StupidiNews, New Year's Weekend Edition!

• The US and the United Arab Emirates have reached a deal worth $3.5 billion for a missile defense system.
• British law enforcement officials are dealing with a "epidemic" of metal thefts in the UK.
• American energy companies shipped a record amount of gasoline and other refined fuels overseas, helping to keep domestic gas prices at a new yearly average record.
• Verizon has already backtracked on its $2 "convenience fee" for customers choosing to pay online or by phone after a massive internet upwelling.
• A federal court is looking into claims that the federal government worked with the country's largest telecom firm to wiretap millions of Americans.