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Yes, you can now order Girl Scout cookies on DoorDash. Here’s how

Stock up on your favorite Girl Scout cookies without leaving the house.

Girl Scout cookies season has kicked off, and this year there’s more than one way to get your favorite box of cookies. Instead of waiting for a Girl Scout booth to open in your neighborhood, you can order the cookies through DoorDash and get them delivered on the same day.

«Through this collaboration, we aim to provide access and opportunity for Girl Scouts, while providing their neighborhoods with safe, efficient and enjoyable ways to support their local troops,» Shanna Prevé, DoorDash’s vice president of strategic partnerships and business development, said in a press release.

We’ll tell you how to DoorDash your cookies. Don’t worry, if DoorDash doesn’t deliver in your area or if no Girl Scout booths are set up, we’ll tell you how to order online.

When can I start ordering Girl Scout cookies?

You can order online at any time between now and the end of the popular cookie-selling season. The Girl Scouts began selling their cookies on Jan. 11 this year and they’re generally available through April. Although, it’s possible the cookies could sell out in your area before that time.

If you’re planning to DoorDash your cookies, that option may not be available in your area until February.

What flavors of cookies are available now?

The Girl Scouts have a variety of cookies you can choose from. Here’s what they are.

Adventurefuls
Caramel Chocolate Chip
Caramel deLites/Samoas
Do-si-dos/Peanut Butter Sandwich
Girl Scout S’mores
Lemonades
Lemon-Ups
Peanut Butter Patties/Tagalongs
Shortbread/Trefoils
Thin Mints
Toast-Yay
Toffee-tastic

How to order Girl Scout cookies on DoorDash

Don’t want to leave your house or wait for your cookies to be shipped? You can order Girl Scout cookies on DoorDash to have them delivered on the same day. Note that this may not be available in your town yet, as it’s only rolled out in select areas so far. It’ll expand to more areas in February.

To check if it’s available in your area, open the DoorDash app on your mobile phone and search for «Girl Scouts.» If it doesn’t return any results, check back in February to see if it’s expanded to your town.

DoorDash doesn’t deliver in my town. How else can I order?

If there are no DoorDash drivers where you live, you can order your Girl Scout Cookies online. You’ll just visit the Girl Scouts website and enter your ZIP code. You can also select a troop to buy from. You’ll be taken to the troop’s domain where you’ll select how many boxes of each cookie option you want.

Don’t like cookies? You can still donate

If you’re not a fan of cookies but still want to help out the Girl Scouts, you can donate. And it doesn’t just have to be money you donate. For instance, in Kentucky, people can support the Girl Scout troops that were impacted by the tornadoes by either buying cookies or donating them. If you’d like to donate money, you can select which troop it goes to.

For more, read about DoorDash’s newly launched ‘ultrafast’ grocery delivery service.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Thursday, July 3

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for July 3.

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.

Today’s Mini Crossword stumped me in a few spots. 8-Across had me thinking of a couple different words, but I landed on it eventually. Need answers? Read on. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.

The Mini Crossword is just one of many games in the Times’ games collection. If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword

Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.

Mini across clues and answers

1A clue: Glaswegian or Edinburgher
Answer: SCOT

5A clue: 2025 Pixar film about a boy who gets abducted by aliens
Answer: ELIO

6A clue: Strong string
Answer: TWINE

7A clue: Religious devotee with a shaved head, maybe
Answer: MONK

8A clue: Calligrapher’s assortment
Answer: INKS

Mini down clues and answers

1D clue: Attach, as a button
Answer: SEWON

2D clue: Sound of two glasses being «cheers-ed»
Answer: CLINK

3D clue: Noises from a pig
Answer: OINKS

4D clue: «Little piggy»
Answer: TOE

6D clue: «Did I overshare?»
Answer: TMI

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Scary Survey Results: Teen Drivers Are Often Looking at Their Phones

New troubling research found that entertainment is the most common reason teens use their phones behind the wheel, followed by texting and navigation.

A new study reveals that teen drivers in the US are spending more than one-fifth of their driving time distracted by their phones, with many glances lasting long enough to significantly raise the risk of a crash. Published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention and released on Thursday, the research found that, on average, teens reported looking at their phones during 21.1% of every driving trip. More than a quarter of those distractions lasted two seconds or longer, which is an amount of time widely recognized as dangerous at highway speeds.

Most distractions tied to entertainment, not emergencies

The top reason teens said they reached for their phones behind the wheel was for entertainment, cited by 65% of respondents. Texting (40%) and navigation (30%) were also common. Researchers emphasized that these distractions weren’t typically urgent, but rather habitual or social.

Teens know the risks

The study includes survey responses from 1,126 teen drivers across all four US regions, along with in-depth interviews with a smaller group of high schoolers. Most participants recognized that distracted driving is unsafe and believed their parents and peers disapproved of the behavior.

But many teens also assumed that their friends were doing it anyway, pointing to a disconnect between personal values and perceived social norms.

Teens think they can resist distractions

Interestingly, most teens expressed confidence in their ability to resist distractions. That belief, researchers suggest, could make it harder to change behavior unless future safety campaigns specifically target these attitudes.

The study’s lead author, Dr. Rebecca Robbins of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital, said interventions should aim to shift social norms while also emphasizing practical steps, such as enabling «Do Not Disturb» mode and physically separating drivers from their devices.

«Distracted driving is a serious public health threat and particularly concerning among young drivers,» Robbins said. «Driving distracted doesn’t just put the driver at risk of injury or death, it puts everyone else on the road in danger of an accident.»

What this means for parents and educators

The researchers say their findings can help guide educators and parents in developing more persuasive messaging about the dangers of distracted driving. One of the recommendations is that adults need to counter teens’ beliefs that phone use while driving is productive or harmless.

While the study’s qualitative component was limited by a small and non-urban sample, the authors believe the 38-question survey they developed can be used more broadly to assess beliefs, behaviors and the effectiveness of future safety efforts.