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Protesting the New York Police Department's surveillance
tactics
near Police Headquarters in 2013.
Photograph: Seth Wenig/Associated Press
New York Drops Unit That Spied on Muslims
NYT
15 April 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/16/nyregion/
police-unit-that-spied-on-muslims-is-disbanded.html
N.A.A.C.P. / NAACP
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People USA
https://www.naacp.org/
http://www.npr.org/2017/08/03/
541382961/naacp-warns-black-travelers-to-use-extreme-caution-when-visiting-missouri
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/19/
529169100/naacp-is-looking-for-new-president-retooling-entire-organization
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/17/us/
julian-bond-former-naacp-chairman-and-civil-rights-leader-dies-at-75.html
NCAI
National Congress of American
Indians USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/17/
586440766/tribal-leaders-infrastructure-bill-should-include-indian-country-priorities
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement /
treaty between the U.S., Mexico and Canada
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/26/
583943580/automakers-say-trumps-anti-nafta-push-could-upend-their-industry
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/27/
525920241/with-billions-at-stake-trump-agrees-to-mend-nafta-not-end-it
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/30/
522091641/trumps-draft-proposal-makes-tweaks-to-nafta
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/02/16/
515380213/why-ditching-nafta-could-hurt-americas-farmers-more-than-mexicos
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/11/
501732648/after-22-years-is-nafta-headed-back-to-the-drawing-board
NAO
National Audit Office
UK
https://www.nao.org.uk/
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
USA
https://www.nasa.gov/index.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/16/science/space/16planet.html
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/jan/04/spaceexploration.research
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/09/science/space/09shuttle.html
Nasdaq
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations / Nasdaq composite index
USA

http://freightteamsters.blogspot.com/2007/11/yrc-worldwide-inc-chairman-president.html
added 21.11.2008
https://www.nasdaq.com/
http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2008-04-25-
stocks-friday_N.htm
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSN1144247920070911
NATO /
Nato
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
was created in 1949
as the military instrument of the common stand
by the United States and Western Europe
against Soviet expansionism.
But the cold war ended
with the collapse of the U.S.S.R.,
and NATO has shifted
to redefine itself and its mission.
In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks,
it focused on terrorism,
especially Islamic radicalism
and its militant offshoots.
Several NATO allies,
while not playing a decisive military role,
have been engaged with the United States
in the war in Afghanistan since 2001.
Updated: June 10, 2011
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/n/
north_atlantic_treaty_organization/index.html
https://www.nato.int/
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/north-atlantic-treaty-organization
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/12/
628329172/trump-says-no-problem-in-nato-touting-allies-spending-pledges
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/11/11/
501679342/natos-relevance-will-his-administration-intervene
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/
opinion/does-nato-still-exist.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/
opinion/turkeys-drift-from-nato.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/
opinion/nato-after-libya.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/world/africa/
scores-of-unintended-casualties-in-nato-war-in-libya.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/world/asia/pakistan-
says-nato-helicopters-kill-dozens-of-soldiers.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/20/nato-libya-war-26000-missions
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/opinion/natos-teachable-moment.html
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/26/us-afghanistan-insurgent-idUSTRE73P1EE20110426
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/27/us-libya-nato-idUSTRE72Q2VR20110327
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/27/us-libya-nato-idUSTRE72Q19V20110327
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/22/libya-nato-us-france-uk
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-afghanistan-raids-idUSTRE71N15U20110224
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/20/world/asia/20afghan.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/world/asia/07pstan.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/world/asia/01peshawar.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/23/world/asia/23afghan.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/world/03reax.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/military/2008-03-30-afghanistan_N.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-08-01-afghanistan_x.htm
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/19/sudan.nato
NBA
National Basketball Association USA
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/24/
529888031/nba-says-2019-all-star-game-will-be-in-n-c-after-partial-bathroom-bill-repeal
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/04/
sports/basketball/04rockets.html
N.C.
North Carolina USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/17/
648699271/travel-not-advised-in-large-swath-of-north-carolina-as-rivers-continue-to-flood
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/17/
510301308/in-rural-n-c-trump-supporters-eagerly-await-a-different-kind-of-change
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/
travel/36-hours-in-raleigh-nc.html
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2006-11-19-
tornado-damage_x.htm
NCA
National Crime Agency
UK
https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/
N.C.A.A. / NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
USA
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
national-collegiate-athletic-association
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/04/
953261708/ncaa-says-2021-march-madness-will-take-place-in-a-bubble-in-indiana
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/10/
944982415/challenging-the-ncaa-hbcus-say-no-more-discrimination-in-academic-rules
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/
557581005/ncaa-could-not-conclude-academic-violations-in-unc-athletics-scandal
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/01/
sports/mexico-cetys-ncaa-border.html
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/15/
520154990/march-gladness-a-northwestern-fan-celebrates-the-team-s-first-ncaa-bid
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/
opinion/joe-nocera-the-man-who-built-the-ncaa.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/
opinion/invitation-to-a-dialogue-leave-the-ncaa.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/
opinion/nocera-the-ncaas-ethics-problem.html
N.D.
North Dakota USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-27-
ndakota-nuke-site_x.htm
NDA
nondisclosure agreement
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/15/
611288966/uber-will-no-longer-force-sexual-assault-survivors-into-arbitration-or-ndas
NEOs
Near-Earth objects
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/dec/07/
spaceexploration.research
NIH
National Institutes of Health
USA
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/10/
813979266/trump-vows-to-help-cruise-airline-industries-amid-coronavirus-concerns
NIRA
National Industrial Recovery Act
USA
Following the enactment
of the the National Industrial
Recovery Act (NIRA),
the National Recovery
Administration (NRA)
was established
on June 16, 1933
in an effort
by President Franklin D. Roosevelt
to assist the nation's
economic recovery
during the Great Depression.
The passage of NIRA
ushered in
a unique experiment
in U.S. economic history -
the NIRA sanctioned, supported,
and in some cases, enforced
an alliance of industries.
The National Recovery
Administration (NRA),
created by
a separate executive order,
was put into operation soon
after the final approval
of the act.
The administration
was empowered
to make voluntary agreements
dealing with hours of work,
rates of pay,
and the fixing of prices.
Patriotic appeals
were made to the public,
and firms were asked
to display the Blue Eagle,
an emblem signifying NRA
participation.
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/
todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=616
https://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/todays-doc/
index.html?dod-date=616
N.J.
New Jersey
USA
http://www.npr.org/2017/01/13/
509547916/trumps-promises-of-deportations-create-uncertainty-for-n-j-family
neocon
neo Conservative
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/may/22/
christopher-hitchens-decca-aitkenhead
NFL
National Football League USA
http://www.nfl.com/home
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/national-football-league
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/sports/football/
junior-seau-famed-nfl-linebacker-dies-at-43-in-apparent-suicide.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/
sports/football/kris-jenkinss-view-of-life-in-the-nfl-trenches.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/22/sports/football/22draft.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-10-18-nfl-threat_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/fantasy/2006-01-04-fantasy-focus-awards_x.htm
NGO
Non Governmental Organization
N.H.
New Hampshire USA
https://www.npr.org/2019/05/07
/720488275/even-with-clear-conflicts-of-interest-n-h-lawmakers-rarely-bow-out-of-votes
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/08/
465916627/why-a-vote-for-jeb-bush-could-be-a-vote-for-trump-
in-the-new-hampshire-primary
http://travel.nytimes.com/2013/08/04/
travel/36-hours-in-portsmouth-nh.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-12-24-2008-
president_x.htm
NIH
National Institutes of Health
USA
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/06/15/
620328777/credibility-concerns-lead-nih-to-end-study-of-alcohols-health-effects
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/11/29/
503759592/congress-poised-to-pass-sweeping-law-covering-fda-and-nih
NHS
National Health System UK
https://www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx
https://www.theguardian.com/society/nhs
http://www.theguardian.com/society/series/this-is-the-nhs
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/may/22/ivf-nhs-age-42-fertility
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/may/16/david-cameron-nhs-only-saved-reform
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/apr/05/andrew-lansley-scrambles-to-save-nhs-reforms
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/feb/15/nhs-reforms-bma-meldrum
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/nov/27/hospital-death-rates-nhs-dr-foster
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/aug/27/nhs-obesity-operation-ninefold-increase
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jan/24/nhs.publicservices
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/oct/05/uk.health
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2006/mar/24/publicfinances.health
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2006/jan/05/uk.health
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/01/politics.publicservices1
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/16/mrsa.politics
NI
1 -
Northern Ireland
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/audio/2009/mar/11/
policeman-murder-northern-ireland
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/nov/24/uk.northernireland
2 - News International
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/may/14/
news-international-murdoch-thatcher
NICU
neonatal intensive care unit
USA
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/07/20/
424639183/what-not-to-do-in-the-nicu
NIH
National Institutes of Health
USA
http://www.npr.org/2016/08/04/
488637607/nih-reviews-moratorium-on-funding-controversial-chimera-research
NIU
Northern Illinois University
USA
http://www.niu.edu/index.shtml
http://www.niu.edu/memorial/index.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-02-25-
niu-returns_N.htm
N.M.
New Mexico USA
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2006-07-09-
west-flooding_x.htm
NME
New Musical Express
UK
https://www.nme.com/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jun/12/morrissey-receive-apology-from-nme
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/feb/26/nme-60-editors-favourite-covers
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/
nme-names-top-50-albums-of-the-decade-1822046.html
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/02/1
N.J.
New Jersey USA
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/travel/36-hours-in-cape-may-nj.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-21-civilunions_x.htm
N.O.
New Orleans USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-04-
katrina-health_N.htm
NOAA
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
USA
https://www.noaa.gov/
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/
814043817/to-forecast-spring-flooding-noaa-planes-fly-slow-and-low
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/22/
696893615/noaa-researchers-ashes-were-dropped-into-the-eye-of-hurricane-michael
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/01/23/
511216488/like-high-definition-from-the-heavens-noaa-releases-new-images-of-earth
NORAD
North American Aerospace Defense Command,
known until March 1981
as the North American Air Defense Command
USA
https://www.npr.org/2014/12/19/
371647099/norads-santa-tracker-began-with-a-typo-and-a-good-sport
NoW
News of the World UK
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2011/jul/16/paul-stephenson-drinks-neil-wallis
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/aug/09/newsoftheworld.pressandpublishing
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/aug/04/newsoftheworld.pressandpublishing1
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/apr/06/pressandpublishing.privacy
NPR
National Public Radio
USA
https://www.npr.org/
http://www.npr.org/2017/03/02/
518120957/gop-house-oversight-chief-calls-for-sessions-to-recuse-on-russia-investigation
NRA
National Rifle Association
USA
Welcome to the NRA
Video
NRA
30 March 2012
Join NRA Today and help us protect
your Second Amendment rights.
https://membership.nrahq.org/forms/si...
The National Rifle Association,
chartered in 1871,
is America's foremost defender
of Second Amendment rights.
We're proud protectors of history's patriots
- advocating the right to keep and bear arms,
advancing the shooting sports and championing
gun safety, education and training.
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJo2xlmT29I
https://home.nra.org/
http://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/national-rifle-association
Anglonautes > gun violence > gun lobby > NRA
http://www.npr.org/2017/10/05/
555859571/nra-backed-gun-laws-have-found-success-in-state-legislatures-across-the-u-s
*****
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/15/
502229875/following-election-nra-goes-on-offense-here-s-what-they-could-aim-to-do
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/
opinion/who-the-nra-really-speaks-for.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/us/nra-calls-for-armed-guards-at-schools.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/12/21/us/nra-news-conference-transcript.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/opinion/the-nra-crawls-from-its-hidey-hole.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/22/opinion/blow-guns-smoke-and-mirrors.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/opinion/the-nra-protection-racket.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/nyregion/
in-wake-of-newtown-shootings-nra-leader-faces-big-challenge.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/21/opinion/national-rifle-selling-association.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/18/nyregion/
silent-since-shootings-nra-could-face-challenge-to-political-power.html
http://www.cagle.com/news/nra-2012/
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/16/us/trayvon-martin-case-felt-at-nra-convention.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/13/us/nra-campaign-leads-to-expanded-self-defense-laws.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/11/michael-bloomberg-nra-gun-control
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/22/opinion/collins-pity-the-poor-gun-lobby.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/us/26guns.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/opinion/26fri1.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/us/politics/13nra.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-04-nra-measure_N.htm
NSA
National Security Agency USA

Petar Pismestrovic
Editorial cartoon
Petar Pismestrovic is one of the founding
members
of the Croatian Cartoonists Association (HDK),
and works for Kleine Zeitung in Austria.
Cagle
29 July 2013
https://www.nsa.gov/
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/national-security-agency
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/17/
opinion/israels-nsa-scandal.html
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2013/oct/21/
nsa-files-how-they-affect-you-video-animation
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/06/us/
nsa-foils-much-internet-encryption.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/28/
opinion/the-criminal-nsa.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/us/
17nsa.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-05-18-
bellsouth-nsa_x.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-19-
bush_x.htm
NSPCC
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
UK
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/aug/10/
cyberbullies-target-children-nspcc-internet-abuse-askfm
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/nov/03/childrensservices.childprotection1
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jul/05/children.childprotection
NSW
Australia >
New South
Wales
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/25/
nsw-premier-calls-on-shoppers-to-avoid-sydneys-boxing-day-sales-as-covid-cluster-grows-to-108
NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board
USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/02/05/
583455540/ntsb-looks-at-disabled-signals-locked-switch-in-latest-deadly-amtrak-crash
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-07-25-
ntsb-aging-planes_x.htm
NUM
National Union of
Mineworkers UK
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/oct/11/tradeunions.uk
NUS
National Union of Students
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/nov/28/
student-leader-apologises-over-dithering
NUT
National Union of Teachers
UK
https://www.teachers.org.uk/index.php
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2012/mar/28/
education-system-privatised-2015-union
NY
New York (State) USA
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/12/11/travel/36-hours-lake-placid-ny.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/nyregion/15webnygov.html
NYC
New York City USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/06/nyregion/
on-facebook-nypd-officers-malign-west-indian-paradegoers.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/29/nyregion/
29surfing.html
DMX
Charged in
NYC
with
Impersonating FBI agent
R, 26.6.2004
NYU
New York University USA
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/06/
535757103/how-to-be-a-muslim-author-on-being-a-spokesperson-for-his-faith
NYMEX
New York Mercantile Exchange
USA
https://www.cmegroup.com/company/nymex.html
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-10-31-
oil-oct_N.htm
NYPD
New York Police Department USA
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/index.page
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/
new-york-city-police-department
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/24/
opinion/more-overreach-by-the-nypd.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/18/opinion/sunday/young-black-and-frisked-by-the-nypd.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/02/occupy-wall-street-nypd-tactics
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-25-nypd-convention_N.htm
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange USA
https://www.nyse.com/index
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/18/
817650272/another-day-another-direction-for-stocks-this-time-its-down
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/10/
618271798/it-was-never-about-my-gender-nyse-s-first-female-president-thanks-her-trailblaze
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/20/
business/jeffrey-sprechers-improbable-path-to-buying-the-nyse.html
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