/* ── News Card — Variation 1: Tag+Title above image ── */
.news-card {
    background: var(--cream);
    border: 0.5px solid var(--border);
    border-radius: 4px;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    transition: border-color 0.15s;
}
.news-card:hover { border-color: var(--accent); }

.nc-head { padding: 14px 16px 12px; }

.nc-tag {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    font-weight: 600;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: var(--accent);
    display: block;
    margin-bottom: 7px;
    border: none;
    background: none;
    padding: 0;
}

.nc-title {
    font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: var(--ink);
    line-height: 1.25;
    letter-spacing: -.2px;
    margin: 0;
}
.nc-title a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.nc-title a:hover { color: var(--accent); }

.nc-thumbnail {
    width: 100%;
    height: 180px;
    object-fit: cover;
    display: block;
}
.nc-thumbnail-placeholder {
    width: 100%;
    height: 180px;
    background: #e8e3da;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: center;
}
.nc-thumbnail-placeholder span {
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 9px;
    color: #bbb;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: .1em;
}

.nc-foot {
    padding: 12px 16px 16px;
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: space-between;
}

.nc-excerpt {
    font-size: 13px;
    color: var(--muted);
    line-height: 1.6;
    margin-bottom: 12px;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.nc-meta {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    font-family: 'DM Mono', monospace;
    font-size: 10px;
    color: var(--muted);
    border-top: 0.5px solid var(--border);
    padding-top: 10px;
    margin-top: auto;
}
.nc-meta-val { color: var(--gold); font-weight: 600; }