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You want us to skip our run and lounge around in air conditioning? Bummer: The National Weather Service has issued an air quality alert until 1 a.m. tomorrow due to the hot weather. If you need us, we’ll be stocking up on margarita ingredients. Just to stay safe. [WBZ]

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Liberal lions, cancer is a bear, oh my: The Associated Press obtained an email from Ted Kennedy’s wife, Vicki. She says the brain cancer is “a bear,” but that the liberal lion is doing well as he undergoes treatment. [WCVB]

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Some long-overdue good news for WHDH: Boston’s troubled (Goldklank!) NBC affiliate won an Edward R. Murrow Award for its News at 11 newscast. WBZ Radio also won an award for its series on teen stress, and Carl Stevens won an award for radio writing. Congrats! [RTNDA.org]

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Bon appetit! 103 Irving Street in Cambridge, which was once the home of the late Julia Child, is up for sale. This may be the one instance where a potential buyer will be deterred by a renovated kitchen—the kitchen she used was sent to the Smithsonian when Child moved out of the house in 2001. [Boston.com]

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Burgers and soda at Mitt’s house this July 4! Former Governor Mitt Romney will be campaigning for John McCain in New Hampshire this weekend. Hey, Mitt, we’re gonna be in the neighborhood, so make sure Tagg’s around. [PolitickerMA.com]

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For trains that seem to move so slowly when we ride them, they’re awfully dangerous lately: A woman was struck and killed by an Orange Line train at Sullivan Station this morning. This is the third time in as many days an MBTA train has caused a fatality. [BostonHerald.com]

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It was only a matter of time, really: The passenger who suffered the most severe injuries in last month’s trolley collision in suing the MBTA. [WBZ]

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Great. Now our mothers won’t rest until we marry rich: A new report says that there are slightly more than 100,000 millionaires living in Boston. [WBZ]

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Fung Wah fatality: A Fung Wah bus that was picking up passengers in New York City this morning was hit by a dump truck, causing the bus to fatally strike a 57-year-old woman. [Boston.com]

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Stop, collaborate, and listen: Former Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar has changed his at-bat music in Camden Yards to “Ice, Ice, Baby.” Man, do we miss that crazy bastard. [Deadspin]

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