Yes, it still wraps them into https://apple.news https://apple.news links. However when one such is opened in the browser, it - like any other app link - asks

Yes, it still wraps them into https://apple.news https://apple.news links. However when one such is opened in the browser, it - like any other app link - asks if you want to open it in the news app. And if you close that popup and click on "tap here", you get the link to the original article.