.stories_post_slider_container {
    box-sizing: border-box;
    font-family: inherit;
}

.pp-st-inner {
    display: flex;
    min-height: 500px;
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    background: var(--pp-stories-inner_bg);
}

.pp-st-featured {
    flex: 0 0 62%;
    position: relative;
    background-color: #222;
    display: flex;
    align-items: flex-end;
    text-decoration: none;
    overflow: hidden;
    min-height: 500px;
    margin-right: 16px;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.pp-st-featured-blur {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    filter: blur(18px) brightness(0.55);
    transform: scale(1.12);
}

.pp-st-featured-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.3s;
}

.pp-st-featured:hover .pp-st-featured-bg {
    transform: scale(1.08);
}

.pp-st-featured-overlay {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background: linear-gradient(to bottom, transparent 35%, var(--pp-stories-featured_overlay) 100%);
    opacity: 0.85;
}

.pp-st-featured-text {
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
    padding: 28px 24px;
    width: 100%;
}

.pp-st-featured-date {
    color: var(--pp-stories-date_text);
    font-size: 12px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
    margin-bottom: 8px;
}

.pp-st-featured-title {
    color: var(--pp-stories-featured_text);
    font-size: 22px;
    font-weight: 800;
    line-height: 1.25;
    text-transform: uppercase;
}

.pp-st-list {
    flex: 1;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    background: inherit;
    min-width: 0;
}

.pp-st-item {
    display: flex;
    align-items: stretch;
    margin-bottom: 6px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    text-decoration: none;
    flex: 1;
    overflow: hidden;
}

.pp-st-item:hover .pp-st-item-title {
    text-decoration: underline;
}

.pp-st-thumb {
    width: 90px;
    flex-shrink: 0;
    background-color: #ddd;
    border-radius: 10px;
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
}

.pp-st-thumb-blur {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: cover;
    background-position: center;
    filter: blur(10px) brightness(0.6);
    transform: scale(1.15);
}

.pp-st-thumb-bg {
    position: absolute;
    inset: 0;
    background-size: contain;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: center;
    transition: transform 0.3s;
}

.pp-st-item:hover .pp-st-thumb-bg {
    transform: scale(1.12);
}

.pp-st-item-text {
    flex: 1;
    padding: 10px 14px;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
    min-width: 0;
}

.pp-st-item-title {
    color: var(--pp-stories-list_title);
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 600;
    line-height: 1.4;
    overflow: hidden;
    display: -webkit-box;
    -webkit-line-clamp: 2;
    line-clamp: 2;
    -webkit-box-orient: vertical;
}

.pp-st-more {
    display: block;
    background: var(--pp-stories-more_btn_bg);
    color: var(--pp-stories-more_btn_text);
    text-align: center;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-size: 13px;
    font-weight: 700;
    letter-spacing: 0.08em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    padding: 14px;
    border-radius: 10px;
}

.pp-st-more:hover {
    opacity: 0.9;
}

@media (max-width: 680px) {
    .pp-st-inner {
        flex-direction: column;
    }

    .pp-st-featured {
        flex: none;
        min-height: 220px;
    }
}