diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
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+- Issue #10340: asyncore - properly handle EINVAL in dispatcher constructor on
+  OSX; avoid to call handle_connect in case of a disconnected socket which
+  was not meant to connect.
+
 - Issue #14204: The ssl module now has support for the Next Protocol
   Negotiation extension, if available in the underlying OpenSSL library.
   Patch by Colin Marc.