MID-DAY UPDATE: Roadblocks and a traffic jam

Fed officials were divided over the Federal Reserve’s decision to buy more government debt

• Apple has filed a patent to identify jailbreakers, who essentially hack phones, allowing users to use software that hasn’t been sold and authorized by Apple.

• Detroit is the latest city considering getting rid of the felony checkbox on job applications to help ex-cons who are seeking a legitimate path to employment

• South African President Jacob Zuma is in China to sign key free trade deals, but there are strikes going on in his home country

• India is facing pressure from business travelers and visitors over its plan to cripple BlackBerry devices

• A traffic jam in China is entering its 10th day, which highlights the country’s road woes

• A judge has blocked embryonic stem cell research funding

• The yen has hit a 15-year high against the dollar

• Philly bloggers may have to pay to blog