{'byline': 'by Stephanie Raymond', 'hosts': '', 'byline_sources': '', 'hide_author': True, 'audience_id': '', 'original_station': [{'station': 'knxnews', 'path': 'knxnews/news/national/people-hoarding-toilet-paper-again-over-dockworker-strike'}], 'syndicated_items': [{'station': '947thewave', 'path': '/947thewave/news/people-hoarding-toilet-paper-again-over-dockworker-strike'}, {'station': 'kearth101', 'path': '/kearth101/news/people-hoarding-toilet-paper-again-over-dockworker-strike'}, {'station': '931jackfm', 'path': '/931jackfm/news/people-hoarding-toilet-paper-again-over-dockworker-strike'}], 'original_item': {'_index': 'published-content_v44', '_type': '_doc', '_score': None, '_source': {'date': '2024-10-03T19:02:00.000+00:00', 'lead': [{'data': {'title': 'Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports', 'thumbnail_url': 'https://s1.dmcdn.net/v/X6tRy1c_jYFFlr19e', 'id': 'x96p6gs', 'created_time': 1727976858, 'mode': 'vod', 'private_id': 'k6LpXzhphpikZ7BABpG', 'owner': 'x2yit8a', 'description': 'Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports', 'channel': 'news', 'tags': ['KYWAM', 'News', 'AP News', 'Strike'], 'private': True, 'addPublic': False}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/dailymotion/instances/cm1tnk3bu002e01ucyol4jo78@published'}], 'slug': 'people-hoarding-toilet-paper-again-over-dockworker-strike', 'tags': ['Toilet Paper', 'Hoarding', 'Strike', 'KYW-AM', 'National News', 'Audacy News'], 'feeds': {'msn': True, 'rss': True, 'postup': True, 'facebook': True, 'newsfeed': True, 'sitemaps': True, 'frequency': True, 'smartNews': True, 'apple-news': False, 'smart-news': True, 'most-popular': True, 'reversechron': True, 'google-news-feed': True}, 'hosts': [], 'adTags': {'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/ad-tags/instances/cm1tnk3bu001v01ucuuvj8d4t@published'}, 'byline': [{'hosts': [], 'names': [{'name': 'Stephanie Raymond', 'slug': 'stephanie-raymond', 'text': 'Stephanie Raymond'}], 'prefix': 'by', 'sources': []}], 'teaser': 'People are hoarding toilet paper again over dockworker strike', 'authors': ['Stephanie Raymond'], 'content': [{'data': {'text': "Here we go again. If you see a pack of Charmin, you might want to squeeze it and hold on tight. A strike that threatens to disrupt the supply chain has Americans hoarding toilet paper like it's 2020.", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm1tnk3bu001z01ucbn5t77uq@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<strong>Want to get caught up on what\'s happening in SoCal every weekday afternoon? </strong><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/fHPneL-D"><strong>Click to follow The L.A. 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Seeing ppl buying TP & water too in reax to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/portstrike2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#portstrike2024</a> -Costco employee told me they were sold out of TP/paper towels this am. What are you seeing at your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJ</a> store? Post pics & location ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/ugFDzPKpHt">pic.twitter.com/ugFDzPKpHt</a></p>— Jen Icklan Eckert (@jicklan) <a href="https://twitter.com/jicklan/status/1841225687752966263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Shelves at Costco & Target running low or out of paper towels in Monmouth Cty. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJ</a>. Seeing ppl buying TP & water too in reax to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/portstrike2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#portstrike2024</a> -Costco employee told me they were sold out of TP/paper towels this am. What are you seeing at your <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NJ?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NJ</a> store? Post pics & location ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/ugFDzPKpHt">pic.twitter.com/ugFDzPKpHt</a></p>— Jen Icklan Eckert (@jicklan) <a href="https://twitter.com/jicklan/status/1841225687752966263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm1tnk3bu002301ucz31x5o65@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They cleaned out the toilet paper at my local Walmart in Virginia. Toilet paper hoarding 2.0! <a href="https://t.co/Ai0wcb1VCN">pic.twitter.com/Ai0wcb1VCN</a></p>— Jennifer (@BaumgartlJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaumgartlJ/status/1841279531987919137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They cleaned out the toilet paper at my local Walmart in Virginia. Toilet paper hoarding 2.0! <a href="https://t.co/Ai0wcb1VCN">pic.twitter.com/Ai0wcb1VCN</a></p>— Jennifer (@BaumgartlJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/BaumgartlJ/status/1841279531987919137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 2, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm1tnk3bu002401ucdw71x0jf@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hope you have some toilet paper stock piled. It’s started. Sam’s and Costco are depleted. <a href="https://t.co/tJJFl4pDzz">pic.twitter.com/tJJFl4pDzz</a></p>— Nicole Vasquez (@NicoleNVR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleNVR/status/1841248413309899037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>', 'isIframe': False, 'componentVariation': 'html-embed', 'fbInstantArticleHtml': '<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hope you have some toilet paper stock piled. It’s started. Sam’s and Costco are depleted. <a href="https://t.co/tJJFl4pDzz">pic.twitter.com/tJJFl4pDzz</a></p>— Nicole Vasquez (@NicoleNVR) <a href="https://twitter.com/NicoleNVR/status/1841248413309899037?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/html-embed/instances/cm1tnk3bu002501uc20mxsucm@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Most of what the port strike will affect is perishable goods, like produce. American Farm Bureau Federation economist Daniel Munch said Americans are likely to see price increases from the strike pretty rapidly.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm1tnk3bu002601uc3pes8poi@published'}, {'data': {'text': '"Each day that this goes on, it creates a backlog of containers and ships," Munch told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/port-strike-east-gulf-chocolate-bananas-whiskey/">CBS MoneyWatch</a>. "A 3-to-5-day strike will take two weeks to clear — if it goes into three-week territory, it will be early January before it gets cleared."', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cm1tnk3bu002701ucxt4g4ezf@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'As previously reported by <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/national/wine-coffee-chocolate-more-products-that-will-be-affected-by-the-port-worker-strike-the-quickest">Audacy News</a>, ports impacted by the strike handle around half of the country\'s trade in cargo containers -- everything from holiday toys, clothing and furniture to cars, booze and raw materials. 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