/*
Theme Name: AsteriskPost
Theme URI: https://asteriskpost.com/
Author: AsteriskPost
Description: Full-width editorial news theme for AsteriskPost.
Version: 1.2.1
Text Domain: asteriskpost
*/
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.kicker{margin-bottom:14px}.single-hero h1{font-size:64px;line-height:1.03;letter-spacing:-2px;margin:8px auto 16px;max-width:1050px}.single-meta{justify-content:center;color:#747474!important;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5px;font-size:12px}.single-featured{width:min(1240px,100%);margin:0 auto 28px}.single-featured img{width:100%;height:auto;max-height:690px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px;display:block;box-shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(16,24,32,.08)}.entry-content{width:min(940px,92%);margin:30px auto 52px;font-size:19px;line-height:1.78;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.entry-content img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;margin:28px auto;border-radius:6px}.entry-content h2{font-size:34px;line-height:1.2;margin-top:42px}.entry-content h3{font-size:26px}.entry-content a{color:#0b77c5;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}.context-link{border-left:4px solid var(--accent);background:#fff3eb;padding:16px 18px;margin:28px 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/* Scoped Contact layout. */
.apc-contact-shell{max-width:1160px;margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px 72px}
.apc-contact-intro{max-width:700px;margin-bottom:32px}
.apc-contact-intro h1{font-size:clamp(38px,6vw,68px);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.045em;margin:18px 0;color:#161A1C}
.apc-contact-intro h1 span{color:#ff5a2b}
.apc-contact-intro>p{font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:#536775}
.apc-contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.85fr 1.3fr;gap:24px;align-items:stretch}
.apc-contact-note{background:#161A1C;color:#fff;border-radius:24px;padding:38px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-width:0}
.apc-contact-badge{width:56px;height:56px;background:#ff5a2b;border-radius:18px;display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:30px;margin-bottom:36px}
.apc-contact-note h2{color:#fff;font-size:30px;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:-.025em;margin:0 0 18px}
.apc-contact-note p{color:#cbd3e1;line-height:1.8;margin:0 0 36px}
.apc-contact-label{color:#b6c4d9;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;margin-bottom:12px}
.apc-contact-note>a{color:#fff;font-size:18px;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:5px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.apc-contact-note-bottom{border-top:1px solid #ffffff26;margin-top:auto;padding-top:24px;font-size:12px;color:#cbd3e1}
.apc-contact-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e1e6ed;border-radius:24px;padding:36px;box-shadow:0 12px 40px #161A1C08;min-width:0}
.apc-contact-card h2{font-size:26px;line-height:1.3;color:#161A1C;margin:0 0 8px}
.apc-contact-card>p{color:#667085;margin:0 0 26px;line-height:1.6}
 .apc-contact-card .apc-kicker{display:block;margin-bottom:18px}
.apc-contact-card .apc-contact-copy{font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#536775;margin:0 0 20px}
.apc-contact-card .apc-contact-copy a{color:#161A1C;text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px;overflow-wrap:anywhere}
.apc-contact-email-button{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;background:#161A1C;color:#fff!important;border-radius:12px;padding:15px 22px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:8px 0 20px}
.apc-contact-email-button:hover{background:#2d4262}
.apc-contact-shell a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #ff5a2b;outline-offset:4px}
.apc-contact-card .apc-contact-small{font-size:13px;line-height:1.7;color:#667085;margin:0}
@media(max-width:760px){.apc-contact-shell{padding:32px 18px 48px}.apc-contact-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.apc-contact-note,.apc-contact-card{padding:26px}.apc-contact-note-bottom{margin-top:28px}.apc-contact-badge{margin-bottom:24px}.apc-contact-note h2{font-size:26px}}
@media(max-width:440px){.apc-contact-email-button{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:12px;font-size:14px}}

.apc-contact-back{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:24px;color:#536775;font-size:14px}.apc-contact-intro .apc-kicker,.apc-contact-card .apc-kicker{color:#08749f}.apc-contact-card .apc-contact-copy a{color:#08749f}


.apc-contact-shell,.apc-contact-shell *{box-sizing:border-box;min-width:0;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.apc-contact-shell{background:#fbf7f0;color:#161A1C}.apc-contact-email-button{max-width:100%;white-space:normal}.apc-contact-intro h1,.apc-contact-card h2{font-family:inherit}

/* Readable information pages without changes to article layouts. */
.apc-info-shell{width:min(900px,100%);margin:0 auto;padding:48px 24px 72px;box-sizing:border-box;overflow-wrap:anywhere}.apc-info-shell article{background:#fff;border:1px solid #e4ded3;border-radius:18px;padding:clamp(22px,4vw,42px)}.apc-info-shell h1{font-size:clamp(30px,5vw,46px);line-height:1.15;color:#102f49;margin:0 0 32px}.apc-info-shell h2{font-size:22px;line-height:1.35;color:#102f49;margin:28px 0 12px}.apc-info-shell p{font-size:17px;line-height:1.8;color:#475569;margin:0 0 20px}.apc-info-back{display:inline-block;margin-bottom:20px;color:#102f49}.apc-info-contact{display:inline-block;background:#102f49;color:#fff;padding:12px 20px;border-radius:8px;margin-top:12px}