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<head>
  <meta charset="UTF-8" />
  <title>Big Breaking Carousel</title>

  <!-- Optional: Roboto Condensed from Google Fonts -->
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
  <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
  <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Roboto+Condensed:wght@400;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

  <style>
    /* === BIG BREAKING CUSTOM CAROUSEL === */

    body {
      margin: 0;
      font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
      background: #f5f5f5;
    }

    .ta-bigbreaking-carousel {
      max-width: 1200px;
      margin: 40px auto;
      padding: 0 16px;
      font-family: 'Roboto Condensed', sans-serif;
    }

    /* Heading style */
    .ta-carousel-header h2 {
      font-size: 28px;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      letter-spacing: 1px;
      color: #e11b22;
      margin: 0 0 16px;
      position: relative;
      display: inline-block;
    }

    .ta-carousel-header h2::before,
    .ta-carousel-header h2::after {
      content: "";
      position: absolute;
      top: 50%;
      width: 60px;
      height: 2px;
      background: #000;
      transform: translateY(-50%);
    }

    .ta-carousel-header h2::before {
      left: -80px;
    }

    .ta-carousel-header h2::after {
      right: -80px;
    }

    /* Viewport */
    .ta-carousel-viewport {
      overflow: hidden;
      border-radius: 6px;
    }

    /* Track */
    .ta-carousel-track {
      display: flex;
      transition: transform 0.5s ease-in-out;
    }

    /* Each slide: 1 at a time */
    .ta-slide {
      flex: 0 0 100%;
      display: flex;
      flex-direction: column;
      background: #000;
      color: #fff;
    }

    /* Banner height (change for smaller/larger) */
    .ta-slide-image img {
      width: 100%;
      height: 340px;   /* make 320/300 if you want it shorter */
      object-fit: cover;
      display: block;
    }

    .ta-slide-content {
      padding: 16px 20px 20px;
      background: #000;
    }

    .ta-slide-category {
      display: inline-block;
      font-size: 12px;
      font-weight: 700;
      text-transform: uppercase;
      background: #e11b22;
      padding: 3px 8px;
      margin-bottom: 8px;
      border-radius: 2px;
    }

    .ta-slide-title {
      font-size: 20px;
      line-height: 1.3;
      margin: 4px 0 6px;
    }

    .ta-slide-title a {
      color: #fff;
      text-decoration: none;
    }

    .ta-slide-title a:hover {
      text-decoration: underline;
    }

    .ta-slide-meta {
      font-size: 13px;
      color: #ccc;
    }

    /* Controls */
    .ta-carousel-controls {
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
      gap: 12px;
      margin-top: 10px;
    }

    .ta-prev,
    .ta-next {
      border: none;
      background: #111;
      color: #fff;
      width: 32px;
      height: 32px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      cursor: pointer;
      font-size: 18px;
      display: flex;
      align-items: center;
      justify-content: center;
    }

    .ta-prev:hover,
    .ta-next:hover {
      background: #e11b22;
    }

    /* Dots */
    .ta-dots {
      display: flex;
      gap: 6px;
    }

    .ta-dot {
      width: 8px;
      height: 8px;
      border-radius: 50%;
      border: none;
      background: #ccc;
      cursor: pointer;
    }

    .ta-dot.is-active {
      background: #e11b22;
    }

    /* Responsive */
    @media (max-width: 768px) {
      .ta-slide-image img {
        height: 260px;
      }
      .ta-slide-title {
        font-size: 18px;
      }
    }
  </style>
</head>
<body>

  <!-- ===== BIG BREAKING CAROUSEL ===== -->
  <section class="ta-bigbreaking-carousel" aria-label="Big Breaking">
    <div class="ta-carousel-header">
      <h2>BIG BREAKING</h2>
    </div>

    <div class="ta-carousel-viewport">
      <div class="ta-carousel-track">

        <!-- SLIDE 1 -->
        <article class="ta-slide is-active">
          <a href="#" class="ta-slide-image">
            <img src="https://picsum.photos/1200/700?random=1" alt="Headline 1">
          </a>
          <div class="ta-slide-content">
            <span class="ta-slide-category">BIG BREAKING</span>
            <h3 class="ta-slide-title">
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              </a>
            </h3>
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          </div>
        </article>

        <!-- SLIDE 2 -->
        <article class="ta-slide">
          <a href="#" class="ta-slide-image">
            <img src="https://picsum.photos/1200/700?random=2" alt="Headline 2">
          </a>
          <div class="ta-slide-content">
            <span class="ta-slide-category">BIG BREAKING</span>
            <h3 class="ta-slide-title">
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              </a>
            </h3>
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          </div>
        </article>

        <!-- SLIDE 3 -->
        <article class="ta-slide">
          <a href="#" class="ta-slide-image">
            <img src="https://picsum.photos/1200/700?random=3" alt="Headline 3">
          </a>
          <div class="ta-slide-content">
            <span class="ta-slide-category">BIG BREAKING</span>
            <h3 class="ta-slide-title">
              <a href="#">
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              </a>
            </h3>
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          </div>
        </article>

        <!-- Add more <article class="ta-slide"> ... </article> for more news -->

      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="ta-carousel-controls">
      <button class="ta-prev" type="button" aria-label="Previous">&#10094;</button>
      <div class="ta-dots"></div>
      <button class="ta-next" type="button" aria-label="Next">&#10095;</button>
    </div>
  </section>

  <script>
    // Simple vanilla JS slider: 1 slide at a time, auto every 2s
    document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
      const root = document.querySelector('.ta-bigbreaking-carousel');
      if (!root) return;

      const track = root.querySelector('.ta-carousel-track');
      const slides = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('.ta-slide'));
      const prevBtn = root.querySelector('.ta-prev');
      const nextBtn = root.querySelector('.ta-next');
      const dotsContainer = root.querySelector('.ta-dots');

      let index = 0;
      let timer;
      const slideCount = slides.length;
      if (!slideCount) return;

      // Create dots
      slides.forEach(function (slide, i) {
        const dot = document.createElement('button');
        dot.className = 'ta-dot' + (i === 0 ? ' is-active' : '');
        dot.type = 'button';
        dot.setAttribute('aria-label', 'Go to slide ' + (i + 1));
        dot.addEventListener('click', function () {
          goToSlide(i, true);
        });
        dotsContainer.appendChild(dot);
      });

      const dots = Array.from(root.querySelectorAll('.ta-dot'));

      function goToSlide(i, stopAuto) {
        index = (i + slideCount) % slideCount;
        const offset = -index * 100;
        track.style.transform = 'translateX(' + offset + '%)';
        slides.forEach(function (s, j) {
          s.classList.toggle('is-active', j === index);
        });
        dots.forEach(function (d, j) {
          d.classList.toggle('is-active', j === index);
        });
        if (stopAuto) restartAuto();
      }

      function next() {
        goToSlide(index + 1);
      }

      function prev() {
        goToSlide(index - 1, true);
      }

      function startAuto() {
        timer = setInterval(next, 2000); // 2 seconds
      }

      function stopAuto() {
        clearInterval(timer);
      }

      function restartAuto() {
        stopAuto();
        startAuto();
      }

      if (nextBtn) nextBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
        goToSlide(index + 1, true);
      });

      if (prevBtn) prevBtn.addEventListener('click', function () {
        goToSlide(index - 1, true);
      });

      root.addEventListener('mouseenter', stopAuto);
      root.addEventListener('mouseleave', startAuto);

      // init
      track.style.transform = 'translateX(0%)';
      startAuto();
    });
  </script>
</body>
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