diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -147,6 +147,8 @@
 
 - Issue #4863: distutils.mwerkscompiler has been removed.
 
+- Added a new function:  itertools.compress().
+
 - Fix and properly document the multiprocessing module's logging
   support, expose the internal levels and provide proper usage
   examples.