.sp-blog-index-banner {
    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #071e2d 0%, #10364d 60%, #fe4d29 150%);
    padding: 80px 0;
    color: #fff;
}
.sp-blog-banner-content {
    max-width: 850px;
    text-align: center;
    margin: auto;
}
.sp-blog-banner-content span {
    display: inline-block;
    background: rgba(254,77,41,.18);
    color: #ffb7a8;
    padding: 8px 16px;
    border-radius: 30px;
    font-weight: 700;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.sp-blog-banner-content h1 {
    font-size: 46px;
    font-weight: 900;
    color: #fff;
    margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.sp-blog-banner-content p {
    font-size: 17px;
    line-height: 1.7;
    color: #e8f1f7;
    margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.sp-blog-banner-content a {
    background: #fe4d29;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 13px 24px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.sp-latest-articles {
    background: #f6f8fb;
    padding: 60px 0;
}

.sp-article-top {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    justify-content: space-between;
    gap: 25px;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}
.sp-article-top h2 {
    color: #081e2d;
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 900;
    font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
    margin: 0;
}
.sp-blog-search {
    position: relative;
    width: 560px;
}
.sp-blog-search input {
    width: 100%;
    height: 44px;
    border: 1px solid #dfe6ee;
    border-radius: 10px;
    padding: 0 42px 0 15px;
}
.sp-blog-search i {
    position: absolute;
    right: 14px;
    top: 14px;
    color: #9aa6b2;
}
.sp-latest-articles .blog_post_single {
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 14px;
    overflow: hidden;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(8,30,45,.08);
    border: 1px solid #edf0f3;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
    height: auto !important;
}
.sp-latest-articles .img_holder img {
    width: 100%;
    height: 230px;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.sp-latest-articles .opacity {
    display: none;
}

.sp-latest-articles .text {
    padding: 20px;
}

.sp-latest-articles .text h4 a {
    color: #081e2d;
    font-size: 19px !important;
    line-height: 1.4 !important;
    font-weight: 900;
    text-decoration: none;
}

.sp-latest-articles .text p {
    color: #5c6b75;
    font-size: 14px;
    line-height: 1.6;
}
.sp-latest-articles .text ul {
    display: none;
}
.sp-latest-articles .text > a {
    color: #fe4d29 !important;
    background: transparent !important;
    padding: 0 !important;
    font-weight: 800;
    text-decoration: none;
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
    .sp-blog-index-banner {
        padding: 55px 0;
    }

    .sp-blog-banner-content h1 {
        font-size: 30px;
    }

    .sp-article-top {
        display: block;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .sp-blog-search {
        width: 100%;
        margin-top: 20px;
    }
}
/* Equal height blog cards */
.sp-latest-articles #pagingBox {
    display: flex;
    flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.sp-latest-articles #pagingBox > div {
    display: flex;
    float: none !important;
    margin-bottom: 35px;
}

.sp-latest-articles .blog_post_single,
.sp-latest-articles .post_wrapper {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100% !important;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.sp-latest-articles .text {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
}

.sp-latest-articles .text p {
    flex-grow: 1;
}

/* Stop image cutting */
.sp-latest-articles .img_holder {
    background: #fff;
}

.sp-latest-articles .img_holder img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto !important;
    object-fit: contain !important;
    display: block;
}
/* ===== Breadcrumb Section ===== */
.sp-blog-index-hero {
    background: #f4f7fb;
    padding: 40px 0 30px;
    text-align: center;
}
.sp-breadcrumb-title {
    font-size: 40px;
    font-weight: 800;
    color: #092437;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    position: relative;
}
.sp-breadcrumb-title::after {
    content: "";
    width: 60px;
    height: 4px;
    background: #fe4d29;
    border-radius: 10px;
    display: block;
    margin: 10px auto 0;
}
/* ===== Breadcrumb Pills ===== */
.sp-breadcrumb {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    background: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border-radius: 50px;
    backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
    box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(8,30,45,0.08);
}

.sp-breadcrumb li {
    list-style: none;
    font-size: 14px;
    font-weight: 600;
    color: #081e2d;
    position: relative;
}

/* arrow separator */
.sp-breadcrumb li:not(:last-child)::after {
    content: "›";
    margin-left: 8px;
    color: #fe4d29;
}

.sp-breadcrumb a {
    color: #081e2d;
    text-decoration: none;
    transition: 0.3s;
}

.sp-breadcrumb a:hover {
    color: #fe4d29;
}
.sp-section-divider {
    width: 100%;
    height: 2px;
    margin: 20px 0 35px;
    background: linear-gradient(
        90deg,
        transparent,
        #fe4d29,
        #081e2d,
        #fe4d29,
        transparent
    );
}
/* ===== QCO UPDATE BAR ===== */

.sp-qco-update-bar {
    width: 100%;
    background: linear-gradient(90deg, #031b2f 0%, #081f33 50%, #2a2f45 100%);
    padding: 10px 0;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.sp-qco-update-bar .container {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.sp-qco-label {
    background: #fe4d29;
    color: #fff;
    padding: 10px 18px;
    border-radius: 12px;
    font-weight: 700;
    font-size: 16px;
    white-space: nowrap;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 8px;
    z-index: 2;
    position: relative;
}

.sp-live-dot {
    width: 8px;
    height: 8px;
    background: #fff;
    border-radius: 50%;
    animation: blink 1s infinite;
}

@keyframes blink {
    0% { opacity: 1; }
    50% { opacity: 0.3; }
    100% { opacity: 1; }
}

.sp-qco-ticker {
    flex: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.sp-qco-track {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    width: max-content;
    animation: qcoTicker 35s linear infinite;
}

.sp-qco-track a {
    color: #fff;
    text-decoration: none;
    margin-right: 45px;
    font-size: 15px;
    font-weight: 600;
    white-space: nowrap;
    position: relative;
}

.sp-qco-track a::after {
    content: "•";
    color: #fe4d29;
    position: absolute;
    right: -24px;
}

.sp-qco-track a:hover {
    color: #fe4d29;
}

@keyframes qcoTicker {
    0% {
        transform: translateX(0);
    }
    100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%);
    }
}

/* Responsive */

@media (max-width: 768px) {

    .sp-qco-update-bar {
        padding: 8px 0;
    }
    .sp-qco-update-bar .container {
        display: flex;
        flex-direction: row;
        align-items: center;
        gap: 10px;
        overflow: hidden;
    }
    .sp-qco-label {
        flex-shrink: 0;
        font-size: 11px;
        padding: 6px 10px;
        border-radius: 8px;
        line-height: normal;
    }
    .sp-qco-ticker {
        flex: 1;
        width: 100%;
        overflow: hidden;
        height: 20px;
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
    }
    .sp-qco-track {
        display: flex;
        align-items: center;
        animation: qcoTicker 25s linear infinite;
    }
    .sp-qco-track a {
        font-size: 11px;
        line-height: 1;
        display: inline-flex;
        align-items: center;
        white-space: nowrap;
        margin-right: 30px;
    }
    .sp-qco-track a::after {
        right: -16px;
    }
}