	font-size:18px;
}

.news-block .meta-box .post-date{
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100%;
}

.news-block .meta-box .post-date .day{
    margin-top: 11px;
    line-height: 45px;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 35px;
    font-weight: 500;
    text-align: center;
}

.news-block .meta-box .post-date .month {
	color: #fff;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 33px;
}
.news-block .lower-content{
    position: relative;
    padding: 10px 34px 20px;
    border: 1px solid #ccc;
    border-top: 4px solid #000;
    border-radius: 0 0 10px 10px;
}

.news-block .lower-content h3{
    position: relative;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: initial;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    font-weight: 500;
    min-height: 74px;
	padding-bottom:15px;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #d7d7d7;
}

.news-block .lower-content h3:before {
    position: absolute;
    content: '';
    left: 0;
    -webkit-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645,.045,.355,1);
    -khtml-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -moz-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -ms-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    -o-transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645, .045, .355, 1);
    transition: all .35s cubic-bezier(.645,.045,.355,1);
    bottom: -1px;
    height: 2px;
    width: 60px;
    background-color: var( --e-global-color-primary );
}

.news-block:hover h3 a {
	color:#353535;
}

.news-block:hover h3:before {
	width:100%;
}

.news-block:hover .button-container a{
	color:var( --e-global-color-primary );
}

.news-block .lower-content a {
	color:var(--e-global-color-text);
}


.news-block .lower-content p{
	font-size:15px;
}

.news-block .button-container {
	margin: 25px 5px;
    display: flex;
}

.news-block .button-container a {
	display:flex;
	font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 15px;
	font-family:var(--font-family-heading);
	font-weight:600;
}

.news-block .button-container i {
    transition: all 500ms ease;
    font-size: 25px;
    margin-left: 5px;
}


.archive-header {
    background: var(--e-global-color-accent);
    padding: 150px 0 50px;
    margin: auto;
    text-align: center;
}

.archive-container {
	max-width:1280px;
	margin:auto;
	padding:50px 20px;	
}


@media only screen and (min-width:499px) {

	.news-block .inner-box .lower-content {
		min-height:230px;
	}
}

@media only screen and (max-width:991px) {
	h1.entry-title {
		font-size: 38px;
		line-height: 42px;
	}
	.blog-grid .blog-row {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
	}
	.single-post .page-content,
	.single-post .related	{
		display:block;
	}
	.single-post .content-side,
	.single-post .sidebar {
		width:100%;
		margin-top:50px;
		padding:0;
	}
	.single-post .related-section {
		margin-bottom:30px;
	}
	.news-block:last-of-type {
		display:none;
	}
}

@media only screen and (max-width:498px) {
	h1.entry-title {
		font-size: 32px;
		line-height: 38px;
		margin-bottom: 5px;
	}
	.single-post .page-content h2 {
		font-size:28px;
		line-height:32px;
	}
	.single-post .page-content h3 {
		font-size:22px;
	}
	.blog-grid .blog-row {
		grid-template-columns: repeat(1, 1fr);
	}
}