links for 2010-06-23

The House voted 150-1 this afternoon to approve changes to state driving laws that ban texting while driving and allow doctors to alert the state that a patient might be a dangerous driver, among other provisions.

"A 5.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Ontario-Quebec border region in Canada this afternoon sent tremors throughout the Northeast, earthquake experts said. At least two buildings in the Boston area, more than 300 miles from the epicenter, were evacuated due to concerns about the shaking."

Everyone at work felt it. I was out and about and didn't notice it.