Colorado boy, 12, brain dead after trying 'Blackout Challenge
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Colorado boy, 12, brain dead after trying 'Blackout Challenge
A 12-year-old Colorado boy was reportedly left brain dead after using a shoelace in the “Blackout Challenge,” which dares people to choke themselves until they lose consciousness. Joshua Haileyesus, who
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Boy, 12, 'brain dead after trying TikTok Blackout Challenge that
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Colorado boy, 12, brain dead after trying 'Blackout Challenge
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Boy, 12, brain dead after trying 'Blackout Challenge' on TikTok
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