body {
    font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin: 0;
    color: #333333;
    /* Slightly lighter than pure black for better readability */
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    /* Very light grey, common for news sites */
}

.site-header {
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 15px 0;
    /* Increased padding */
    border-bottom: 3px solid #005a9c;
    /* Accent color border */
}

.site-header .container {
    display: flex;
    justify-content: space-between;
    align-items: center;
}

.site-title {
    font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif;
    /* Bolder, more impactful news title font */
    font-size: 2.8em;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #005a9c;
    /* Accent color for title */
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-left: 20px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.nav-menu {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
    margin-right: 20px;
}

.nav-menu li {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-left: 25px;
    /* Increased spacing */
}

.nav-menu li a {
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #333;
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 0.95em;
    /* Slightly larger */
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    /* Space for border */
}

.nav-menu li a:hover {
    color: #005a9c;
    /* Accent color on hover */
    border-bottom: 2px solid #005a9c;
}

.nav-menu li a.active {
    color: #d9534f;
    /* Contrasting active color (e.g., a muted red) */
    border-bottom: 2px solid #d9534f;
}

.container {
    max-width: 1150px;
    /* Slightly wider */
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 0 20px;
}

.main-content-area {
    display: flex;
    margin-top: 25px;
    /* Increased margin */
}

.article-column {
    flex: 3;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 30px;
    /* Increased padding */
    border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
    /* Lighter border */
    margin-right: 25px;
    /* Increased margin */
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
    /* Subtle shadow */
}

.sidebar-column {
    flex: 1;
    background-color: #ffffff;
    padding: 25px;
    border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);
}

.sidebar-column h3 {
    font-size: 1.3em;
    /* Slightly larger */
    color: #005a9c;
    /* Accent color for sidebar headings */
    border-bottom: 2px solid #005a9c;
    padding-bottom: 10px;
    margin-top: 0;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.sidebar-column ul {
    list-style: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.sidebar-column ul li {
    margin-bottom: 18px;
    /* Increased spacing */
    border-bottom: 1px dotted #ced4da;
    /* Dotted border */
    padding-bottom: 12px;
}

.sidebar-column ul li:last-child {
    border-bottom: none;
    margin-bottom: 0;
}

.sidebar-column ul li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    color: #005a9c;
    /* Accent color for links */
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 1em;
}

.sidebar-column ul li a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
    color: #003f6e;
    /* Darker accent on hover */
}

.sidebar-column .ad-placeholder {
    width: 100%;
    height: 250px;
    background-color: #e9ecef;
    /* Lighter placeholder bg */
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    text-align: center;
    color: #6c757d;
    /* Lighter text */
    font-style: italic;
    margin-top: 25px;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    border: 1px solid #ced4da;
}

.main-headline {
    font-family: 'Playfair Display', serif;
    /* More classic, serif headline font */
    font-size: 3em;
    /* Larger */
    font-weight: 700;
    /* Bold */
    color: #212529;
    /* Darker headline color */
    margin-bottom: 0.4em;
    line-height: 1.2;
}

.article-meta {
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.95em;
    color: #6c757d;
    /* Lighter meta text */
    margin-bottom: 2em;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e9ecef;
    padding-bottom: 15px;
}

.article-meta .byline {
    font-style: italic;
    color: #495057;
}

.article-meta .dateline {
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #495057;
}

.article-content h2 {
    font-family: 'Merriweather', serif;
    /* Another good serif for subheadings */
    font-size: 1.8em;
    color: #005a9c;
    /* Accent color for subheadings */
    margin-top: 1.8em;
    margin-bottom: 0.6em;
    line-height: 1.3;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #e9ecef;
    padding-bottom: 8px;
}

.article-content p {
    margin-bottom: 1.3em;
    font-size: 1.15em;
    /* Slightly larger body text */
    color: #343a40;
    /* Dark grey for body */
}

.article-content strong {
    color: #000;
}

/* Make strong text blacker */
.article-content ul {
    margin-left: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 1.3em;
}

.article-content li {
    margin-bottom: 0.6em;
}

.article-image-container {
    width: 100%;
    /* max-width: 650px; */
    /* Slightly larger max width */
    margin: 1em 0;
    /* Increased margin */
    border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
    padding: 5px;
    /* Small padding around image */
    background-color: #fff;
    box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
}

.article-image-container img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
}

.cta-link-container {
    text-align: center;
    margin: 3em 0;
}

.cta-link {
    display: inline-block;
    padding: 15px 35px;
    /* Larger button */
    background-color: #28a745;
    /* Engaging green for CTA */
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-align: center;
    border-radius: 5px;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.25em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 4px rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
    transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in-out;
}

.cta-link:hover {
    background-color: #218838;
    /* Darker green on hover */
}

.advertisement-notice {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 0.9em;
    color: #6c757d;
    margin-top: 3em;
    padding: 12px;
    background-color: #f8f9fa;
    border-top: 1px solid #dee2e6;
    border-bottom: 1px solid #dee2e6;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
}

.disclaimer {
    font-size: 0.8em;
    color: #6c757d;
    margin-top: 2em;
    text-align: justify;
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    padding: 10px;
    background-color: #e9ecef;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.site-footer {
    text-align: center;
    padding: 25px;
    margin-top: 35px;
    background-color: #343a40;
    /* Darker footer */
    color: #adb5bd;
    /* Lighter footer text */
    font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
    font-size: 0.85em;
}

.site-footer a {
    color: #ffffff;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.site-footer a:hover {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

/* Responsive adjustments */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .main-content-area {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .article-column {
        margin-right: 0;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }

    .sidebar-column {
        margin-bottom: 25px;
    }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
    .site-title {
        font-size: 2.2em;
        margin-left: 10px;
    }

    .nav-menu {
        display: none;
    }

    .main-headline {
        font-size: 2.4em;
    }

    .article-content h2 {
        font-size: 1.6em;
    }

    .article-content p {
        font-size: 1.05em;
    }

    .container {
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .article-column, .sidebar-column {
        padding: 20px;
    }

    .cta-link {
        font-size: 1.1em;
        padding: 12px 25px;
    }
}