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AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Taylor Frankie Paul exits Mormon Wives, alleges castmates bullied her for months

The 32-year-old reality star behind some of the most turbulent chapters in Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives says she's done with the show, but her co-stars and court records tell a far more complicated story. Taylor Frankie Paul announced on Instagram that she will not return for another season of the hit reality […] The post Taylor Frankie Paul exits Mormon Wives, alleges castmates bullied her for months appeared first on American Almanac .

The 32-year-old reality star behind some of the most turbulent chapters in Hulu's The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives says she's done with the show, but her co-stars and court records tell a far more complicated story. Taylor Frankie Paul announced on Instagram that she will not return for another season of the hit reality series, accusing fellow cast members of sustained bullying and claiming they "laughed about my kids." The departure caps a year in which Paul lost a Bachelorette season, faced new domestic-violence allegations, pleaded to a felony assault charge, and saw a judge cut her parenting time after she allegedly failed multiple court-ordered drug tests. Her exit statement framed the decision as self-preservation. But at least two…Open

AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - America's 250th fireworks party collides with burn-bans

Data: U.S. Drought Monitor ; Map: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Firework associations expect a massive boom in backyard fireworks this July 4, a surge that collides with dry conditions and a blistering heatwave that could drastically increase the risk of fires. Why it matters: Climate change is increasing the likelihood and severity of wildfires, and large chunks of the U.S. are under burn bans because of severe drought. What they're saying: "It only takes one small spark landing in dry vegetation under the right conditions to start a fast-moving wildfire," April Newman, a public information officer at Cal Fire, tells Axios. - Embers can smolder for over a minute, Newman says, "increasing the potential for ignition even after the…