diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
 Library
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+- Issue #5971: StreamHandler.handleError now swallows IOErrors which occur when
+  trying to print a traceback.
+
 - Issue 5955: aifc's close method did not close the file it wrapped,
   now it does.  This also means getfp method now returns the real fp.