Rents higher than New York, London or San Francisco for apartments half the size. Nearly one in five living in poverty. A minimum wage of $4.82 an hour.

Anger over Hong Kong’s increasing loss of autonomy to mainland China has fueled recent protests, but there is an undercurrent of deep anxiety over residents’ economic fortunes — and fears that they will get worse.

Here’s what else is happening

Equifax settlement: The credit bureau will pay at least $650 million to settle claims over a major data breach in 2017. At least $300 million of that will go to consumers. We answered some questions about the agreement.

Fast-track deportations: Under a rule set to take effect today, undocumented immigrants who cannot prove they have been in the U.S. for more than two years could be deported without a hearing before a judge. Only 35 people were detained in an operation last week that targeted more than 2,000 migrants.

Robert Mueller’s testimony: The Justice Department warned the former special counsel to “remain within the boundaries” of the public version of his report on the Russia investigation when he appears before Congress on Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about his testimony.

“Butcher of Beijing” dies: Li Peng, the former Chinese premier who was derided for his role in the bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in 1989, died on Monday. He was 90.

Police officers are fired: Two officers in Gretna, La., were fired after one referred to Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a “vile idiot” on social media and suggested that she should be shot. The other officer had liked the Facebook post.