{"id":7056,"date":"2026-03-20T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/?p=7056"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:05:30","slug":"newsbrief-20-3-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/newsbrief-20-3-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"NewsBrief (20.3.2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>By Murray Sherriffs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>=<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The families of the five teenagers who were hanging out with 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi the day that he was shot dead by Longueuil police have launched a $1.9 million dollar lawsuit against the city and the police department, citing racial discrimination by police. 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