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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Hope rides down the hallway as she prepares to leave Texas Children’s after 482 days. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Hope Elizabeth and Anna Grace Richards reunite at Texas Children’s before Hope is discharged. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Hope and Anna Richards gaze into each other’s eyes as their mom, Jill, and brother, Seth, look on. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Texas Children’s NICU nurses, Nidia Estrada and Melissa Ramos, say goodbye to Hope. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Ambulance personnel arrive to take Hope home. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Dr. Ed Buchanan, pediatric plastic surgeon at Texas Children’s, stops by to see the girls. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Hope Elizabeth Richards smiles with Dr. Rebecca Cavazos before she is discharged from Texas Children's Hospital. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 634
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  • The second of the formerly conjoined twin girls who was separated in a seven-hour surgery earlier this year has been discharged after spending 482 days in hospital. Hope Elizabeth Richards was allowed home last week [April 25, 2018], eight weeks after her sister Anna Grace was discharged from Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston on March 2. Her mother Jill Richards said: “This is the moment it all feels real. “We are so excited for Hope to join Anna and her brothers at home. Our family is eternally thankful for the doctors, nurses, child life specialists, physical therapists and many others at Texas Children’s who took incredible care of our precious girls.” The twins, who are now aged 16 months, were successfully separated during a mammoth surgery that involved a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons on January 13. The sisters were previously conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation. The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The family was then referred to Texas Children's Fetal Center, where they underwent extensive prenatal testing, consultation and development of plans to achieve a safe delivery and postnatal care.  They temporarily relocated to Houston in order to deliver at Texas Children’s and be close to the girls during their hospital stay. 25 Apr 2018 Pictured: CAPTION: Formerly conjoined twin girl Hope Elizabeth Richards is released from Texas Children’s Hospital on April 25, 2018, and her sister Anna Grace, who was discharged six weeks prior, was there to meet her sibling. LOCAL CAPTION: Jill and Michael Richards smile as their daughter, Hope, is discharged from Texas Children’s. Photo credit: Paul Vincent Kuntz/ MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • These movie and television props are set to be sold at auction. The items include the toga Captain Kirk wore in Star Trek when he had one of television's first interracial kisses. Actor William Shatner donned the maroon Grecian toga when he locked lips with Lieutenant Uhura - played by actress Nichelle Nichols - in 1968. It is expected to sell for up to $80,000 USD when sold by auction house Prop Store in California on December 1. A spokesperson for Prop Store said: "It is a historic item from one of the most popular TV and film franchises of all time." Other highlights include a green tunic worn by Mr Spock actor Leonard Nimoy in the same episode, Plato's Stepchildren. Also on offer is Batman's signature bat shield prop from sixties TV show Batman, estimated to sell for up to $600,000 USD. The Riddler's green jacket from the first episode of the classic show is estimated at $150,000 USD. Mork's (played by Robin Williams) egg spaceship from 1970s and 1980s television comedy Mork & Mindy is tipped to fetch $30,000 USD. And Laura Palmer's red casket from Twin Peaks has a pre-sale estimate of $3,000 USD. Fans of Breaking Bad can bid on a 5lb bag of fake "blue sky" meth from the show, expected to sell for up to $3,000 USD. Uncle Martin’s 10-foot spaceship from My Favorite Martian (1963-1966) could sell for $100,000 USD. Fartman’s (Howard Stern) uniform from the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards could sell for $8,000 USD. The Geoffrey the Giraffe character costume from Toys R Us promotions circa 1970s-1980s is estimated at up to $5,000 USD. And a nurse's pig snout makeup appliance from the “Eye of the Beholder” episode of Twilight Zone is up for grabs at an expected $15,000 USD. The 400-lot sale in California is on December 1. It features original costumes, props and set decoration from beloved TV shows from the 1960s - 2010s. Brandon Alinger, Prop Store COO, said of the auction: “Our TV Treasures auction curated by James Comisar includes rare pieces that have ne
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • One-day-old Palestinian conjoined twin boys lie in an incubator in a hospital in Hebron, Palestine. 16 Mar 2017 Pictured: Conjoined Twins. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
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  • July 29, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Twin sister Rabeya Islam and Rokeya Islam play at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 29 July 2017. The twins have been admitted to a government hospital for examination before potentially surgery to separate their heads. (Credit Image: © Ahmed Salahuddin/NurPhoto via ZUMA Press)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Elijah Diamond, Sheryl Lee at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  David Lynch at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Chrysta Bell at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • July 29, 2017 - Dhaka, Bangladesh - Taslima Khatun dresses her conjoined twin daughters Rabeya and Rokeya at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 29, 2017. (Credit Image: © Suvra Kanti Das via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Michael Horse at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Matthew Lillard at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madchen Amick at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Nafessa Williams at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Russell Simmons, Amy Shiels at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Rob Morrow, Debbon Ayer at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madchen Amick at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madeline Zima at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Maureen McCormick, Michael Cummings at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Nicole LaLiberte at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Maureen McCormick, Michael Cummings at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Michael Horse at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Sara Paxton at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madchen Amick at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Nafessa Williams at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Grant Goodeve at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Grant Goodeve at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Leslie Berger at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Grace Zabriskie at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jim Belushi at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jessica Szohr at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jesse Johnson at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Kimmy Robertson at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Kimmy Robertson at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Grace Zabriskie at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  James Marshall, Rebekah Del Rio at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Nafessa Williams at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jim Belushi at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madchen Amick at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Lauren Bowles at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jessica Szohr at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Lauren Bowles, Patrick Fischler at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Maureen McCormick at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Derek Mears, Guest at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Dana Ashbrook at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Desiree Gruber, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Desiree Gruber, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Don Murray at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Desiree Gruber, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Christopher Murray at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Elijah Diamond, Sheryl Lee at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Emily Stofle, David Lynch at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Elijah Diamond, Sheryl Lee at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Cornelia Guest at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Everett McGill at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Candy Clark at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Chrysta Bell at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  David Lynch, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Mae Whitman at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Madeline Zima at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jesse Johnson at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jesse Bradford, Andrea Leal at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Laura Dern at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Desiree Gruber, Kyle MacLachlan at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
    RTI20170519_zap_b170_030.jpg
  • May 19, 2017 - Los Angeles, CA, USA - LOS ANGELES - MAY 19:  Jim Belushi at the ''Twin Peaks'' Premiere Screening at The Theater at Ace Hotel on May 19, 2017 in Los Angeles, CA (Credit Image: © Kay Blake via ZUMA Wire)
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  • A set of one-year-old conjoined twins who had been sharing part of their hearts have been successful separated following a mammoth seven-hour operation. Anna and Hope Richards were separated at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Texas, it was announced this week, by a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and nurses. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation, weighing a combined 9lbs 12oz (4.4kg) and were conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. In addition they had large blood vessels connecting their hearts. The twins are now recovering at the hospital and are expected to be strong enough to go home in about a month’s time. “We've thought about and prayed for this day for almost two years,” their mother Jill Richards said, who welcomed the girls along with her husband Michael and their sons Collin and Seth. “It's an indescribable feeling to look at our girls in two separate beds.” The epic surgery was carried out on January 13 and involved planning and preparation before the girls were even born. In November last year, aged 11 months, the twins underwent a surgical procedure to place tissue expanders to allow their skin to grow and stretch ready for their separation. Dr. Larry Hollier, surgeon-in-chief and chief of plastic surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital, said: “The success of this incredibly complex surgery was the result of our dedicated team members’ hard work throughout the last year. “Through simulations and countless planning meetings, we were able to prepare for situations that could arise during the separation. “We are thrilled with the outcome and look forward to continuing to care for Anna and Hope as they recover.” The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The fam
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  • A set of one-year-old conjoined twins who had been sharing part of their hearts have been successful separated following a mammoth seven-hour operation. Anna and Hope Richards were separated at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Texas, it was announced this week, by a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and nurses. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation, weighing a combined 9lbs 12oz (4.4kg) and were conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. In addition they had large blood vessels connecting their hearts. The twins are now recovering at the hospital and are expected to be strong enough to go home in about a month’s time. “We've thought about and prayed for this day for almost two years,” their mother Jill Richards said, who welcomed the girls along with her husband Michael and their sons Collin and Seth. “It's an indescribable feeling to look at our girls in two separate beds.” The epic surgery was carried out on January 13 and involved planning and preparation before the girls were even born. In November last year, aged 11 months, the twins underwent a surgical procedure to place tissue expanders to allow their skin to grow and stretch ready for their separation. Dr. Larry Hollier, surgeon-in-chief and chief of plastic surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital, said: “The success of this incredibly complex surgery was the result of our dedicated team members’ hard work throughout the last year. “Through simulations and countless planning meetings, we were able to prepare for situations that could arise during the separation. “We are thrilled with the outcome and look forward to continuing to care for Anna and Hope as they recover.” The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The fam
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  • A set of one-year-old conjoined twins who had been sharing part of their hearts have been successful separated following a mammoth seven-hour operation. Anna and Hope Richards were separated at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Texas, it was announced this week, by a multidisciplinary 75-strong team of surgeons, anesthesiologists, cardiologists and nurses. The girls were delivered via C-section on 29 December, 2016, at 35 weeks gestation, weighing a combined 9lbs 12oz (4.4kg) and were conjoined at their chest and abdomen, through the length of their torso and shared the chest wall, pericardial sac (lining of the heart), diaphragm and liver. In addition they had large blood vessels connecting their hearts. The twins are now recovering at the hospital and are expected to be strong enough to go home in about a month’s time. “We've thought about and prayed for this day for almost two years,” their mother Jill Richards said, who welcomed the girls along with her husband Michael and their sons Collin and Seth. “It's an indescribable feeling to look at our girls in two separate beds.” The epic surgery was carried out on January 13 and involved planning and preparation before the girls were even born. In November last year, aged 11 months, the twins underwent a surgical procedure to place tissue expanders to allow their skin to grow and stretch ready for their separation. Dr. Larry Hollier, surgeon-in-chief and chief of plastic surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital, said: “The success of this incredibly complex surgery was the result of our dedicated team members’ hard work throughout the last year. “Through simulations and countless planning meetings, we were able to prepare for situations that could arise during the separation. “We are thrilled with the outcome and look forward to continuing to care for Anna and Hope as they recover.” The Richards family, from North Texas, learned Jill was carrying conjoined twins during a routine ultrasound. The fam
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