I refrained from commenting earlier but I've upvoted you because something about that thin font + red + gray background was very difficult to look at, i.e. literally my eyes were moving elsewhere involuntarily. I'd be interested to know if there's a known color selection phenomena that causes this kind of reaction.
I thought it was my particular lcd that headline color combination is literally difficult to look at. yeouch
It's a form of grid illusion[0] that makes you take notice of movement in the background.