Update NEWS file with some missed JEPs

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New in release OpenJDK 21.0.0 (2023-09-XX):
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Major changes are listed below. Some changes may have been backported
to earlier releases following their first appearance in OpenJDK 18
through to 21.
to earlier releases following their first appearance in OpenJDK 21.
The full list of changes in 21u can be found at:
- * https://builds.shipilev.net/backports-monitor/release-notes-21.txt
NEW FEATURES
============
@ -122,6 +124,19 @@ java-17-openjdk). OpenJDK 18 saw a second round of incubation (JEP
second in OpenJDK 20 (JEP 434). It reaches a third preview in OpenJDK
21 (JEP 442).
Virtual Threads
===============
https://openjdk.org/jeps/425
https://openjdk.org/jeps/436
Introduce virtual threads to the Java Platform. Virtual threads are
lightweight threads that dramatically reduce the effort of writing,
maintaining, and observing high-throughput concurrent applications.
This is a preview feature (http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/12) introduced
in OpenJDK 19 (JEP 425) and reaching its second preview in OpenJDK 20
(JEP 436).
Structured Concurrency
======================
https://openjdk.org/jeps/428
@ -139,6 +154,18 @@ OpenJDK 21 (JEP 453). It was first introduced in incubation
(https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/11) in OpenJDK 19 (JEP 428) and had a
second round of incubation in OpenJDK 20 (JEP 437).
Scoped Values
=============
https://openjdk.org/jeps/429
Introduce scoped values, which enable the sharing of immutable data
within and across threads. They are preferred to thread-local
variables, especially when using large numbers of virtual threads.
This API is now a preview feature (http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/12)
in OpenJDK 21 (JEP 429). It was first introduced in incubation
(https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/11) in OpenJDK 20 (JEP 429).
Sequenced Collections
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https://openjdk.org/jeps/431