Cruz-Trump spat over wives gets even nastier

Cruz-Trump spat over wives gets even nastier

DANE, Wis. (AP) — Ted Cruz branded Donald Trump a "sniveling coward" Thursday as the feud between the Republican presidential contenders over their wives took a nastier turn.

After an earlier and vague threat to "spill the beans" about Heidi Cruz, Trump stoked the spat on Twitter when he retweeted side-by-side images of Cruz's wife, with an unflattering grimace, and his wife, Melania, in a gauzy, glamorous pose.

Belgian officials acknowledge ignoring warning signs
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Belgian officials acknowledge ignoring warning signs

Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium's prime minister refused to accept the resignations of his justice and interior ministers Thursday despite increasing evidence of intelligence and law enforcement failures to prevent this week's attacks by Islamic militants.

"We don't have to be proud about what happened," Justice Minister Koen Geens said of the government's failures to halt the attacks and failing to follow through on warnings from Turkey about one of the suspects. "We perhaps did things we should not have done, at the same time."

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