Patch #1444529: the builtin compile() now accepts keyword arguments.
 (backport)
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 41db7ff..27669f8 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 Core and builtins
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+- Patch #1444529: the builtin compile() now accepts keyword arguments.
+
 - Bug #1678647: write a newline after printing an exception in any
   case, even when converting the value to a string failed.