.news-item figure {
    position: relative;
    overflow: clip;
    font-weight: normal;
    display: inline-block;
    border-radius: 1rem;
}

.news-item img {
    display: block;
    /*aspect-ratio: 16/9;*/
    aspect-ratio: 4/3;
    object-fit: cover;
}

.news-item figcaption {
    padding: var(--s2);
    background-color: light-dark(var(--color-motion-grey), var(--color-light));
    color: light-dark(var(--color-light), var(--color-motion-grey));
}

    .news-item figcaption > h2,
    .news-item figcaption > h3,
    .news-item figcaption > h4 {
        color: light-dark(var(--color-light), var(--color-motion-grey));
        font-style: normal;
        margin-bottom: var(--s3);
    }

    .news-item figcaption > hr {
        width:100%;
        border: none;
        border-bottom: 1px solid var(--color-motion-orange);
    }

        .news-item button {
            background-color: unset;
            text-align: right;
            padding: var(--s2);
        }

.news-item .date {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    background-color: var(--color-motion-orange);
    color: #000;
    padding: var(--s0);
    border-bottom-right-radius: 1rem;
    border-top-left-radius: 1rem;
}

    .news-item .date span {
        display: block;
        text-align: center;
    }

    .news-item .date .day {
        font-weight: 700;
        font-size: 24px;
    }

    .news-item .date .month {
        text-transform: uppercase;
    }

    .news-item .date .month,
    .news-item .date .year {
        font-size: 12px;
    }

.news-item .content {
    color: black;
}

/* removed due to prototyping a site-wide pill for tags in site.css */
/*
.news-item .tags {

    font-size: small;
    color: light-dark(var(--color-light), var(--color-motion-grey));
}

    .news-item .tags a {
        color: var(--color-motion-orange);
    }

*/

.news-item .tags a:hover {
    color: var(--color-light), light-dark(var(--color-motion-grey));
}

.news-item .tag-grid {
    width: 100%;
    height: 45%;
    align-items: end;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: 1fr;
    gap: var(--s1);
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    top: 0;
    z-index: 99;
    margin-block: unset !important;
    /* background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom, var(--color-motion-grey), transparent 30%); */
}

.news-item .tag-grid > * {
    padding: 1rem;
    align-self: start;
}

.news-item time {
    font-weight: 900;
    font-size: var(--s1);
    font-style: italic;
    color: var(--color-motion-orange);
}