diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
 Tests
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+- Issue #7449: Fix many tests to support Python compiled without thread support
+
 - Issue #8108: test_ftplib's non-blocking SSL server now has proper handling
   of SSL shutdowns.