Patch #1490224: set time.altzone correctly on Cygwin.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 Extension Modules
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+- Patch #1490224: time.altzone is now set correctly on Cygwin.
+
 - Patch #1435422: zlib's compress and decompress objects now have a
   copy() method.