/*
Theme Name: The Daily Beacon
Theme URI: https://thedailybeacon.xyz/
Author: The Daily Beacon
Author URI: https://thedailybeacon.xyz/
Description: A professional editorial news theme for The Daily Beacon — breaking-news bar, compact masthead, trending topics, three-column lead story, Latest News with Top Stories sidebar, section grids and a complete dark footer. Built from the supplied design reference.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.9
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: thedailybeacon
Tags: news, editorial, newspaper, responsive, custom-menu, featured-images, custom-logo
*/

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   light grey #F0F1F3 / border #E0E1E4 / secondary #555B63 / muted #7B8087
   footer bg #101820 / footer text #C5CBD2 / hover red #A90019
   Fonts: DM Sans (UI/nav/body), Libre Baskerville / Georgia (headlines)
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