Apology issued for US swimmers' behavior in Rio US swimmer donates $11,000 to Brazilian charity; Usain Bolt goes out with a bang in 200m; Donald Trump issues unspecific apology; Frank Ocean is back A poster showing a likeness of Ryan Lochte is seen at the Olympic stadium during the men's decathlon javelin throw yesterday. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters Edward Helmore in New York Apology issued for 'lapse in judgment' by US swimmers The US Olympic Committee has apologized to the Olympic hosts for an incident in which four members of the US swimming team – Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, James Feigen and Ryan Lochte – tore a poster down and urinated on a gas station wall, what the USOC called a "lapse in judgment". The USOC statement appeared to agree with Rio police's assertions that Lochte's gunpoint robbery version of events are false. "We apologize to our hosts in Rio and the people of Brazil for this distracting ordeal in the midst of what should rightly be a celebration of excellence," the statement read. Overnight, Feigen agreed to donate $11,000 to a Brazilian charity in offer of restitution. Here, as the Games near conclusion, is our daily briefing. Ryan Lochte 'robbery' case: USOC apologizes for swimmers' behavior Usain Bolt's gracious goodbye The Jamaican sprinter's win in the 200m – his third in consecutive Olympics – confirmed him as the greatest, most compelling sprint athlete of the modern Games. Before the race, Bolt already had more solo sprint Olympic golds than any other man, five to Carl Lewis's three. Now he has twice as many. "Better to burn out than fade away, and here Bolt simply turned on the thrusters," writes Barney Ronay. Bolt races for his ninth gold – the so-called triple triple – tonight in the 4x100m relay in what is sure to be his last Olympic race. Usain Bolt's Olympic goodbye the perfect ending for sprinting's greatest Donald Trump apologizes A day after installing a new campaign chief, the Republican nominee adopted a new line of discourse: offering a non-specific apology for previous statements. "Sometimes in the heat of debate and speaking on a multitude of issues, you don't choose the right words or you say the wrong thing," he told a rally in North Carolina on Thursday night. "I have done that. And, believe it or not, I regret it. I do regret it. Particularly where it may have caused personal pain." Trump's "never complain, never explain" course correction comes as his standing in opinion polls has plummeted. Meanwhile, anarchist group INDECLINE, has installed grotesque nude statues of Donald Trump in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland and Seattle with the intent to humiliate the Republican nominee. State department concedes it withheld Iran cash The US government has confirmed it initially withheld a $400m cash payment to Iran in January to maintain leverage over the release of American prisoners. The appearance that the payment was effectively a ransom payment has been seized upon by Republicans. The White House has disputed the characterization, pointing out that the transfer was announced earlier. "It wasn't a secret. We were completely open with everybody about it," Barack Obama said at a press conference earlier this month. "We do not pay ransom. We didn't here, and we won't in the future." US delayed $400m payment to Iran until American prisoners released 'Shedding tears for the injured children of Syria is not enough' A day after the picture of an injured five-year-old boy in Aleppo captured world attention, Dr Zaher Sahloul says incidents like that which left Omran Daqneesh stunned and bloodied are all too common in a city under siege. Sahoul, who has worked in Aleppo, says doctors there see dozens of desperate children like him every week, often with worse injuries and many entirely beyond help: "Every time I work there I treat children, often so terribly wounded and traumatized that I wonder if the ones who survived were unluckier than the ones who died." Aleppo doctor: 'Shedding tears for the injured children of Syria is not enough' Milwaukee's pain In the wake of a black man's killing by police, residents of Sherman Park yearn for better days but they live with only memories of economic boom and multicultural celebration. One resident, 23-year-old Sylville Smith, was killed by a city police officer last Saturday after he ran from a traffic stop and allegedly pointed a gun. His cousin Sharina describes one constant in the neighborhood: poverty. "It hasn't gotten any better. It hasn't changed. People are outraged because of it. They get no attention, no help," Smith, 32, said. "That's why people were out on the those streets. My cousin's death was one more thing." Milwaukee neighborhood yearns for better days in wake of black man's death Frank Ocean, finally, but what is it? After weeks – or perhaps years – of teasing, R&B star Frank Ocean releases a "visual album" titled Endless. Is he referring to the wait? The 45-minute film via Apple Music, indicates the follow-up to 2012's Channel Orange is imminent. Guardian music's Tim Jonze says Endless drifts along, "with brief instrumentals such as Ambience 001: In a Certain Way and the Daft Punk-sampling Hublots acting as segues. They also double up as palette-cleansers throughout what is a rich, varied and – at times – challenging musical feast." Frank Ocean releases visual album Endless before expected launch of new album Lost cities #10: Fordlandia In the 1920s the US industrialist wanted to found a city in Brazil based on the values that made his company a success. Officially, Ford's interest in Brazil was a business venture: the monopoly on Sri Lankan rubber maintained by Britain was driving up costs for his new Model A cars, so he wanted to find a cheap source of latex that would allow the Ford Motor Company to produce its own tires, to cut costs. Unofficially, he want to build an ideal city. It turned out to be his biggest failure. Lost cities #10: Fordlandia – the failure of Henry Ford's utopian city in the Amazon In case you missed it... Guardian reporter Ewen MacAskill was at the heart of events as whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed the extent of US government surveillance. Four years on, he meets Oliver Stone, whose biopic about the NSA whistleblower is about to be released. Says the director: "From day one, every day seems to have its obstacles, whether it is computers or the technology being arcane, difficult to understand, or the character of Snowden, who has a strong, robot, nerd quality. It is a drawback. He is not the active type." Snowden the movie: a reporter watches the NSA super-leak come back to life Manage your emails | Unsubscribe | Trouble viewing? You are receiving this email because you are a subscriber to Guardian US Briefing. Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: 222 Broadway, 22nd and 23rd Floors, New York, New York, 10038