https://www.engadget.com/wyoming-wants-to-phase-out-sales-of-new-e-vs-by-2035-200704042.html

Instead of pointing directly to the New York Times, the article points to:

https://shopping.yahoo.com/rdlw?merchantId=c813ae39-7d58-41cb-ac66-ad830606ceef&siteId=us-engadget&pageId=1p-autolink&featureId=text-link&merchantName=The+New+York+Times&custData=eyJzb3VyY2VOYW1lIjoiV2ViLURlc2t0b3AtVmVyaXpvbiIsInN0b3JlSWQiOiJjODEzYWUzOS03ZDU4LTQxY2ItYWM2Ni1hZDgzMDYwNmNlZWYiLCJsYW5kaW5nVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMS8wMy8wMy9jbGltYXRlL3d5b21pbmctY29hbC1jb3VudHJ5LXdpbmQtZmFybS5odG1sIiwiY29udGVudFV1aWQiOiIwZGZmMjY4Mi1kMTViLTRmN2QtYmZlYy02ZWFhYjcyYjc0YzAifQ&signature=AQAAAbuZ6GZ5tbeLISUmRzHx8Q-k9XBZzY4OVPV-tTvRwIZi&gcReferrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2021%2F03%2F03%2Fclimate%2Fwyoming-coal-country-wind-farm.html&uuid=mlSfkmYpPMKKRqni0288

Is this some new kind of "stealth" Yahoo Shopping affiliate program?