U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speaks at a campaign event at Lakeside Plastics in Oshkosh Cheap Nike Air Max 270 , Wisconsin March 25, 2016.
Republican Ted Cruz on Friday denounced an article in the National Enquirer tabloid claiming he had extramarital affairs as "complete and utter lies" and accused rival Donald Trump of being the source of the story.


The story took the Republican presidential race to a new level of personal rancor and Trump issued a statement saying he was not responsible for it.


"I have nothing to do with the National Enquirer and unlike Lyin' Ted Cruz I do not surround myself with political hacks and henchman and then pretend total innocence," Trump said.


Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas Cheap Nike Air Max 2019 , addressed the Enquirer story at a news conference in Wisconsin, saying, "Let me be clear. This National Enquirer story is garbage. It is complete and utter lies. It's tabloid smear and it is a smear that has come from Donald Trump and his henchmen."


Trump's statement pointed to other articles the Enquirer, a tabloid known for its gossip and unflattering celebrity photos Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Inneva , had been correct about in the past.


"Ted Cruz’s problem with the National Enquirer is his and his alone, and while they were right about O.J. Simpson, John Edwards, and many others Cheap Nike Air VaporMax 97 , I certainly hope they are not right about Lyin’ Ted Cruz," the billionaire New York developer said.


Trump and Cruz have sparred in recent days about their wives as they battle to be the Republican nominee in the Nov. 8 election. Earlier this week Trump accused Cruz of posting a nude photo of Trump's wife, Melania, on Twitter. Cruz denied having any role in the photo being circulated on the Internet and Trump responded by threatening to "spill the beans" on Cruz's wife.


Cruz said the Enquirer story was evidence that Trump is unfit to be president. "This man would be an embarrassment Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Utility ," he said.


The Enquirer published blurred images of five women with whom it said Cruz has had affairs but did not name them. Two women who appeared to be pictured in the Enquirer stepped forward on Friday and called the article false.


The National Enquirer could not immediately be reached for comment on the story.


Cruz' wife, Heidi Cruz, was campaigning with him on Friday and he gave her a hug and kiss before he began a town hall event. She sat off stage smiling while he spoke.


This is not the first time a presidential candidate has been accused of extramarital sex.


During the 1992 campaign, Gennifer Flowers came forward to detail an affair she had with Bill Clinton. Subsequently Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Sunset , more women admitted to having affairs with him, including then-White House intern Monica Lewinsky.


Former Colorado Senator Gary Hart, a Democrat, had his 1988 presidential campaign derailed when reports surfaced that he was having an affair.


Former North Carolina Senator John Edwards admitted to having an affair with a campaign photographer during his 2004 campaign Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Be True , although the public did not learn about the romance until after he was defeated.


The Enquirer's Cruz story exploded on the social media site Twitter overnight on Thursday. By Thursday afternoon, #CruzSexScandal was a worldwide trending topic on Twitter.


TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said early Saturday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s latest missile launch underscores grave and real security threat to Japan.


He also said that Japan will stay alert about possible further provocations by the DPRK and Japan has no other option but to increase pressure on the DPRK with the international community.


Abe made the remarks when meeting with reporters after a National Security Council meeting convened early Saturday following the latest missile launch by the DPRK.


Japan's top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said that Japan was assessing whether the missile launched by the DPRK Friday night was an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).


He added that Japan's response to the missile launch would not be affected by Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's resignation on Friday and Japan will keep working closely with the United States and South Korea over the issue.


The Japanese government confirmed early Saturday that the DPRK had launched a ballistic missile around 11:42 p.m. Japanese time Friday.


The missile flew for about 45 minutes and appeared to have fallen into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Suga said Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Mens , adding that no damage has been reported to any vessel or aircraft.


He also said that the missile launch was in violation of the United Nations' related resolutions and Japan protests the missile launch on strongest terms.


South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the missile was launched into the East Sea of Korea from DPRK's Jagang province.


The South Korean military said early Saturday that the DPRK fired "advanced ICBM-class" missile, and it flied over 1,000 km and reached an altitude of 3,700 km.


The South Korean media also reported that the missile launch was immediately reported to South Korean President Moon Jae-in Cheap Nike Air VaporMax Womens , who convened an emergency security meeting early Saturday.


On July 4, the DPRK announced a successful test-launch of an ICBM, dubbed Hwasong-14, which flew around 930 km and was lofted as high as about 2 Cheap Nike VaporMax Flyknit Mens ,800 km.


Expectations had run high among local and global media outlets for Pyongyang to test-fire ICBM to validate its reentry technology on or around July 27 that marks the 64th anniversary of the armistice agreement.


The Korean Peninsula is technically in a state of war as the three-year Korean War ended in armistice in 1953, not a peace treaty.


Xi honors military officers, unit ahead of Army Day


China promotes 5 officers to general


7th meeting of BRICS High Representatives for Security Issues held in Beijing


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