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The Guardian        p. 1        24 March 2007
 

                                                                                               

                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UAVs

 

Unmanned aerial vehicles

 

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/
predator-drones-and-unmanned-aerial-vehicles-uavs 

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/aug/03/
drone-stocks-by-country

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/23/
us-drones-idUSTRE78M4HE20110923

 

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2006-07-06-
uavs-iraq_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UAW

 

United Auto Workers        USA

 

https://uaw.org/

http://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/united-automobile-workers

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/13/
business/chrysler-is-last-to-reach-deal-with-union.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/02/
business/02uaw.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-10-08-
auto-talks_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.C.L.A.

 

University of California, Los Angeles        USA

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/sports/ncaabasketball/
gene-bartow-ucla-basketball-coach-after-wooden-dies-at-81.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UDA

 

Ulster Defence Association        Northern Ireland

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/may/21/
books.northernireland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UFO

 

Unidentified Flying Object

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ufos

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/27/
pentagon-releases-three-ufo-videos-taken-by-us-navy-pilots

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/25/
641667537/opinion-national-enquirer-publisher-s-ceo-could-testify-about-trump-and-ufos

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/17/
571446881/secret-pentagon-program-spent-millions-to-research-ufos

 

http://www.nytimes.com/video/us/politics/100000004381919/
ufos-what-does-the-government-know.html - May 10, 2016

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/shortcuts/2013/jun/21/
top-10-ufo-sightings-roswell-berkshire-files

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/29/
ufo-conspiracy-hearing-congressmen-senators

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/
arts/design/budd-hopkins-abstract-artist-and-ufo-author-dies-at-80.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/26/us/26ufo.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/weekinreview/04schwartz.html

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2009/dec/04/ufo-hotline-closes-down-mod

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/mar/22/ufos-aliens-di55-mod

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/29/opinion/29pope.html

http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/05/explore_the_xfiles.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2007/may/03/spaceexploration.military 

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2007-01-01-ohare-ufo_x.htm

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2006/sep/25/news.past 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/may/08/freedomofinformation.politics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

United Kingdom

 

http://www.npr.org/2016/07/06/
484888250/ripple-effects-will-the-brexit-vote-lead-to-the-break-up-of-the-uk

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/19/snow-triple-dip-recession

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/22/imf-bank-of-england-rate-cut-growth

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/audio/2011/dec/09/politics-weekly-podcast-europe-cameron-treaty

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/09/rising-stars-uk-hip-hop

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jul/24/uk-gdp-record-fall

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/nov/15/immigration.immigrationpolicy

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/mar/24/iran.iraq 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/01/world.military 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/nov/01/immigrationandasylum.politics

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/may/11/cannes2005.film

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UKIP

 

UK Independence Party

 

https://www.ukip.org/  

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ukip 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/may/03/
ukip-gains-local-elections 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UN

 

United Nations

 

http://www.un.org/

http://www.theguardian.com/world/unitednations

 

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/12/02/
504173541/u-n-finally-apologizes-for-cholera-in-haiti-but-omits-one-point

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/mar/10/
un-failing-league-of-nations-isis-boko-haram

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/26/world/europe/pope-francis-united-nations.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/05/un-denounces-vatican-child-abuse

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/05/opinion/palestinians-at-the-united-nations-again.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/world/middleeast/syria-homs-death-toll-said-to-rise.html

 

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-palestinians-israel-un-qa-idUSTRE78J6PR20110921

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/19/us-palestinians-israel-idUSN1813183320110219

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/23/world/europe/23prexy.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/money/topstories/2007-12-15-
258935157_x.htm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/oct/12/
climatechange.internationalnews

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/13/usa.
julianborger 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/12/
politics/12bolton.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNC

 

University of North Carolina        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/26/
641993804/7-arrested-in-protests-over-confederate-statue-at-unc-chapel-hill

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/13/
557581005/ncaa-could-not-conclude-academic-violations-in-unc-athletics-scandal

 

https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-03-06-
unc-crash_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

URL / url

 

Uniform Resource Locator

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/may/06/
arabic-web-addresses-internet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA / US / U.S.

 

United States of America

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/09/world/middleeast/iran-
shows-us-drone-on-tv-and-lodges-a-protest.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/business/
a-rush-to-assess-standard-and-poors-downgrade-of-united-states-credit-rating.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23strike.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/world/europe/23diplo.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jan/31/usa.uselections2008

 

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/may/12/cannes2005.cannesfilmfestival4

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/may/10/iraq  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USB

 

Universal Serial Bus

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USC

 

University of Southern California        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/05/22/
613344526/usc-faces-lawsuits-calls-for-resignation-over-alleged-sexual-abuse-by-gynecologi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USCIS

 

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/22/
588097749/america-no-longer-a-nation-of-immigrants-uscis-says

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USDA

 

United States Department of Agriculture        USA

 

https://www.usda.gov/

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/19/
612063389/usda-unveils-prototypes-for-gmo-food-labels-and-theyre-confusing

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/12/14/
570889309/the-usda-rolled-back-protections-for-small-farmers-now-theyre-suing

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/
business/usda-may-approve-horse-slaughter-plant.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USFL

 

United States Football League        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/09/12/
646912323/football-for-a-buck-tells-the-story-of-the-usfl-in-all-its-doomed-glory

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USGS

 

U.S. Geological Survey        USA

 

https://www.usgs.gov/ 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.O. / USO

 

United Service Organizations        USA

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/12/24/
790751961/nearly-80-years-on-the-uso-still-working-to-keep-service-members-connected-to-ho

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-12-22-uso-cover_x.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/nyregion/28uso.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/22/politics/22uso.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

U.S.S. / USS

 

United States Ship        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/02/
826317152/uss-roosevelt-commander-removed-after-criticizing-handling-of-coronavirus-outbre

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/08/20/
544839125/wreckage-of-uss-indianapolis-sunk-by-japanese-in-wwii-found-in-pacific

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USNS

 

United States Naval Ship        USA

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Naval_Ship

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/23/
820299250/steaming-to-assist-mercy-sails-to-los-angeles-in-coronavirus-hospital-crunch

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UUP

 

Ulster Unionist party

 

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/may/06/election2005.uk13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UVF

 

Ulster Volunteer Force        Northern Ireland

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/03/
northernireland.politics

 

 

 

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