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With the five things you need to know for Monday January 29th.

But first breaking news, a judge has ruled that former South Carolina lawyer,

Alec Murdoch, who was convicted of killing his wife and son last year,

will not receive a new trial.

His attorneys had alleged the court clerk tampered with the jury that found him guilty.

Visit CNN.com for updates. clerk tampered with the jury that found him guilty.

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Three US soldiers killed in a drone attack

on a US military outpost in Jordan Sunday

have been identified.

There's Sergeant William Rivers,

Specialist Kennedy Sanders, and Specialist Brianna Moffitt,

all from a U.S. Army Reserve Unit in Georgia.

The Pentagon says more than 40 others were injured, which could possibly rise.

The consensus is that an Iran-backed militia group is behind the deadly drone attack,

though the U.S. is still working to determine which group specifically is responsible.

Here is Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh.

We know this is an IRGC backed militia.

It has the footprints of Katab Hezbollah, but not making a final assessment on that.

And certainly, as we've said before here in this briefing room.

Iran continues to arm and equip these groups

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