diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
 Library
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+- The keyword only restriction for the places argument in
+  unittest.TestCase.assert[Not]AlmostEqual methods has been removed.
+
 - Issue 6706: asyncore accept() method no longer raises EWOULDBLOCK/ECONNABORTED
   on incomplete connection attempt but returns None instead.