#11982: fix json.loads('""') to return u'' rather than ''.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index b14a6cb..743f10a 100644
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@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@
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+- Issue #11982: fix json.loads('""') to return u'' rather than ''.
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 - Issue #11277: mmap.mmap() calls fcntl(fd, F_FULLFSYNC) on Mac OS X to get
   around a mmap bug with sparse files. Patch written by Steffen Daode Nurpmeso.