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.evidence{margin:0;padding-left:19px;font-size:16px}.evidence li{padding-left:4px;margin-bottom:24px}.evidence strong{font-weight:500}.evidence a{display:inline-block;font-size:12px;margin-top:6px}.evidence-note{font-size:12px!important;line-height:1.7}

/* Civic watch: a visible, continuous news crawl. */
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.watch-toolbar{display:flex;gap:25px;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;padding:0 0 25px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}.watch-toolbar p{font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);margin:0}.watch-toolbar label{font-weight:400;margin:0;display:flex;gap:12px;align-items:center;font-size:12px}.watch-toolbar select{width:auto;font-size:12px;padding:8px 30px 8px 10px;border:1px solid var(--line);background:white}.watch-item{padding:35px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);max-width:850px;scroll-margin-top:24px}.watch-meta{display:flex;gap:17px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--muted);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2px;margin-bottom:17px}.watch-item h2{font-size:27px;margin-bottom:17px}.watch-item h2 a{color:var(--ink);text-decoration:none}.watch-item h2 a:hover{color:var(--link)}.watch-item p{font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;margin-bottom:16px;max-width:730px}.watch-implication span{display:block;font-size:10px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--link);margin-bottom:5px}.watch-limitation{color:var(--muted);font-size:13px!important}.watch-source{font-size:12px}.watch-method{font-size:12px;line-height:1.9;color:var(--muted);max-width:760px;margin:30px 0 55px}.watch-method a{white-space:nowrap}[data-watch-empty]{font-size:14px;padding:35px 0}
@media(max-width:800px){.watch-inner{padding:0 24px;gap:18px}}
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/* A soft beacon that follows the ticker's motion controls. */
.watch-label:before{animation:civic-pulse 2.4s ease-out infinite}
@keyframes civic-pulse{0%{box-shadow:0 0 0 0 rgb(228 0 43 / 30%)}70%,100%{box-shadow:0 0 0 7px rgb(228 0 43 / 0%)}}
.watch-strip[data-paused=true] .watch-label:before,.watch-strip:hover .watch-label:before,.watch-strip:focus-within .watch-label:before{animation-play-state:paused}
.watch-strip[data-state=stale] .watch-label:before{animation:none}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.watch-label:before{animation:none}}