Add NEWS.md for release GH-375

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+# December 11th, 2024
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+**Bug Fixes:**
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+- The HPC init script no longer fails if a conda environment is already active, GH-388.
+- Stdout/stderr from `flepimop-inference-slot` called by `flepimop-inference-main` are piped to a log file via `system2` instead of pipes to support MINGW64, GH-289.
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+**Dependencies:**
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+- `click` minimum is now 8.1.7 (latest as of Aug 17, 2023).
+- Added missing `h5py` dependency to `gempyor` requirements and specified `dask` dependency to include `dataframe` optional dependencies, GH-391.
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+**Deprecates:**
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+- `gempyor-simulate ...` in favor of `flepimop simulate ...`.
+- Soft deprecated the `-c/--config_files` option (config file(s) are now *arguments* not options).
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+**New Features:**
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+- Basic support for multiple config files
+- A `patch` command that takes multiple config files and yields the merged result
+- Converted `gempyor`'s `setup.cfg` to the more modern `pyproject.toml`, GH-391. No user facing changes.
+- Added `flepimop modifiers` subcommand with one action, `config-plot`, for plotting the effects of modifiers on a config, GH-404.
+
+**Removes/Modifies:**
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+- `gempyor-(seir|outcomes) ...` - these were already no longer supported, just pruning entry points