.blog-banner {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(42, 52, 94, 0.8), rgba(42, 52, 94, 0.8)), 
                url(../images/blog-tisting-banner.png) no-repeat center center;
    background-size: cover;
    height: 300px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
  }
  
  .blog-banner-title {
    font-family: 'Futura Hv BT', sans-serif;
    font-size: 48px;
    color: #ffffff;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 2px;
  }
  
  
  .trending-section h6 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: bold;
}

.trending-section p {
    font-family: Futura Bk BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 16px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #2A345E;
}

.card {
  border: none;
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease;
}

.card:hover {
  transform: scale(1.02);
}

.card-img-overlay {
  background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8), rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2));
  border-radius: 0;
}

.card-title {
    font-family: Futura Hv BT;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    font-size: 18px;
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.card-body p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #6c757d;
}

.card-body small {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: #6c757d;
}

.card-body a {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: #007bff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.card-body a:hover {
  color: #0056b3;
}

/* top-story */

.top-story .card {
  border-radius: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: transform 0.3s ease, box-shadow 0.3s ease;
}

.top-story  .card:hover {
  transform: scale(1.03);
  box-shadow: 0px 8px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

.top-story .card-img-top {
  height: 200px;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.top-story .card-body h6 {
    font-family: Futura Hv BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 20px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #2A345E !important;

}

.top-story .card-body p {
    color: #2A345E;
    font-family: Futura Bk BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}

.top-story .card-body a {
    color: #2A345E;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-family: Futura Md BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
}

.top-story .card-body a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

/* top-categories */
.top-categories {
    background-color: #2A345E14;
    overflow-x: hidden;
}
.top-categories .nav-tabs .nav-link {
  color: #2A345E99;
  border: none;
  font-family: Futura Hv BT;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 100%;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.cat-nav {
  border-bottom: none !important;
}
.top-categories .nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
  color: #2A345E;
  background-color: #44444400;
  border-bottom: 2px solid #dc3545;

}
.cat-nav li.nav-item{
  position: relative;
}
.cat-nav li.nav-item::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 2px;
  height: 20px;
  right: 0;
  top: calc(50% - 10px);
  background-color: #2A345E99;
}
.cat-nav li.nav-item:last-child::after {
  display: none;
}
.cat-hed {
  font-family: Futura Hv BT;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 18.56px;
  line-height: 100%;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: #2A345E;
}
.cat-right-card{
    width: 100%;
    height: 180px;
}
.cat-right-para{
    font-family: Futura Bk BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 20px;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
    color: #2A345EB2;
}
.middle-card{
    width: 100%;
    height: 580px;
}
.middle-card h5{
    font-family: Futura Hv BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 24px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}
.middle-card .small small{
    font-family: Futura Bk BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 15px;
    line-height: 100%;
    letter-spacing: 0;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}
.cat-left-card {
    width: 100%;
    height: 281px !important;
}
.cat-left-card .small small{
    font-family: Futura Bk BT;
    font-weight: 400;
    font-size: 9.36px;
    line-height: 0%;
    letter-spacing: 0%;
    text-transform: capitalize;
}
@media (max-width:768px) {
    .cat-right-card{
        height: 300px !important;
    }
    .cat-nav{
    width: 100%;
    position: absolute;
    top: 35px;
    right: -122%;
    z-index: 10;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    transition: all 0.3s ease-in-out;
    }
    .top-categories .nav-tabs .nav-link.active {
      width: 100%;
      border-radius: 0;
      text-align: left;
  }
  .cat-nav li.nav-item::after {
    display: none;
  }
  #cat-nav-toggle:checked ~ .cat-nav {
    right: 0;
  }
  .top-story .card-img-top{
    height: 250px;
  }

  .custom_slider {
      display: flex;
      flex-wrap: nowrap;
      overflow-x: auto;
              padding-bottom: 15px;
      scroll-behavior: smooth;
    }

    .custom_slider::-webkit-scrollbar {
      display: none;
    }

    .custom_slider > .col-md-4 {
      flex: 0 0 100%;
      max-width: 100%;
    }

    .slider-controls {
      text-align: center;
      margin-top: 1rem;
    }

    .slider-controls button {
              border: none;
        background: #ffffff00;
        color: #fff;
        margin: 0 6px;
    }
}
@media (max-width:576px) {

.cat-left-card {
    width: 100%;
    height: 200px !important;
}
.middle-card {
    width: 100%;
    height: 416px;
}
  .cat-right-card .card-title{
        font-size: 18px;
    }
  .card-title{
        font-size: 12px;
        line-height: 20px;
    }
    .middle-card h5{
      font-size: 14px;
      line-height: 25px;
    }
    .blog-banner{
        height: 200px;  
    }
    .blog-banner-title{
        font-size: 30px;
    }
}