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13-Year-Old Dies After Attempting TikTok 'Blackout Challenge' 13-Year-Old Dies After Attempting TikTok 'Blackout Challenge'
13-Year-Old Dies After Attempting TikTok 'Blackout Challenge' A family grieving the loss of their son to a TikTok challenge is warning other families of the danger. Western Massachusetts resident Nate Squires, a 13-year-old eighth-grader at Amherst Regional Middle School, was found unresponsive Monday, June 14, who died after attempting the new "Blackout Challenge" being touted on social media sites including TikTok. The challenge encourages children and teens to choke themselves until they lose consciousness.  The family said on a GoFundMe page, that Nate died after "succumbing to injuries of a horrible accident." They went on to say they "wan…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
12-Year-Old NY Boy Caught Using Stolen Credit Card After Running Away From Home In Family's SUV 12-Year-Old NY Boy Caught Using Stolen Credit Card After Running Away From Home In Family's SUV
12-Year-Old NY Boy Caught Using Stolen Credit Card After Running Away From Home In Family's SUV A 12-year-old New York boy and his 7-year-old cousin took off in the family SUV, taking police on a chase in an attempt to buy cookies with a stolen credit card. The whole incident went down on Monday, Dec. 7, when the boy, who had been inspired by an internet challenge, took off from his family's Queens home in South Ozone Park around 9 a.m., reported the New York Daily News. An NYPD source told the Daily News the boy had been on the internet shortly before taking the vehicle. Cops tracked the kids using license plate readers and E-Z Pass as they raced along several major roadways includi…

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by Kathy Reakes