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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - For the first time, hard-to-track lithium has been identified and measured in the atmosphere of burned out stars called white dwarfs, according to a study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published online in the journal
Lithium helps power cell phones and computers and stabilize moods. But scientists have been stumped by what s become of the lithium that was expected from the Big Bang, a discrepancy known as the cosmological lithium problem.
While researchers believe exploding stars help distribute lithium throughout the galaxy and deliver most of the lithium we use today in electronics and medicine, the UNC-Chapel Hill study may help measure the amount of lithium created in the initial formation of the universe.
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Fraternity members and students at three North Carolina universities allegedly helped funnel more than $1.5 million worth of illegal drugs on and near their campuses, according to a federal investigation revealed Thursday.
The alleged drug ring said to have involved students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Appalachian State University (ASU) trafficked more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana, several hundred kilograms of cocaine, and significant quantities of other drugs, including ecstasy, to fraternity members and other students, according to the Department of Justice.
A total of 21 individuals are facing federal charges of conspiracy to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute marijuana which is still illegal in the Tar Heel State and other charges as a result of the investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Orange County Sheriff s Department.
21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities
21 facing federal charges in drug ring involving several fraternities at NC universities By CBS 17 Digital Desk | December 17, 2020 at 12:32 PM EST - Updated December 17 at 4:52 PM
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – Nearly two dozen people are facing federal charges following an investigation into the sale of drugs on or near multiple college campuses in North Carolina, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday.
The drug trafficking investigation was conducted by a task force with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
While working on a drug case several years ago, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office got information about the sale of illegal drugs on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s campus, the DOJ said.
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Fraternity members and students from the University of North Carolina and Duke University were part of a massive drug trafficking ring that for years funneled drugs into three college campuses, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Federal law enforcement agents most recently charged 21 people in connection with the scheme following an investigation that began in November 2018.
The illegal drug activity involved members of chapters of Phi Gamma Delta, Kappa Sigma, and Beta Theta Pi fraternities at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 2017 and the spring of 2020, according to court filings.