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diff --git a/binutils/NEWS b/binutils/NEWS
index c6c4e29602..e1aaf996e8 100644
--- a/binutils/NEWS
+++ b/binutils/NEWS
@@ -1,7 +1,55 @@
 -*- text -*-
+
+* The readelf tool now has a -L or --lint or --enable-checks option which turns
+  on warning messages about possible problems with the file(s) being examined.
+  These checks include things like zero-sized sections, which are allowed by
+  the ELF standard but which nevertheless might be of concern if the user
+  was expecting them to actually contain something.
+
+Changes in 2.34:
+
+* Binutils now supports debuginfod, an HTTP server for distributing
+  ELF/DWARF debugging information as well as source code. When built with
+  debuginfod, readelf and objdump can automatically query debuginfod
+  servers for separate debug files when they otherwise cannot be found.
+  To build binutils with debuginfod, pass --with-debuginfod to configure.
+  This requires libdebuginfod, the debuginfod client library. debuginfod
+  is distributed with elfutils, starting with version 0.178. For more
+  information see https://sourceware.org/elfutils.
+
+* Add --output option to the "ar" program.  This option can be used to specify
+  the output directory when extracting members from an archive.
+
+* Add --keep-section option to objcopy and strip.  This option keeps the
+  specified section from being removed.
+
+ * Add visualization of jumps inside a function by drawing an ascii character
+   graph between the address and the disassembler column.  Enabled via the
+   --visualize-jumps command line option for objdump.  Currently supported by
+   the x86, x86_64, and ARM targets.  The output looks something like this:
+
+  c6:	|  |     \----------> be 00 00 00 00       	mov    $0x0,%esi
+  cb:	|  |           /----> 48 8b 3d 00 00 00 00 	mov    0x0(%rip),%rdi        # d2 <main+0xd2>
+  d2:	|  |           |      31 c0                	xor    %eax,%eax
+  d4:	|  |           |  /-- e8 00 00 00 00       	callq  d9 <main+0xd9>
+  d9:	|  |           |  \-> bf 02 00 00 00       	mov    $0x2,%edi
+  de:	|  +-----------|----- e8 00 00 00 00       	callq  e3 <main+0xe3>
+  e3:	|  \-----------|----> 48 89 da             	mov    %rbx,%rdx
+  e6:	|              |      be 00 00 00 00       	mov    $0x0,%esi
+  eb:	|              \----- eb de                	jmp    cb <main+0xcb>
+  ed:	\-------------------> 48 8b 16             	mov    (%rsi),%rdx
+
+  Additional arguments to the --visualize-jumps option add colors to the
+  output.
+
+Changes in 2.33:
+
 * Add --source-comment[=<txt>] option to objdump which if present,
   provides a prefix to source code lines displayed in a disassembly.
 
+* Add --set-section-alignment <section-name>=<align> option to objcopy to allow
+  the changing of section alignments.
+
 * Add --verilog-data-width option to objcopy for verilog targets to control
   width of data elements in verilog hex format.
 
@@ -671,7 +719,7 @@ Changes in binutils 2.1:
   and/or local symbols only.  They now also support long options.
 
 
-Copyright (C) 2012-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2012-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
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