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March 26, 2025: ‘Cruelty’ of HIV/AIDS cuts; Adam Cayton-Holland returns to his comedic birthplace

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Adam Cayton-Holland mimics a statue of a lion drinking from a beer stein.
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Adam Cayton-Holland (right) sips a beer at Lion’s Lair Lounge March 24, 2025. The Denver comic got his start at this Colfax Avenue dive bar two decades ago.

A pediatrician explains how federal funding cuts could undo decades of progress in HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, at home and abroad. Then, in a special out Friday, Denver comedian Adam Cayton-Holland marks 20 years of stand-up where his career began, at Lion's Lair Lounge. Plus, "Colorado Wonders" why seatbelt use lags here. And a Ukrainian family faces further uncertainty as they try to make a life in Boulder.