Five Long Island ‘mole people’ seen crawling into manhole — week after headlamp-wearing trio emerged in NYC
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"Five Long Island ‘mole people’ seen crawling into manhole — week after headlamp-wearing trio emerged in NYC" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Newsday, 6abc Philadelphia, ABC13 Houston and New York Post. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 79d ago.
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Coverage (6)
- 4 people spotted going into manhole on Long Island, police say CBS News · 79d ago
- Long Island manhole mystery: Group of five men enters sewer in Wantagh in Nassau County ABC7 Eyewitness News · 79d ago
- Nassau police investigate manhole incident in Wantagh amid 'underground scavenging' trend in NYC Newsday · 79d ago
- NYPD reveals new details after people seen leaving sewer system near Penn Station 6abc Philadelphia · 79d ago
- Group of men spotted opening another manhole cover, entering sewer in New York ABC13 Houston · 79d ago
- Five Long Island ‘mole people’ seen crawling into manhole — week after headlamp-wearing trio emerged in NYC New York Post · 79d ago
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