/* ============================================================
   HERO BANNER — FEATURED NEWS
============================================================ */

.featured-hero {
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
    min-height: 420px;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    padding: 40px;
    margin-bottom: 40px;
    border-radius: 8px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

.hero-content {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 40px;
    left: 40px;
    right: 40px;
    z-index: 10;
    max-width: 90%;
    color: #fff;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.45);
    padding: 20px;
    border-radius: 4px;
}

.hero-content h2 {
    font-size: 2.2rem;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.hero-content h3 {
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

.hero-content .hero-date {
    margin-bottom: 10px;
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.hero-content .hero-excerpt {
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    opacity: 0.95;
}

.hero-content a {
    display: inline-block;
    margin-top: 10px;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    background: rgba(0,0,0,0.6);
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
}

/* Diagonal badge */
.featured-hero::before {
    content: "FEATURED NEWS";
    position: absolute;
    top: 30px;
    left: -50px;
    width: 200px;
    height: 45px;
    background: #c40000;
    color: #fff;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 0.9rem;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
    transform: rotate(-45deg);
    z-index: 20;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    border-radius: 6px;
    box-shadow: 0 3px 8px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
}

.featured-news-image {
    display: none;
}

@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {

    .featured-hero {
        min-height: 300px;
        padding: 20px;
        margin-bottom: 25px;
        align-items: flex-end;
    }

.hero-content {
    position: relative;
    left: auto;
    right: auto;
    bottom: auto;
    width: 100%;
    max-width: none;
    margin-top: 55px;
    padding: 16px;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

    .hero-content h2 {
        font-size: 1.45rem;
        line-height: 1.2;

    }

    .hero-content h3 {
        font-size: 1.1rem;
        line-height: 1.2;
    }

    .hero-content .hero-excerpt {
        margin-bottom: 12px;
    }

    .hero-content a {
        padding: 8px 14px;
        font-size: 0.9rem;
    }

    .featured-hero::before {
        top: 20px;
        left: -60px;
        width: 190px;
        height: 34px;
        font-size: 0.75rem;
    }
}