additionalPosts-news.php

        <?php
            /*
                Template Name: Additional Posts News
            */
            $offset = htmlspecialchars(trim($_GET['offset']));
                if ($offset == '') {
                    $offset = 9;
                }

             $limit = htmlspecialchars(trim($_GET['limit']));
                if ($limit == '') {
                    $limit = 9;
                }	
        ?>

        <script type="text/javascript">
        $(document).ready(function() {
          $("img.img-responsive").lazyload({ 
            effect : "fadeIn", 
            effectspeed: 450 ,
            failure_limit: 999999
          }); 
        });	
        </script>

        <?php

        $sticky = get_option( 'sticky_posts' );
        // args
        $args2 = array(
        'post_type'  				=> 'post',
        'post__not_in' => array($sticky),
            'posts_per_page'        => $limit,
            'offset'					 =>'10',
            'ignore_sticky_posts'   => true,
            'order'                 => 'DESC',
            'orderby'               => 'date',
                    'meta_query'             => array(
                            array(
                                'key'       => 'is_event',
                                'value'     => '1',
                                'compare'   => '!=',
                                'type'      => 'NUMERIC',
                            ),
                        ),

            );

         $the_query = new WP_Query($args2); 
        ?>


          <?php if( $the_query->have_posts() ):  ?>
          <?php while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) : $the_query->the_post(); ?>

            <?php renderRegularCard( $i, $post ); // --- CALLS REGULAR CARDS --- // ?>

          <?php endwhile; ?>
          <?php endif;  ?>

          <?php wp_reset_query();  // Restore global post data stomped by the_post(). ?>