diff --git a/dashboard/app.js b/dashboard/app.js
index 6bde0507..c66f735b 100644
--- a/dashboard/app.js
+++ b/dashboard/app.js
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ async function renderMap() {
   const world = await ensureWorld();
   const countries = topojson.feature(world, world.objects.countries);
   const width = $("#worldMap").clientWidth || 800;
-  const height = 420;
+  const height = 320;
   svg.attr("viewBox", `0 0 ${width} ${height}`);
 
   _proj = d3.geoEqualEarth().fitExtent([[8, 8], [width - 8, height - 8]], countries);
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ function renderTrendPanel(svgSel, tooltipSel, tdata, series, bucket) {
   const t = STATE.trend;
   const perLbl = bucket === "week" ? "wk" : "d";
   const width = (document.querySelector(svgSel).clientWidth) || 520;
-  const height = 240, m = { t: 14, r: 16, b: 40, l: 40 };
+  const height = 200, m = { t: 14, r: 16, b: 40, l: 40 };
 
   const totals = series.map((s) => ({ key: s.key, color: s.color, total: d3.sum(s.values, (v) => v.count), peak: d3.max(s.values, (v) => v.count) || 0 }));
   totals.sort((a, b) => b.total - a.total);
@@ -734,14 +734,14 @@ function renderRecentActivity() {
       <span class="recent-stats__total"><b>${events.length}</b> events</span>
       <span class="recent-stats__since">since ${cutoffLbl}</span>
       <span class="recent-stats__breakdown">
-        <span class="recent-stats__chip recent-badge--new">NEW ${newCt}</span>
+        <span class="recent-stats__chip recent-badge--new">OPENED ${newCt}</span>
         <span class="recent-stats__chip recent-badge--log">LOG ${logCt}</span>
-        <span class="recent-stats__chip recent-badge--news">NEWS ${newsCt}</span>
+        <span class="recent-stats__chip recent-badge--news">ARTICLES ${newsCt}</span>
       </span>
     </div>`;
 
   const BADGE = { NEW: "recent-badge--new", LOG: "recent-badge--log", NEWS: "recent-badge--news" };
-  const LABEL = { NEW: "NEW", LOG: "LOG", NEWS: "NEWS" };
+  const LABEL = { NEW: "OPENED", LOG: "LOG", NEWS: "ARTICLES" };
   $("#recentFeed").innerHTML = events.map((e) => {
     const tsLbl = (e.ts || "").slice(0, 16).replace("T", " ") || "—";
     const name = e.incident_name || e.detail;
diff --git a/dashboard/styles.css b/dashboard/styles.css
index e84a9490..f1a9822a 100644
--- a/dashboard/styles.css
+++ b/dashboard/styles.css
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .9em; }
   display: flex; flex-direction: column; overflow: hidden;
 }
 .span-full { grid-column: span 12; }
-.card--map { grid-column: span 6; }
-.card--trend { grid-column: span 6; }
+.card--map { grid-column: span 5; }
+.card--trend { grid-column: span 7; }
 .card--table { grid-column: span 12; }
 .card__head {
   display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between;
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .9em; }
 .card__head h2 { font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700; }
 .card__hint { font-size: 11px; color: var(--rc-muted); }
 .map-wrap { position: relative; padding: 8px; }
-.map-wrap svg { width: 100%; height: 420px; display: block; }
+.map-wrap svg { width: 100%; height: 320px; display: block; }
 .map-legend {
   position: absolute; left: 16px; bottom: 14px;
   background: rgba(255,255,255,.94); border: 1px solid var(--rc-line);
@@ -300,15 +300,15 @@ code { font-family: var(--mono); font-size: .9em; }
 
 /* ============ TREND PANELS ============ */
 .trend-grid {
-  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0;
+  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0;
   border-top: 1px solid var(--rc-line);
 }
 .trend-panel { position: relative; padding: 12px 18px 16px; min-width: 0; }
-.trend-panel + .trend-panel { border-left: none; border-top: 1px solid var(--rc-line); }
+.trend-panel + .trend-panel { border-left: 1px solid var(--rc-line); }
 .trend-panel__head { display: flex; align-items: baseline; justify-content: space-between; gap: 10px; margin-bottom: 4px; }
 .trend-panel__head h3 { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--rc-ink); }
 .trend-panel__sub { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 500; color: var(--rc-muted); }
-.trend-panel svg { width: 100%; height: 240px; display: block; }
+.trend-panel svg { width: 100%; height: 200px; display: block; }
 
 /* ============ TREND TOOLTIP ============ */
 .trend-tooltip {