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Plus: Automakers’ lack of parts leaves thousands of Ford and Jeep employees collecting unemployment. And the U.K. competition regulator raises concerns over Getty Images and Shutterstock’s $3.7 billion merger. Zoe Kuhlkin hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]