diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 Library
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+- netrc now allows Ascii punctuation characters in passwords.
+
 - shelve now supports the optional writeback argument, and exposes
   pickle protocol versions.