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NPR News: 06-26-2026 2PM EDT

June 26, 2026·4 min·4-min readnews briefnews
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— Federal trial of Jonathan Rinderkinesht for the Palisades fire ends in mistrial after deadlocked jury.

— Jury split 10–2 in favor of acquittal, raising questions about evidence sufficiency.

— U.S. government plans to retry Rinderkinesht on all three counts.

— President Trump claims I

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