Washington, March 3 : Snoop Dogg witnessed the Nation of Islam convention at an annual event in Rosemont, Illinois on March 1.

The rapper, born as Calvin Broadus, was spotted applauding minister Louis Farrakhan's speech during the Saviours'' Day meeting.

The 37-year-old showered praises on Farrakhan along with inviting others to join the movement.

"When you get a speech from Minister Farrakhan it''s about a mirror, it''s about looking at yourself," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Washington, Mar 3: A popular smoking cessation drug has been found to effectively reduce alcohol cravings, claim researchers.

The study led by researchers from Yale School of Medicine has shown that heavy-drinking smokers were much less likely to drink after taking the drug varenicline.

They found that the group taking varenicline, sold under the name, Chantix, reported fewer cravings for alcohol and less intoxicated when they did drink.

Washington, Mar 3: A high-powered Washington lobbyist has denied having any affair with Senator John McCain, as was reported by The New York Times a year ago during the US presidential campaign.

McCain was the frontrunner in the Republican presidential contest when the NYT ran the story, CBS News reported.

In an exclusive interview on Monday, Vicki Iseman, asked point-blank by co-anchor Maggie Rodriguez if she’d had the affair, replied, “No, I did not.”

Washington, March 3: In a wholly unexpected and rare discovery, scientists have found the oldest brain in fossilized form in Kansas, US, which dates back to 300 million years.

The brain, found in a shale in Kansas and Oklahoma, belong to Iniopterygians, which are extinct relatives of modern ratfishes, also known as "ghost sharks" or chimaeras.

Chimaeras are obscure relatives of sharks and rays that were extensively described by Museum Curator Bashford Dean in 1906 and number about 40 species.

Washington, Mar 3: A naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation that causes conditions like asthma, allergic rhinitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, says a new study.