Michael J. de la Merced

Michael J. de la Merced
Beginning Monday, ABC will defend itself in a defamation case over its reports on a processed meat product called “pink slime.” Beef Products Inc., based in Dakota Dunes, S. D., sued the network in 2012, saying its reporting misled consumers about the product’s safety, leading to social media outrage
and the removal of the item from grocery stores, fast-food restaurants and school cafeterias.
Though the campaign has concentrated mostly on domestic issues — including the cost of care for older people
and the provision of health services — one factor looms large: Britain’s exit from the European Union, known as “Brexit.” How will the next government negotiate the move, and what will the country’s economy look like?
Less than a week after President Trump announced that he would pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, energy ministers
from around the world will gather Tuesday through Thursday in Beijing to discuss clean-energy investments and technologies.
An auction for a meal with Mr. Buffett, the chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway, at Smith & Wollensky in New York City began Sunday evening
and runs through Friday, with bids starting at $25,000.
The gathering will include delegations from two dozen countries
and the European Union, which together account for three-quarters of the world’s emissions of greenhouse gases and 90 percent of the world’s clean-energy investments.
C., and Energy Ministers Meeting: The Week Ahead -
By THE NEW YORK TIMESJUNE 4, 2017
Here’s a look at what’s coming up this week.