diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/components/category/_category.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/components/category/_category.scss
index cbea865..54f6f2a 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/components/category/_category.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/components/category/_category.scss
@@ -33,11 +33,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  &:hover {
-    background-color: darken($azureish-white, +10%);
-  }
-
   &--selected {
-    background-color: darken($azureish-white, +10%);
+    font-weight: bold;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
index 93fe54f..3ca246c 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/components/modal/_modal.scss
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
     width: 60%;
 
-    border-radius: 5px;
     background-color: $white;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/components/post/_post.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/components/post/_post.scss
index e803b1b..6942f8e 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/components/post/_post.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/components/post/_post.scss
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 
   margin: 2% auto 5% auto;
 
-  border-radius: 5px;
-
   overflow-y: auto;
 
   background-color: $white;
@@ -103,8 +101,6 @@
       margin: 10px 0 0 0;
       padding: 5px 1px 5px 5px;
 
-      border-radius: 5px 0 0 5px;
-
       background-color: aquamarine;
       overflow: hidden;
       text-overflow: ellipsis;
diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/components/posts/_posts.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/components/posts/_posts.scss
index 0a8c6c9..94223a6 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/components/posts/_posts.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/components/posts/_posts.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .posts {
   width: 70%;
-  margin: 0 0 2% 0;
+  margin: 0 0 2% 20px;
 
   &__list {
     display: flex;
diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/components/rules/_rules.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/components/rules/_rules.scss
index 73f54da..c77f005 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/components/rules/_rules.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/components/rules/_rules.scss
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@
 
     &:hover {
       cursor: pointer;
-      background-color: $focus-blue;
     }
 
     &--selected {
-      background-color: $focus-blue;
+      font-weight: bold;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/newsreader/scss/elements/input/_input.scss b/src/newsreader/scss/elements/input/_input.scss
index 000b110..8258020 100644
--- a/src/newsreader/scss/elements/input/_input.scss
+++ b/src/newsreader/scss/elements/input/_input.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 .input {
   padding: 10px;
 
-  background-color: lighten($gainsboro, +4%);
   border: 1px $border-gray solid;
 
   &:focus {