Issue #4188: Avoid creating dummy thread objects when logging operations
from the threading module (with the internal verbose flag activated).
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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+- Issue #4188: Avoid creating dummy thread objects when logging operations
+  from the threading module (with the internal verbose flag activated).
+
 - Issue #10711: Remove HTTP 0.9 support from http.client.  The ``strict``
   parameter to HTTPConnection and friends is deprecated.