diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-2015.12.05 - GNU nano 2.5.0 "Karma", the the first release of the 2.5
-		series, is now available. Please note that as of this release,
+2015.12.05 - GNU nano 2.5.0 "Karma", the first release of the 2.5 series,
+		is now available. Please note that as of this release,
 		there will no longer be separate stable and unstable
                 branches. The development team will prioritize bug fixes as
 		needed, and make new releases in proportion to the