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    color: #666;
    line-height: 21px;
    float: left;
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 40px;
    background: #fff;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 16px;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .current {
    border-color: #e52f32;
    background: #e52f32;
    color: #fff;
}

.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers a:hover {
    border-color: #e52f32;
    color: #e52f32;
}

.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .dots {
    min-width: 40px;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
}

.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .next,
.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .prev {
    width: 66px;
    min-width: 66px;
    padding: 0;
    font-size: 0;
}

.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .next .wex-page-arrow,
.wex-pagination-left .page-numbers .prev .wex-page-arrow {
    width: auto;
    min-width: 0;
    height: auto;
    margin: 0px 5px 5px 5px;
    padding: 0;
    border: 0;
    background: transparent;
    font-size: 26px;
    line-height: 1;
}

.wex-pagination-right {
    margin-right: 30%;
    font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
    font-size: 12px;
}

/* 1452 = 1180 content + two 120px wings with 16px gaps */
@media (max-width: 1451.98px) {
    .wex-category-rail-stage {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1180px);
        max-width: 1180px;
    }

    .wex-category-rail {
        display: none;
    }
}

@media (min-width: 1452px) and (max-width: 1500px) {
    .wex-category-rail-stage {
        --wex-wing: 120px;
        --wex-wing-gap: 16px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    .wex-category-center .container {
        max-width: 960px;
        padding-right: 5px;
        padding-left: 5px;
    }

    .wex-featured-layout {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.6fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
    }

    .wex-feature-main {
        min-height: 428px;
    }

    .wex-feature-small,
    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        min-height: 210px;
    }

    .wex-feature-main h2 {
        font-size: 32px;
    }

    .wex-feature-small h3 {
        font-size: 18px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .wex-category-inline-ad-dsk {
        display: none;
    }

    .wex-category-inline-ad-mob {
        display: block;
    }

    .wex-category-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    }

    .wex-category-ads-column {
        display: none;
    }

    .wex-featured-layout {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .wex-feature-main {
        min-height: 420px;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid {
        display: flex;
        gap: 8px;
        overflow-x: auto;
        padding-bottom: 6px;
        scroll-snap-type: x proximity;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
        height: 6px;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        flex: 0 0 240px;
        min-height: 220px;
        scroll-snap-align: start;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .wex-category-page {
        padding-top: 18px;
    }

    .wex-category-header h1 {
        font-size: 30px;
    }

    .wex-featured-layout {
        gap: 10px;
    }

    .wex-feature-main {
        min-height: 340px;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid {
        gap: 6px;
        margin-right: -12px;
        padding-right: 12px;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        flex: 0 0 220px;
        min-height: 180px;
    }

    .wex-feature-main h2 {
        font-size: 26px;
    }

    .wex-feature-small h3 {
        font-size: 19px;
    }

    .wex-feature-content,
    .wex-feature-main .wex-feature-content {
        right: 18px;
        bottom: 16px;
        left: 18px;
    }

    .wex-category-post-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        gap: 32px;
    }

    .wex-category-inline-ad .wex-ad-wrap {
        margin: 2px auto 6px;
    }

    .wex-category-card h2 {
        font-size: 23px;
    }

    .wex-pagination-wrap {
        flex-direction: column;
        align-items: flex-start;
        gap: 22px;
        margin-top: 46px;
    }

    .wex-pagination-left .page-numbers {
        flex-wrap: wrap;
    }

    .wex-pagination-right {
        display: none;
    }
}


@media (min-width: 768px) {
    .wex-featured-layout {
        display: grid !important;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
        grid-template-rows: 1fr !important;
        gap: 6px !important;
        width: 100%;
        aspect-ratio: 2.74 / 1;
    }

    .wex-feature-main,
    .wex-feature-small,
    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid {
        display: grid !important;
        grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
        grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
        gap: 6px !important;
        height: 100%;
        overflow: hidden !important;
        padding: 0 !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
    }

    .wex-feature-main {
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        height: 100% !important;
    }

    .wex-feature-main h2 {
        margin-bottom: 9px;
        font-size: 27px;
        font-weight: 500;
        line-height: 34px;
    }

    .wex-feature-small h3 {
         margin: 0;
        font-size: 16px;
        line-height: 21px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .wex-featured-layout {
        display: block !important;
        width: 100%;
        aspect-ratio: auto !important;
    }

    .wex-feature-main {
        width: 100%;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        aspect-ratio: 1.38 / 1;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid {
        display: flex !important;
        grid-template-columns: none !important;
        grid-template-rows: none !important;
        gap: 5px !important;
        width: auto;
        margin: 5px -12px 0 0 !important;
        padding: 0 12px 8px 0 !important;
        overflow-x: auto !important;
        overflow-y: hidden !important;
        scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
        -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid .wex-feature-small {
        display: block;
        flex: 0 0 78vw !important;
        width: 78vw !important;
        height: auto !important;
        min-height: 0 !important;
        aspect-ratio: 1.72 / 1;
        scroll-snap-align: start;
    }

    .wex-featured-side-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
        display: none;
    }

    .wex-feature-main h2 {
        font-size: 30px;
        line-height: 1.12;
    }

    .wex-feature-small h3 {
        font-size: 20px;
        line-height: 1.12;
    }
}



@media (min-width: 1452px) {
    .wex-category-rail-stage {
        align-items: stretch !important;
    }

    .wex-category-rail {
        display: block !important;
        align-self: stretch !important;
        min-height: 100% !important;
        overflow: visible !important;
        transform: none !important;
    }

    .wex-category-rail-sticky {
        position: -webkit-sticky !important;
        position: sticky !important;
        top: 105px !important;
        width: var(--wex-wing) !important;
        height: max-content;
        align-self: start;
        overflow: visible !important;
        transform: none !important;
        will-change: auto;
    }

    .wex-category-rail-slot,
    .wex-category-rail-slot .wex-ad-wrap {
        width: var(--wex-wing) !important;
        overflow: visible !important;
    }
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
    .wex-category-layout {
        align-items: stretch !important;
    }

    .wex-category-ads-column {
        position: relative !important;
        align-self: stretch !important;
        min-height: 100% !important;
        overflow: visible !important;
    }

    .wex-category-ads-sticky {
        width: 300px;
        z-index: 25;
        will-change: transform;
    }
}

.wex-tag-page .wex-tag-header {
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.wex-tag-page .wex-tag-header h1 {
    text-transform: none;
}

.wex-tag-card-category {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 6px 9px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.84);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
}

.wex-tag-page .wex-category-card-image {
    position: relative;
}


.wex-author-page .wex-category-header {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

.wex-author-header h1 {
    text-transform: none;
}

.wex-author-bio-box {
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-start;
    gap: 28px;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 990px;
    margin-bottom: 66px;
    padding: 30px;
    border: 1px solid #e5e5e5;
    background: #fff;
}

.wex-author-avatar {
    flex: 0 0 136px;
    width: 136px;
}

.wex-author-avatar img {
    display: block;
    width: 100px;
    height: 125px;
    object-fit: contain;
}

.wex-author-bio-content {
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
}

.wex-author-bio-content p {
    margin: 0;
    color: #111;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1.75;
}

.wex-author-bio-content p + p {
    margin-top: 12px;
}

.wex-author-posts {
    margin-top: 0;
}

.wex-author-card-category {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    left: 0;
    z-index: 2;
    padding: 6px 9px;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.83);
    color: #fff;
    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    line-height: 1;
}

.wex-category-card-image {
    position: relative;
}



.wex-feature-meta,
.wex-category-card-meta {
    align-items: center;
}

.wex-feature-meta-small {
    margin-top: 7px;
    font-size: 11px;
    font-weight: 600;
}

.wex-feature-author,
.wex-card-author {
    min-width: 0;
}

.wex-category-card-meta a,
.wex-category-card-meta a strong {
    color: #111;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.wex-category-card-meta a:hover,
.wex-category-card-meta a:focus-visible,
.wex-category-card-meta a:hover strong,
.wex-category-card-meta a:focus-visible strong {
    color: #e63333;
}

.wex-ad-label {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 2;
    min-height: 11px;
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .wex-feature-meta-small {
        display: flex;
        margin-top: 8px;
        font-size: 11px;
    }
}
.wex-category-page,
.wex-category-page * {
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.wex-category-rail-stage {
    width: min(1560px, 100%) !important;
    max-width: 1560px !important;
    margin-right: auto !important;
    margin-left: auto !important;
}

.wex-category-center {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 1180px !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
}

.wex-category-center > .wex-category-sticky-boundary,
.wex-category-center .container {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 1180px !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    margin-right: auto !important;
    margin-left: auto !important;
}

.wex-category-layout {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 1180px !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 850px) 300px !important;
}

.wex-category-post-grid {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 850px !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)) !important;
}

.wex-category-card {
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 410px !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.wex-category-card-image {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: 410px !important;
    height: auto !important;
    aspect-ratio: 1.42 / 1 !important;
    overflow: hidden !important;
}

.wex-category-card-image img,
.wex-category-image,
.wex-category-card-thumbnail {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    object-position: center !important;
}

@media (max-width: 1451.98px) {
    .wex-category-rail-stage,
    .wex-category-center,
    .wex-category-center > .wex-category-sticky-boundary,
    .wex-category-center .container {
        width: min(1180px, 100%) !important;
        max-width: 1180px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 1199px) {
    .wex-category-center,
    .wex-category-center > .wex-category-sticky-boundary,
    .wex-category-center .container {
        width: 100% !important;
        max-width: 960px !important;
    }

    .wex-category-layout {
        grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 630px) 300px !important;
    }

    .wex-category-post-grid {
        max-width: 630px !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .wex-category-layout {
        display: block !important;
        max-width: 100% !important;
    }

    .wex-category-post-grid {
        max-width: 100% !important;
    }

    .wex-category-card {
        max-width: none !important;
    }

    .wex-category-card-image {
        max-width: none !important;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .wex-category-center .container {
        padding-right: 12px !important;
        padding-left: 12px !important;
    }

    .wex-category-post-grid {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr !important;
    }
}

.wex-feature-card,
.wex-feature-image-link,
.wex-category-card-image {
    background: #111 !important;
}

.wex-feature-image,
.wex-category-image,
.wex-category-card-image img,
.wex-category-card-thumbnail,
.wex-tag-page .wex-category-card-thumbnail,
.wex-author-page .wex-category-card-thumbnail {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    min-width: 0 !important;
    min-height: 0 !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    object-position: center center !important;
    transform: none !important;
}

.wex-feature-card:hover .wex-feature-image,
.wex-category-card:hover .wex-category-image,
.wex-category-card:hover .wex-category-card-thumbnail,
.wex-tag-page .wex-category-card:hover .wex-category-card-thumbnail,
.wex-author-page .wex-category-card:hover .wex-category-card-thumbnail {
    transform: none !important;
}
.wex-feature-card,
.wex-feature-image-link,
.wex-category-card-image {
    background: transparent !important;
}

.wex-feature-image,
.wex-category-image,
.wex-category-card-thumbnail,
.wex-feature-card img,
.wex-category-card-image img {
    display: block !important;
    width: 100% !important;
    height: 100% !important;
    max-width: none !important;
    object-fit: cover !important;
    object-position: center center !important;
    background: transparent !important;
}
.wex-feature-main .wex-feature-image {
    object-position: center center !important;
}

.wex-feature-small .wex-feature-image {
    object-position: center center !important;
}

/* post without a featured image: no image box, category label stays as a plain tag */
.wex-category-card-image.wex-card-image--none,
.wex-tag-page .wex-category-card-image.wex-card-image--none,
.wex-author-page .wex-category-card-image.wex-card-image--none {
    aspect-ratio: auto !important;
    height: auto !important;
    background: none !important;
}
.wex-card-image--none .wex-author-card-category,
.wex-card-image--none .wex-tag-card-category {
    position: static;
    display: inline-block;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.wexe-liveblog-slot {
    margin: 0 0 20px;
}
.wexe-liveblog-slot .wex-strip {
    margin: 0;
    max-width: none;
}

@media (min-width: 1452px) {
    .wex-category-rail-stage > .wex-category-rail-left {
        grid-column: 1;
    }
    .wex-category-rail-stage > .wex-category-center {
        grid-column: 2;
    }
    .wex-category-rail-stage > .wex-category-rail-right {
        grid-column: 3;
    }
}

/* tag page: moved from the inline style block in tag.php */
.wex-tag-page .wex-breadcrumb a:hover {
    color: #111;
}

.wex-tag-page .wex-pagination-left {
    min-width: 0;
}

</style>
<style id="wp-custom-css">
section.categorys .magazine-container {
    border-top: solid 0px;
    display: flex;
}

section.featuredVideos .featuredVideos.bg-black, section.featuredVideos .featuredVideos {
    padding-top: 24px !important;
    padding-bottom: 20px !important;
}

html :where([style^=border-color],[style*=";border-color"],[style*="; border-color"]) {
    border-style: none;
}
@media (max-width: 575.98px) {
section.categorys img.w-100.object-fit-contain {
    padding-bottom: 20px;
	}

.mini-category-posts.d-flex.align-items-center.mt-3 {
    padding-left: 5px;
    padding-right: 5px;
}
section.news-main.mt-2 > .container > .row > .col-md-8 {
     padding-left: 0px;
    padding-right: 0px;
}

.magazine-image.text-center {
    border: 0px solid #d3d3d3;
}
	    .wex-header-top .wex-right-actions .wex-subscribe {
        width: 116px !important;
        min-width: 76px !important;
        max-width: 85px !important;
        height: 32px !important;
        min-height: 35px !important;
        max-height: 48px !important;
        padding: 0 12px !important;
        border-radius: 6px !important;
        font-size: 14px !important;
        margin: 0 !important;
    }
	
	    .wex-main-header .wex-logo-img, .wex-main-header .custom-logo {
        margin-right: 20px;

    }
	
	.wex-footer-pro__copyright {
        padding: 18px 0;
        align-items: end;
        font-size: 11px;
        text-align: left;
        flex-wrap: nowrap;
        justify-content: space-between;
    }
	
}

.wex-breaking-alert__label {
    font-size: 24px;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.wex-footer-pro__bottom-col .wex-footer-menu a {
    font-size: 16px;
    font-weight: 900;
    line-height: 1.35;
    color: #fff;
}

.wex-footer-pro__copyright span {
    font-size: 18px;
}
a#ot-sdk-btn {
    font-size: 25px !important;
}
.shorts-track {
        margin-left: 0px;
 }
/* IPAD */
@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199.98px) {
  div#epln {
    width: 100%;
}
	
.cat-post {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
}

img.object-fit-cover {
    min-width: 95px!important;
}
	
}

/* IPAD */
#posts-container .liveblog-content a,
#posts-container .liveblog-content a:link,
#posts-container .liveblog-content a:visited {
    color: #0066cc !important;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
    text-underline-offset: 2px;
}

#posts-container .liveblog-content a:hover,
#posts-container .liveblog-content a:focus {
    color: #004a99 !important;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}
.gray_border_1.p-3.p-lg-4.text_secondary.top_blue_border_4.position-sticky.top-0 a {
       color: #004a99 !important;
    text-decoration: underline !important;
}

.wex-featured-video-top-ad {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.wex-featured-video-ad-inner {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: flex-start;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.wex-featured-video-top-ad .wex-ad-wrap,
.wex-featured-video-top-ad .wex-ad-slot {
    max-width: 100%;
    min-width: 0;
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) and (max-width: 1199.98px) {
    .wex-featured-video-top-ad {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991.98px) {
    .wex-featured-video-top-ad {
        width: 100%;
        max-width: 100%;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
    .wex-featured-video-top-ad {
        width: 100%;
        padding: 0;
    }

    .wex-featured-video-ad-inner {
        width: 100%;
        justify-content: center;
    }
	
	.elections-2024 img, video, picture, svg {
     max-width: none; 
}
	.pb-3.wex-author-section img {
    height: 160px;
}
	
	
}

aside.wex-masthead-slot {
    background-color: #6c757d0f;
}

section.featuredVideos.mt-3 {
    /* padding-bottom: 0px !important; */
    margin-bottom: 0px;
}
@media (min-width: 1025px) {
    .wex-ad-wrap.wex-ad-dsk-masthead {
        height: 295px;
    }
}

/* WordPress list inside article */
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