Merge doc fixes for 'random' lost in previous merge

[This reapplies part of commit
3ffe81e245d854a694ae1734f1b6a995bdc5e724,
which was inadvertently lost by merge commit
7823745acbe9b87eea2db4ef434e379fc903ec35.]
(Bug#22202)

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diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 6d2dc2fa470..57bd110116b 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -424,6 +424,14 @@ for use in Emacs bug reports.
 hiding character but the default `.' can be used by let-binding the
 variable `read-hide-char'.
 
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+** The Emacs pseudo-random number generator can be securely seeded.
+On system where Emacs can access the system entropy or some other
+cryptographically secure random stream, it now uses that when `random'
+is called with its argument `t'.  This allows cryptographically strong
+random values; in particular, the Emacs server now uses this facility
+to produce its authentication key.
+
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 ** New input methods: `tamil-dvorak' and `programmer-dvorak'.