diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 Tests
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+- Issue #19588: Fixed tests in test_random that were silently skipped most
+  of the time.  Patch by Julian Gindi.
+
 - Issue #17883: Tweak test_tcl testLoadWithUNC to skip the test in the
   event of a permission error on Windows and to properly report other
   skip conditions.