Patch #1652681: create nonexistent files in append mode and
allow appending to empty files.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 982fd2a..0447d4b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@
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+- Patch #1652681: tarfile.py: create nonexistent files in append mode and
+  allow appending to empty files.
+
 - Bug #1124861: Automatically create pipes if GetStdHandle fails in
   subprocess.