Update NEWS for v1.7.1

NEWS.md

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+# ribd 1.7.1
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+## New features
+* `kappaIBD()` gains a logical argument `acrossComps`. Switching this off will compute the IBD coefficients only between individuals in the same connected component, which is often better for large pedigrees.
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+* Update and improve documentation of `multiPersonIBD()`.
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+* Several tweaks of the `plotly` version of IBD triangles.
+
+## Other
+* Now using Rhub v2 for testing.
+* Increased pedtools dependency to 2.6.0, for `labels(..., unlist = TRUE)`.
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+
 # ribd 1.7.0
 
 Th main focus of this version is an overhaul of the IBD triangle plots, and implementing such plots also in `ggplot2` and `plotly`.