update NEWS and release notes in README

[cying111]

Type of Change

• Documentation update

Description

Add entry to release notes in README and NEWS for PR

Checklist

• My code follows the style guidelines of this project.
• I have performed a self-review of my own code.
• I have verified that GitHub automated tests passed. (Describe any failing tests in the next section)
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas.
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (vignettes, man pages).
• I have tested the code on a full dataset, and any differences have been described in the pull request.

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 84.81%. Comparing base (9a15d51) to head (00e8ef2).
⚠️ Report is 18 commits behind head on devel.
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Additional details and impacted files

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- Coverage   86.35%   84.81%   -1.54%     
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  Files          24       24              
  Lines        3210     3214       +4     
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- Hits         2772     2726      -46     
- Misses        438      488      +50     

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