:root {
    --black: #000;
    --orange: #ea6224;
    --OpenSans: "Open Sans", sans-serif;
    --text-grey: #b3b3b3;
    --white: #ffffff;
    --offwhite: #f7f7f7;
    --dropdownlistbackground: #e8e8e8;
    --dropdownlistborder: #d8d8d8;
}

.modNewsFilterBar {
    margin: 20px 0px 15px;
    padding: 10px 15px;
    background: var(--light-orange);
}

    .modNewsFilterBar button {
        white-space: nowrap;
    }

    .modNewsFilterBar .dropdown-menu {
        max-height: 205px;
        overflow: auto;
    }

        .modNewsFilterBar .dropdown-menu li.active a {
            color: #FFFFFF;
            background: #777777;
        }

.filter_date_column .dropdown-menu {
    top: initial;
    left: initial;
}

/*--------------------------------------------*/

.modMiniNewsBar h2 {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
}

.modMiniNewsBar h3 {
    margin-top: 0px;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
    font-size: 1.1em;
}

.news_ticker {
    background: var(--white);
    padding: 15px 0;
    font-size: .9em;
    color: white;
}

.slider_title {
    color: var(--orange);
    font-size: 32px;
    font-weight: 600;
    margin-right: 50px;
    /*min-width: 340px;*/
}

.news_ticker .slider_container {
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--orange);
    display: flex;
    padding-bottom: 30px;
}

.news_ticker .splide.inline_slider {
    max-width: 1000px;
}

.news_ticker .slider_title {
    color: var(--orange);
}

.news_ticker .updates > span,
.news_ticker .updates > span a {
    text-transform: uppercase;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: white;
}

.news_ticker .read-all-link {
    /*min-width: 200px;*/
    padding-left: 10px;
}

    .news_ticker .read-all-link a {
        color: var(--orange);
        font-size: 24px;
        font-weight: 400;
    }

.news_ticker li {
    font-size: .9em;
}

    .news_ticker li span {
        color: var(--black);
        font-size: 24px;
        margin-right: 7px;
    }

    .news_ticker li a {
        font-weight: 600;
        color: white;
    }

        .news_ticker li a:hover {
            color: grey;
        }

.news_carousel_item .news_flex {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: start;
    height: 450px;
}

    .news_carousel_item .news_flex .news_link {
        color: var(--orange);
    }

.news-image {
    padding-right: 15px;
}

.news_carousel .news_image {
    padding-right: 0;
}

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* News Inline */
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

#news_section {
    background: var(--offwhite);
    margin: 0;
    padding: 50px 0;
}

    #news_section .news_inline_title .news_inline_title_header {
        font-size: 48px;
    }

    #news_section .news_inline_title_wrapper {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: row;
        justify-content: space-between;
        margin-bottom: 50px;
        margin-top: 30px;
    }

        #news_section .news_inline_title_wrapper .filters {
            align-items: center;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: row;
        }

        /*#news_section .news_inline_title_wrapper .dropdown-list:first-child {
            margin-right: 10px;
        }*/

        #news_section .news_inline_title_wrapper .dropdown-list {
            align-content: center;
            border-radius: 5px;
            background: var(--dropdownlistbackground);
            border: 1px solid var(--dropdownlistborder);
            display: flex;
            font-size: 16px;
            height: 100%;
            justify-content: center;
            max-height: 45px;
            max-width: 225px;
            padding: 5px 10px;
            width: 100%;
        }

    #news_section .grid_blocks {
    }

        #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block {
        }

            #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .news-image {
            }

            #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content {
            }

                #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content p a {
                    color: var(--orange);
                    font-weight: 500;
                }

                #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content .news-title {
                    font-size: 32px;
                }

                    #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content .news-title a {
                        color: var(--orange);
                        text-decoration: underline;
                    }

                        #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content .news-title a:active,
                        #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content .news-title a:focus
                        #news_section .grid_blocks .grid_block .block_content .news-title a:hover {
                            color: var(--purple);
                        }

    #news_section .news_inline_button_wrapper {
        display: flex;
        justify-content: center;
        margin-top: 50px;
    }

        #news_section .news_inline_button_wrapper .btn {
            font-size: 28px;
            padding: 10px 25px;
        }

/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
/* News Article */
/*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/

.news-article {
    margin: 15px 0;
}

    .news-article .news-article-image {
        position: relative;
        margin: 0 0 15px;
        height: 300px;
    }

        .news-article .news-article-image img {
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image a {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            background: rgba(var(--light-orange-rgb), 0.5);
            backdrop-filter: blur(2px);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: center;
            align-items: center;
            text-align: center;
            overflow: hidden;
            opacity: 0;
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: opacity 0.3s linear;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image:hover a {
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .news-article .news-article-image a span {
            padding: 10px 30px;
            border: 2px solid var(--white);
            border-radius: 15px;
            color: var(--white);
            text-decoration: none;
            transition: border-color 0.3s linear, color 0.3s linear;
        }

            .news-article .news-article-image a span:hover {
                border-color: var(--purple);
                color: var(--purple);
            }

    .news-article .news-article-body {
    }

        .news-article .news-article-body h3 a,
        .news-article .news-article-body p a {
            color: var(--orange);
        }

            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:active,
            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:focus,
            .news-article .news-article-body h3 a:hover,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:active,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:focus,
            .news-article .news-article-body p a:hover {
                color: var(--purple);
                text-decoration: none;
            }

        .news-article .news-article-body p a {
            font-weight: 500;
        }

/*carousel*/

.news_carousel {
}

    .news_carousel:active .next_article:before,
    .news_carousel:active .prev_article:before,
    .news_carousel:focus .next_article:before,
    .news_carousel:focus .prev_article:before,
    .news_carousel:hover .next_article:before,
    .news_carousel:hover .prev_article:before {
        color: var(--orange);
    }

    .news_carousel:active .next_article,
    .news_carousel:active .prev_article {
        background: none;
        /*color: var(--orange);*/
    }

    .news_carousel:active .next_article {
        right: 0;
    }

    .news_carousel:active .prev_article {
        left: 0;
    }

    .news_carousel .slick-track {
        align-items: center;
        display: flex;
    }

    .news_carousel .slick-list {
        padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_carousel_item {
        padding: 30px 15px 30px 15px;
        text-align: center;
        height: 100%;
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .news_carousel .block_content {
        padding-top: 15px;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_carousel_item .news_text {
        max-height: 35px;
        padding-top: 10px;
        font-size: 0.8em;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_carousel_item h2 {
        line-height: 1em;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_carousel_item img {
        filter: brightness(1);
        margin: auto;
        max-height: 250px;
        transition: all .05s ease;
        max-width: 300px;
        object-fit: contain;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_carousel_item {
        transition: all .05s ease;
    }


        .news_carousel .news_carousel_item .news_img:hover {
            filter: brightness(0.8);
        }


    .news_carousel .prev_article,
    .news_carousel .next_article {
        background-color: var(--secondary-color);
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 40px;
        position: absolute;
        top: 50%;
        transform: translateY(-50%);
        padding: 10px 15px;
        z-index: 10;
    }

        /*.news_carousel .prev_article:before,
        .news_carousel .next_article:before {
            font-size: 28px;
        }*/

        .news_carousel .prev_article:hover, .news_carousel .next_article:hover {
            background: var(--light-grey);
            cursor: pointer;
            /*background-color: #5c7197;*/
        }

    .news_carousel .next_article {
        left: auto;
        right: 0;
    }

    .news_carousel .news_date {
        text-align: center;
    }