add a period
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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 Library
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-- mimetools has been removed in favor of the email package
+- mimetools has been removed in favor of the email package.
 
 - Patch #2849: Remove use of rfc822 module from standard library.