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<strong>Millionaire developer Franklin Haney stands in front of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Hollywood, Ala. Haney purchased the plant at auction in 2016 for $111 million, and his plan to&nbsp; make Bellefonte operational again and sell power to Memphis hinges on raising billions of dollars and overcoming some stiff opposition.</strong> (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian)&nbsp;

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SPECIAL REPORT: Inside a long-shot plan to buy a never-opened nuclear plant and sell its power to a single customer: MLGW

As Franklin Haney tells it, his trouble started when President Donald Trump passed him a business tip. It came on an otherwise delightful night last spring as they dined at adjacent tables in Florida’s exclusive Mar-a-Lago resort.


Road Recap: Grizzlies 100, Timberwolves 87

Marc Gasol made four three-pointers on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis and each one extended the Grizzlies’ lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves from single to double digits. Gasol added three blocks and drew a key late charge on opposing center Karl-Anthony Towns as the Grizzlies beat the Timberwolves 100-87 to improve to 10-5 and into a three-way tie for third place in the Western Conference.

Photo Gallery: Christmas in November

The Thanksgiving turkeys are not even in the oven yet, but Memphis has already had it's first dusting of snow and residents turned out by the thousands Saturday, Nov. 17, for the annual Whitehaven Christmas Parade and to welcome Santa as he choppered in from the North Pole to visit the Pink Palace and officially open the Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees.

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