Shocking: Tennessee Resurrecting the Electric Chair

Here are the stories TIME is watching this Friday, May 23:

• Tennessee could bring back the electric chair to perform the death penalty if drugs cannot be obtained.
• Thailand’s military tightens its grip after a coup by applying nationwide curfews and censoring the media.
• NOAA says to look forward to blue skies this summer in a report that predicts a slow hurricane season.
• Cops across the nation get their ticket books ready for the mad traffic of Memorial Day weekend.

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