City Councilmember Ritchie Torres’ bid to represent the South Bronx in Congress is raking in real estate cash, campaign finance records show. Torres leads a crowded pack of Democrats seeking to replace retiring Rep. José Serrano, pulling in a top $878,000 since declaring his candidacy in July. At least $110,000 of that came from people with ties to the real Read More

A study has recently found that women who take supplements, especially prepared blend of minerals and nutrients, for a month can significantly help them run faster. The women who took the supplement also saw three-mile run times drop by almost a minute. They also found that the group saw their 3-mile run time drop from 26.5 minutes on average to Read More

Swiss third seed Stanislas Wawrinka outlasted tiring former champion Juan Martin del Potro in four sets to advance to the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday. Twice Grand Slam winner Wawrinka ended the rousing comeback effort by the Argentine at Flushing Meadows with a 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win to close out Day 10 at the year’s last Grand Read More

New entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm has accused existing operators of releasing lesser number of interconnection ports for the ongoing test run of its 4G services. “Based on industry practice, 12,500 E1 ports are required for 22 million subscribers, which details have been provided to the COAI member operators. As against this, the top 3 operators have released only 1,400 ports so far,” a Reliance Jio Spokesperson said Read More

Biotech returned to the good graces of investors this month and it may be the beginning of a revival for stocks in the industry. With one full trading day left in the month, the Nasdaq Biotechnology index has climbed 11 percent in July, on pace for its biggest monthly percentage gain in three years. It was down 0.4 percent on Read More

Usain Bolt will best-song his preparations for the Rio Olympics by competing at the Anniversary video games in London on July 22. Organisers of the occasion, staged on the stadium where Bolt won double sprint gold and the 4x100m relay in 2012, said the Jamaican international file holder would race in the 200m. “The London Anniversary games could be one Read More

There’s nothing more soul-sapping than a lengthy chat with a barefoot-running fundamentalist – as a new scientific study proves Baffled and barefoot … Is running shoeless more natural? Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian I’m not averse to running: I run most days, for fitness and fresh air, and because it’s healthier than drugs for enhancing one’s mood. It’s sociable, Read More