Ex-Police Union President Charged With Child Rape: Patch PM

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Retired Boston Police officer Pat Rose hid his face in his hands as he was ordered held on $100,000 bail Thursday in a child rape case.

Rose, the former president of the Boston Police union, pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in West Roxbury District Court on several charges that include rape and abuse of a child and five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14.

Prosecutors had asked for $250,000 cash bail saying he was a flight risk. State Police arrested Rose Wednesday after looking for him for a week.

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AOC Offers To Release BU Transcripts After Trump Calls Her 'Poor Student'

New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez offered to put her college transcripts from Boston University up against President Donald Trump's academic credentials as part of the latest clash between the two politicians.

During an appearance on Fox Business, President Trump described Ocasio-Cortez, a Boston University graduate, as "a poor student."

"I won't say where she went to school it doesn't matter," the president said. "This is not even a smart person other than she's got a good line of stuff. I mean, she goes out and she yaps. These guys, they're all afraid of her. If you notice, all of these progressives are beating regular Democrats."

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AMC will reopen more than 100 U.S. theaters, including nine in Massachusetts, on Aug. 20. What's more, the company is celebrating its centennial by offering "movies in 2020 at 1920 prices" on opening day.

So dig into those couch cushions because you'll be dropping 15 cents on a ticket.

AMC plans to open two-thirds of its more than 600 theaters nationwide by the time Christopher Nolan's hotly anticipated and much-delayed blockbuster "Tenet" comes out Sept. 3. The chain is implementing new health and safety measures to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, including requiring all customers to wear masks, reducing theater capacity and upgrading ventilation systems.

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