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PROBLEM: Now that the three basketball players are out of China and saved from years in jail  LaVar Ball  the father of LiAngelo  is unaccepting of what I did for his son and that shoplifting is no big deal. I should have left them in jail! â  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19  2017
Shoplifting is a very big deal in China  as it should be (5-10 years in jail)  but not to father LaVar. Should have gotten his son out during my next trip to China instead. China told them why they were released. Very ungrateful! â  Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 19  2017
 Last week   Trump  made sure everyone knew that  he  personally intervened in the matter after the playersâ arrest  asking that they thank  him  for pleading their case to Chinese President Xi Jinping while on his Asia trip:
Do you think the three UCLA Basketball Players will say thank you  President Trump ? They were headed for 10 years in jail! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 15  2017
By midweek  Ball  Jalen Hill and Cody Riley lauded for  the presidentâs  efforts in their remarks after returning to the U.S. and  he  seemed appreciative  telling them to âHAVE A GREAT LIFE!â on Twitter and warning them to be careful because âthere are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life!â
To the three UCLA basketball players I say: You're welcome  go out and give a big Thank You to President Xi Jinping of China who madeâ¦.. â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16  2017
â¦.your release possible and  HAVE A GREAT LIFE! Be careful  there are many pitfalls on the long and winding road of life! â Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16  2017
 Trump  was piqued because  he  has pointed to  his  record of freeing Americans held overseas as evidence of  his  dealmaking prowess and as a contrast with predecessor Barack Obama. Before the three basketball players  the  Trump  administration had successfully negotiated releases including American student Otto Warmbier from North Korea and charity worker Aya Hijazi from Egypt. Although those efforts earned bipartisan welcome  the apparent grievance that  he  has not gotten more credit or thanks in the UCLA case drew criticism.

SOLUTION: Donald J. Trump

PROBLEM: NEW YORK (Reuters Breakingviews) - Time beat the clock. After rejecting at least two earlier entreaties  the publisher of Fortune  Sports Illustrated and other magazines agreed to be acquired by rival Meredith for $1.8 billion  which includes a hefty 46 percent premium. It’s a lucky break because a go-it-alone strategy looked doomed. Bountiful cost savings  however  will go to the buyer and its new billionaire backers.
Fortunately for Time shareholders  Meredith has been a persistent suitor. After failed merger efforts over the last few years  the $18.50-a-share all-cash offer provides nearly $600 million more than the target’s market value when deal talks surfaced on Nov. 16.
The presence of Charles and David Koch  whose private equity fund is kicking in preferred equity to help pay for the acquisition  may create concern for some readers because of the brothers’ history of supporting conservative causes. They aren’t getting a board seat  though. The investment  which resembles  one Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim made in the New York Times   also includes a solid financial rationale.
 Meredith  is touting between $400 million and $500 million of cost savings within two years of the companies uniting. Once taxed and capitalized  at the low end of that range they would be worth some $2.4 billion today – on a $2.8 billion deal  including debt. If nothing else  that should buy  Meredith  and the Kochs some time.

SOLUTION: Meredith

PROBLEM: DAVID GREENE  HOST:
 GREENE : Oh  interesting. So it really is different lenses.
 GREENE : So is public opinion turning in some significant way  if there a way to measure this broadly? I mean  I remember the mass shooting of children at Sandy Hook Elementary School - a lot of people thought  this is going to change the game  result in stricter gun measures  bring a lot of the country together. We didn't see a lot of new  stricter gun measures.
 GREENE : So are things changing?
 GREENE : So these fundamental divisions are - I mean  are helpful in explaining why the debate over gun controls has remained so static.
 GREENE : All right? Talking through a new NPR/Ipsos poll on guns in America with NPR political reporter Danielle Kurtzleben. Danielle  thanks.

SOLUTION:
DAVID GREENE