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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

UAW

United Auto Workers USA

https://uaw.org/

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

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/15/
1199673197/uaw-strike-big-3-automakers

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

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.npr.org/2023/11/27/
1215372533/how-the-roswell-ufo-spurred-our-modern-age-of-conspiracy-theories

https://www.npr.org/2023/09/14/
1199451892/uap-ufo-new-nasa-report-science-roadmap

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/13/
1156607496/ufos-uap-shot-down-white-house-aliens-chinese-blinken-
i-want-to-believe

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

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

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

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

UMG

Universal Music Group

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/jan/31/
tiktok-universal-music-group-umg-music-catalogue-rights-negotiation

United Nations

https://www.un.org/

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

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

UPS

uninterruptible power supply

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

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

https://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/2021/03/25/
981435791/usc-agrees-852-million-settlement-
to-end-sex-abuse-litigation

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/2023/02/12/
1151731232/black-farmers-call-for-justice-from-usda

https://www.npr.org/2021/04/26/
990860172/usda-moves-to-feed-millions-of-children-over-the-summer

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.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

UTI

urinary tract infection

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/23/
1171428486/uti-infection-prevent-treat

UUP

Ulster Unionist party

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

UVA

University of Virginia

https://www.npr.org/2022/11/14/
1136423019/uva-student-shooting-charlottesville-virginia

UVF

Ulster Volunteer Force Northern Ireland

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

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