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/* Approved Support Our Police masthead artwork */
.topline{display:none!important}
.masthead{
  background:#fff!important;
  color:inherit;
  border:0;
  line-height:0;
}
.masthead .wrap{width:100%;max-width:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.masthead-inner{
  min-height:0!important;
  display:block!important;
  padding:0!important;
}
.masthead-art-link{display:block;width:100%;line-height:0}
.masthead-art{
  width:100%;
  height:auto;
  display:block;
}
.masthead .brand,.masthead .masthead-note{display:none!important}
.sr-only{
  position:absolute!important;
  width:1px!important;height:1px!important;
  padding:0!important;margin:-1px!important;
  overflow:hidden!important;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)!important;
  white-space:nowrap!important;border:0!important;
}
@media(max-width:720px){
  .masthead-art{min-height:92px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center}
}


/* ================================================================
   2026 TYPOGRAPHY AND LINK COLOUR UPDATE
   ================================================================ */

/* Main readable text uses Georgia. */
body {
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
}

/* Keep compact interface/navigation elements in a clean sans-serif. */
.nav,
.btn,
.badge,
.eyebrow,
.topline,
.meta,
.small,
.breadcrumbs,
.icon,
.big-number {
  font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

/* Ordinary text links are black, not blue. */
a {
  color: #000000;
}

/* Preserve white links on dark navigation/footer areas. */
.nav a,
.site-footer a,
.emergency a,
.brand,
.masthead-art-link {
  color: #ffffff;
}

/* Preserve button contrast while changing blue text to black. */
.btn-primary {
  color: #ffffff;
}
.btn-secondary {
  color: #000000;
}
.btn-gold {
  color: var(--navy);
}

/* Small blue labels and icon text become black. */
.eyebrow,
.icon,
.badge {
  color: #000000;
}
.badge.opinion {
  color: #5b4209;
}

/* Make normal content links visibly identifiable as links. */
main p a,
main li a,
.resource-list a,
.sources a,
.author a {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: .18em;
}

main p a:hover,
main p a:focus,
main li a:hover,
main li a:focus,
.resource-list a:hover,
.resource-list a:focus,
.sources a:hover,
.sources a:focus,
.author a:hover,
.author a:focus {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

/* Card-title links remain clean but are clearly interactive. */
.card h2 a,
.card h3 a {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-decoration-color: #777777;
  text-underline-offset: .16em;
}
.card h2 a:hover,
.card h2 a:focus,
.card h3 a:hover,
.card h3 a:focus {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration-color: #000000;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}

/* Our Opinion internal-navigation panel. */
.opinion-index {
  margin: 28px 0 34px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 5px solid var(--gold2);
  border-radius: 0 14px 14px 0;
}
.opinion-index strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-size: 1.1rem;
}
.opinion-index ul {
  margin: 0;
  padding-left: 1.3rem;
}
.opinion-index li {
  margin: 8px 0;
}
.opinion-index a {
  color: #000000;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: underline;
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: .18em;
}
.opinion-index a:hover,
.opinion-index a:focus {
  color: #000000;
  text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
}