12 PM ET: Rate cut advice, more Lebanon blasts, Secret Service plea & more

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The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates today – we'll tell you how to make the most of it. More explosions have been reported in Lebanon one day after a deadly pager attack. The Secret Service is asking Congress for more resources, but lawmakers are weighing whether the agency is underfunded or mismanaged. Sean "Diddy" Combs is back in court today appealing a court's decision to deny him bail. Plus, new research says some weight loss drugs could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes.

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