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COOKIE RECORD CRUMBLES

Girl Scout Cookie Sales Record Smashed By Daisy Scout, 6

One plucky kid in Pittsburgh has absolutely obliterated the previous cookie sales record.

Jack Revell

Girl Scouts sell cookies as a winter storm moves in on February 8, 2013 in New York City.
TOUGH COOKIE

Girls Scouts Sued Over Alleged ‘Heavy Metals’ in Cookies

The suit filed in New York on Monday cited a 2024 study which claimed to have found glyphosate and at least four out of five heavy metals in the popular cookies.

Yasmeen Hamadeh

A scout receives her blue Eagle Scout neckerchief during a ceremony recognizing the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts on Feb. 8, 2021, in Tacoma, Washington.
REBRAND

Boy Scouts Gets New Name to Reflect Its Newest Members

This isn’t the first time the organization has sought to change its moniker.

Edith Olmsted

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GIRLBOSS!

MacKenzie Scott Gives Record-Breaking $84.5M to Girl Scouts

Scott’s donation is the highest-ever single donation in Girl Scouts of America history.

Alec Karam

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TROUBLING TAG-ALONGS

Hidden Link Found Between Child Labor and Girl Scout Cookies

An eagle-eyed 14-year-old Girl Scout noticed that the cookies she was peddling were tainted.

Ana Lucia Murillo

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LEGAL BATTLE

Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts for Poaching Recruits

The Girl Scouts have been fighting the Boy Scouts for years in a suit that alleges trademark infringement and confusion.

Ana Lucia Murillo

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NO MORE BROTHERLY LOVE?

Girl Scouts Sue Boy Scouts Over Name Change

The Boy Scouts said in May that it would be dropping “boy” from the name of its flagship program.

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AWFUL

Three Girl Scouts Killed While Doing Community Service

The fourth graders and one of their adult companions died after a pickup truck veered into them as they were picking up litter.

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COOKIE MONSTER

Woman Allegedly Stole $15K of Cookies

That’s a lot of cookies.

Hayley Jones

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LET US IN

Why Do Girls Want to Join Boy Scouts?

Five girls in Northern California are battling to join the Boy Scouts. They should instead be proud of their own all-female organization.

Emily Shire

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Tradition

The Girl Scouts Vs. The Grrrl Scouts

At their convention, Girls Scouts USA is facing a split between traditional and modern—should its young members be campfire-building, or debating female body image?

Will Doig

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