diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
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--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ Core and Builtins
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #8257: The Decimal construct now accepts a float instance
+  directly, converting that float to a Decimal of equal value:
+
+     >>> Decimal(1.1)
+     Decimal('1.100000000000000088817841970012523233890533447265625')
+
 - collections.Counter() now supports a subtract() method.
 
 - Issue #8294: The Fraction constructor now accepts Decimal and float