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As with most eco-friendly cleaning supplies , determining which laundry detergents are better for you and the environment is easier said than done. Though some companies promote their cleaning products as eco-friendly, “green” or natural, there are no specific criteria detailing what these designations mean. SKIP AHEAD Best eco-friendly laundry detergents | How to shop for eco-friendly laundry detergent | Why trust NBC Select? Learning what to look for and what to avoid when shopping for eco-friendly laundry detergent can help you choose the best product for your needs. With that in mind, I talked to experts about how to shop for the best eco-friendly laundry detergent for your household and rounded up a handful of ...

HONG KONG — They rode for soup dumplings — and a sense of youthful liberation in pressured times . But the band of university students who cycled through the night would ultimately be met by a red light from authorities, after their viral quest grew so popular that it snarled traffic in central China and overwhelmed the ancient capital, Kaifeng. The nocturnal rides became a trend on Chinese social media in recent weeks after four female university students from Zhengzhou, the capital of China’s northcentral Henan province, traveled to neighboring Kaifeng for a taste of its famous soup dumplings, known locally as “tangbao,” Chinese state media People’s Daily reported . By the weekend, tens of thousands of students had joined this self-proclaimed "night riding a...

The price of bitcoin hit an all-time high this weekend, a rally that started shortly after Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election. Major indexes showed bitcoin's price hitting more than $82,000 Monday morning. That's up from $68,000 last Tuesday, Election Day in the U.S. Year to date, bitcoin has gained more than 85%, though most of those gains came in the early part of the year. From March to November, the price has been mostly confined to a range of $50,000 to $70,000. Trump's election has been heralded by some as a positive sign for the prices of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He has promised to quash the aggressive stance taken by the current leadership of the Securities and Exchange Commission against cryptocurrency firms and products it has d...

SEOUL, South Korea — As foreign governments prepare to deal with a second Trump administration, at least one key U.S. ally is hoping to make headway on the fairway. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “got out his golf clubs for the first time in eight years and resumed his golf practice” as he gets ready to meet President-elect Donald Trump in person, his office told NBC News on Monday. Trump famously loves the sport and has golf properties in Florida, New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere. For lawmakers, businesspeople and occasionally world leaders, getting out on the links has been an important way to get close to him. Yoon, whose approval rating hit a record low 17% last week, also convened an emergency economic and security meeting over the weekend in resp...

Jordan Chiles is doubling down on her efforts to reclaim her Olympic medal that was stripped after a controversial ruling saying, "that bronze medal was given to me in the right way." The 23-year-old gymnast told NBC’s “TODAY” show Monday how it had "honestly been a very difficult time" since the Olympics wrapped, as she and her lawyers have pursued legal avenues to have her medal officially returned. While Chiles said she still physically has the medal, the official results show that she finished in 5th. “It's hard to tell yourself everything is going to be fine when we literally didn’t do anything wrong. Everything was in the time that it needed to be," Chiles said in her first live TV interview on the ordeal. “For them to come back and say it was four secon...

President-elect Donald Trump has tapped House Republican Conference chair and longtime ally Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., to serve as ambassador to the United Nations, a Trump transition official confirmed to NBC News on Monday. The nomination is Trump's first Cabinet pick for his second term in the White House. “I am honored to nominate Chairwoman Elise Stefanik to serve in my Cabinet as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter,” Trump told the New York Post, which received a statement from the president-elect. The news was first reported by CNN . NBC News has reached out to Stefanik's office for comment. Stefanik, 40, has been a staunch defender of Israel in its response to Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks as well...

Trump critics fear he may enter office looking for retribution. An historic drought is fueling a rare November wildfire in the Northeast. And a dramatic comeback on “Sunday Night Football.” Here’s what to know today. Trump critics worry he’ll target them for retribution Olivia Troye, a former Trump administration official who denounced him in a speech at the Democratic convention in August, was boarding a plane recently when a passenger looked at her and said: “Your days are numbered.” Not wanting to escalate a bad situation, she said nothing, but the troubling encounter is emblematic of the hostility she’s faced as a recognizable and vocal critic of Trump. “I’m worried that I’ll be targeted by him and a lot of people in his circle,” Troye said in an interview. “They ...

Firefighters from coast to coast are battling wildfires even as the country begins to prepare for the holiday season, with fires in New Jersey covering thousands of acres in tinderbox conditions created by a historic drought. In California, the so-called Mountain Fire in Ventura County has grown to 20,000 acres, or 31 square miles, and was only 26% contained Sunday night, the Ventura County Fire Department said in an update. Threats remains there to critical infrastructure, highways and communities as the fire "continues to creep and smolder in steep rugged terrain," a public information officer said. The blazes in the Northeast have claimed at least one life: Dariel Vasquez, an 18-year-old New York Parks employee, was killed Saturday by a falling tree while battling a fire in...

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that his country has defeated Hezbollah and that eliminating its leader Hassan Nasrallah was the crowning achievement. “Now it is our job to continue to put pressure in order to bring about the fruits of that victory,” Katz said during a ceremony at Israel’s foreign ministry. Katz said Israel is not interested in meddling in internal Lebanese politics as Israel has “learned our lessons,” but that he hoped an international coalition would capitalize on this opportunity politically and that Lebanon would join other countries in normalizing relations with Israel . Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's spokesperson said Monday that the Israeli leader did approve the pager attacks that dealt a deadly blow to...